Anna Green Cross
Anna has been on the winning side in complex litigation in the trial & appellate courts of Georgia for decades.
In her 20 years as a prosecutor in Metro Atlanta, Anna represented the State in high-profile homicide prosecutions such as State v. Hemy Neuman (2010 Dunwoody Daycare murder), State v. James Vincent Sullivan (1987 contract killing of Lita McClinton Sullivan), and State v. Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Aka H. Rap Brown (2000 murder of Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy) as part of the trial team and as the lead appellate attorney.
When she made the transition to civil law in 2018, Anna joined The Summerville Firm, a highly respected appellate litigation boutique working primarily on the plaintiff's side of complex civil litigation. There, Anna saw impressive results protecting and defending victories from appellate attack, and maximizing the value of already strong cases in the trial court. In her first jury trial in private practice, Anna used her skills to help secure a $128 million jury verdict in the wrongful death and personal injury case Johnson v. Lee (Fannin County, GA); she has been helping achieve justice for her civil clients ever since.
Anna is routinely brought into cases at the trial court stage to brief complex pretrial evidentiary issues, Daubert and other critical dispositive motions, and otherwise position a case to maximize its potential and protect from possible appellate challenge. She is known for her skill in appellate advocacy, and having Anna on the team has helped secure several multi-million dollar settlements for her clients.
Anna has tried over 80 cases to verdict, briefed hundreds of cases in the Georgia Appellate Courts, and argued in the Georgia Supreme Court more than 60 times. She is an active member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, serving on several national committees for the College.
After completing her undergraduate degree in Philosophy with a minor in Japanese at the University of Notre Dame, Anna spent a year as a foster parent running a household for HIV positive infants and children in Houston, TX. She then graduated from Emory University School of Law, and lives in Decatur with her husband and children.
Contact: anna@crosskincaid.com
EXPERIENCE
Presented over sixty-five (65) appellate arguments
Written and submitted more than three hundred (300) appellate briefs
Tried more than eighty (80) jury trials to verdict
Conducted training and CLE seminars for the State Bar of Georgia and Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council on a range of trial issues including Jury Selection, Search & Seizure Law, Criminal Sentencing, Evidence and Appellate Practice
BAR MEMBERSHIPS
Supreme Court of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Northern District of Georgia
Georgia Bar Association (Appellate Section)
ACCOLADES
Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers
Inducted into the National District Attorney’s Association’s “Home Run Hitters” Club for Outstanding Achievement
Received “Commitment to Justice” Award from the Criminal Law Committee of the State Bar of Georgia
Recognized by the Georgia State Legislature for Outstanding Commitment to Justice
2022-23 Super Lawyer