Rory Keven Starkey

I have been practicing law for over 30 years. My practice focuses on the representation of local governments and the representation of coin-operated amusement machines (“COAMS”) licensees as regulated by the Georgia Lottery Corporation. My COAM practice interestingly involves both criminal and civil components and matters that resolve through various judicial forums, including arbitration tribunals, administrative tribunals, state and superior courts, as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

Immediately after law school, I took a position as General Advisor for my uncle Ray’s company, Continental Recovery Corporation, and then in 1993 transitioned into solo practice. I tried my first case (an armed robbery) in the spring of 1994 and obtained my first of many legal victories. In the spring of 1995, I took a position as a staff attorney with the City of Atlanta’s law department. I continued my local government career as a Staff and Senior Attorney for Fulton County from 1999 until I started my own practice in 2008. I have served as Ethics Counsel for the City of East Point and the City of Brookhaven. I have also handled legal matters for the City of Greenville, Georgia, the DeKalb County Attorney’s Office, Clayton County, and Henry County. I became the Solicitor for the City of Fairburn in 2012 and currently serve as the Fairburn City Attorney.

My entire career has involved working closely with company CEOs, General Managers, Police Chiefs, Mayors, City and County Managers, Councilmembers, Commissioners, Department Heads, and other top officials. I advise both my private and public sector clients on the following: litigation and transactional matters; public safety and police matters; departmental investigations; public works matters and construction litigation; contract compliance and procurement matters; personnel matters and administrative hearings.

On a personal note, for the last 34 years, I have been married to my beautiful college sweetheart. We have three adult children. I enjoy spending time with my family, hunting, fishing, and sports. My family and I are members of Dale Bronner’s Word of Faith. Though I call Atlanta home, I have a special place in my heart for my hometown of Miami, Florida, and for Roanoke, Virginia—my father’s birthplace and a town where I spent many childhood summers and a year of grade school.