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According to media reports one of the lawyer PATRICK SCRUGGS associated with this law, firm, a former US attorney STABBED another driver with a knife . In a legal publication he was described as an attorney of counsel in the Atlanta office, and that he advises his clients on the intricacies of the investigation and prosecution process. According to the publication Mr Scruggs conducted numerous long-term investigations and first-chaired various trials at the federal level. He also served as senior litigation counsel for the Department of Justice, is apparently familiar with virtually all aspects of federal criminal practice,(!!!) from pre-charging and grand jury proceedings to trial and post-trial proceedings. Attorney Scruggs is charged in Pinellas County, Florida, with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, armed burglary, and aggravated assault, according to court records. The victim sustained serious injuries, according to Fox13.