Brian K. Fortner
Douglas County Solicitor General

Fortner strives to be a person whom people will trust implicitly to prosecute a case if someone in their family becomes a crime victim. But, he also wants to be the person whom a defendant's family will trust to ensure that a criminal case is prosecuted fairly. » Read more

» Age: 39
» Undergraduate: North Georgia College & State University, political science
» Law school: Georgia State University
» As a kid I wanted to be: A super hero. Hey, that's what I wanted.
» Best advice: To follow his heart and go with his gut, from his grandmother. "She warned me not to think myself out of doing the right thing."
» Best gift: A Smith & Wesson .38 Police Special from his father
» Dream adventure: I was born in Atlanta and I am a true city boy. I love the feeling of a city that is alive at all hours. My dream adventure would be to spend time in the five largest cities in the world.
» Last vacation: June 2011. A two-day "crash course of New York City, and I loved it."
» Last book: "The 48 Laws of Power" by Robert Greene
» One the Rise means: I have come by nothing alone. I have been surrounded by wonderful people during my career. For them, for my family and for my friends, I hope to be a better lawyer than I was yesterday but not as good as I will be tomorrow. I truly believe that. I am not satisfied ... not yet.