November 4, 2019
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Attorneys Stephanie Johnson, Bruce MacLeod, and Victor Gernt have an accumulated 20 years’ experience serving and protecting the Upper Cumberland region as Assistant District Attorneys and are now privileged to use that experience to provide for its legal needs.
“We would like to thank District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway for the opportunity to serve the people of the 13th Judicial District,” said the attorneys in a joint statement. “Our work as Assistant District Attorneys has been an honor and we look forward to bringing that same dedication to our clients in White, DeKalb and the surrounding counties.”
During their time in the prosecutor’s office, Johnson, MacLeod, & Gernt argued over 45 jury trials and handled cases ranging from simple possessions and DUI’s to homicides.
Johnson handled domestic violence, aggravated assault, stalking, harassment, and order of protection matters before being assigned lead Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County where she managed all criminal offenses charged in DeKalb County.
MacLeod exclusively prosecuted DUI cases for two years including 10 DUI trials and the negotiation of over 1,000 DUI cases before his promotion to lead prosecutor in White County five years ago. In that role, he handled all criminal offenses charged in White County from homicide to traffic offenses. MacLeod was also Honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corp.
Gernt most recently served in a specialized role prosecuting child sexual abuse cases and has successfully handled countless cases ranging from theft to homicide, winning 15 jury trials. Gernt also serves as an adjunct professor for Vol State Community College, teaching the fundamentals of constitutional law in the legal process.
Johnson, MacLeod, and Gernt have all handled criminal cases in Putnam, White, Cumberland and DeKalb Counties.
“Being a prosecutor is a prestigious calling, a calling to help people and we are driven to continue to do just that,” said the attorneys.
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