p>o Litigates cases: o participates in hearings and appears in state and federal courts to try cases and argue motions and appeals;
o researches and prepares pleadings, motions and briefs;
o attends depositions, interviews witnesses and hires expert witnesses;
o participates in settlement negotiations;
o prepares pleadings and discovery responses. Attorneys under special department units may prosecute fraud and corruption involving the State of Georgia's departments and agencies, including those committing crimes against the state, as well as prosecution as a result of identity fraud, residential mortgage fraud, securities fraud, AND fraud and abuse by providers in the Georgia Medicaid program.