In part because of their own political connections, state Rep. David Dreyer (D-Grant Park) and Michael Sterling, who was the top adviser to former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, are already taking on headline-grabbing cases involving politicos and celebrities as well as handling business litigation at their new boutique, Dreyer Sterling.

“We are standing up for people who have been wronged, whether they are popular or unpopular,” Sterling said. “Our core value, as far as the cases we pick, is the pursuit of justice.”