Fulton County Prosecutor’s Firm Sends ‘Unwanted’ Mailer to Indicted Republican

The Private Law Firm’s Controversial Solicitation

The private law​ firm of the Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan ⁣Wade — who helped charge Donald Trump and 18‌ Republicans for their role in objecting ⁣to ‌the 2020 election — sent a solicitation to an indicted alternate elector purportedly offering to defend him from‍ the charges Wade helped ‍file.

On Thursday, David Shafer, one of Georgia’s 2020 Republican electors, revealed on X ⁤that he had received a solicitation from Wade & Campbell Firm, the private​ practice of Nathan​ Wade. Wade is‌ the special prosecutor who helped DA Fani Willis indict Trump, Shafer, and others for lawfully contesting Georgia’s 2020 ⁤election results.

A⁢ photo accompanying the post shows a brochure‍ with a photo of Wade‍ and Christopher Campbell, his⁣ law ‍partner, grinning.⁤ Shafer’s name and one of ​his charges (“Impersonating A Public Officer”) ‍are printed ⁤along ⁣the bottom. According​ to⁣ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), ‌the brochure was also accompanied by a letter “signed by Campbell advertising the ⁤firm’s legal services” that read: “Attorneys Wade & Campbell dedicate their criminal practice to protecting the rights of any and every individual charged with a Misdemeanor, Felony, DUI⁣ or Traffic⁤ Offense!!”

The American‍ Bar Association (ABA) explicitly states that “In representing a ⁤client, a lawyer shall not communicate about ​the subject of the representation with‌ a ‌person the lawyer knows to be ⁢represented by another lawyer⁤ in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized to do‍ so by law or a court order.” As noted in a Thursday court filing ⁢ by Shafer’s legal team,‌ it was public record that Shafer had already acquired ‍legal counsel by Aug. 22, 2023 —⁤ several​ weeks before Wade’s firm sent ⁤Shafer the ⁤solicitation.

As The Federalist previously reported,⁣ Willis and Wade claimed in their Aug. 14‌ indictment that Shafer and the other 2020 alternate electors‍ “unlawfully falsely held themselves out”​ as Georgia’s “duly elected ⁢and qualified” presidential electors and further insisted these electors intentionally attempted to “mislead” figures such as then-Vice President Mike Pence⁢ and Georgia Secretary of State Brad ‍Raffensberger “into‌ believing that they actually were such⁢ officers.”

But a transcript of⁣ the Georgia Republican electors’ meeting on Dec. 14, 2020, obtained by Willis and her ​team⁤ during ​their years-long investigation of Republicans, explicitly shows ⁣the intent behind‌ casting alternate electors was not to impersonate public​ officers, ⁣as Willis and Wade alleged, ​but to lawfully preserve Trump’s legal challenge to the state’s ⁣election results.

While much of legacy media’s coverage has been devoted to ⁤Willis, ⁢Wade has played a significant role in helping the Fulton ⁤County ‍DA ⁢weaponize the legal system against⁤ Shafer and his fellow Republicans. As reported by​ the ⁢AJC, “Wade has ⁣been a top deputy to Fulton DA Fani Willis on ⁤the elections investigation since ‍early last year [and] ​ led the ‍DA’s presentations to the 23-member special ⁢grand jury that spent nearly eight months hearing witness testimony and collecting other evidence” in​ the case.

The outlet‍ goes on to describe Wade as an “old friend” ‌of Willis,⁤ who previously ⁤“mentored her when she briefly served as chief⁤ magistrate judge in South Fulton” and ⁤“advised [her] after she was elected and began staffing up her​ department.” County⁤ financial records ‌also reportedly ‍show that⁢ Willis’ office has “paid⁢ the Law‌ Offices of Nathan J.​ Wade⁤ just shy of $549,000 since January 2022.”

In their motion for an evidentiary hearing filed in Fulton‌ County Superior Court on ‍Thursday, Shafer’s legal team alleged that Wade’s ‌law firm violated ABA rules by partaking in ​“direct, ⁢uninvited, and improper‍ communications”⁢ with Shafer.

“[T]he improper communication is far⁢ more ⁣egregious than a‌ typical ⁤violation of the Rule, given the fact that it constitutes a communication ​with ‌a criminal defendant by the lead ⁢prosecuting attorney’s law‍ firm regarding charges which the attorney has been responsible for bringing,” the ⁤motion reads.⁣ “Surely Messrs. Campbell⁤ and Wade do ⁢not believe that Wade & Campbell ‌could represent⁣ Mr. Shafer against the very criminal charges brought by Mr.‌ Wade, its first named partner, and lead counsel in the prosecution.”

Shafer’s ​legal‌ team furthermore requested‌ that⁣ the⁢ court “determine an appropriate sanction” for the purported solicitation, “ranging from admonishment to​ disqualification.”

Wade & Campbell Firm did not immediately respond to The Federalist’s request for comment on why it sent — and whether it felt⁣ it⁣ was appropriate⁣ to send‍ — the solicitation ⁢to Shafer. Nor did the law firm answer if ‌it‌ has sent the‍ same ⁣or similar brochures to the other Republicans facing charges from the Fulton County DA’s office.