Landing a former U.S. attorney as a new partner will allow Pope McGlamry, which has built a national reputation representing plaintiffs in class actions and multidistrict litigation, to “open up” new practice areas, firm founder C. Neal Pope said.

Michael Moore, who stepped down last month as the top federal prosecutor for the Middle District of Georgia, joined Pope McGlamry just after Thanksgiving. Moore’s experience, said Pope, will allow the firm to expand its federal whistleblower practice.