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PARKS I

CHESIN

I

WALBERT

A

PROFESSIONAL

CORPORATION

J Matthew Maguire,

Jr

mmaguire@pcwlawfirm.com

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Via Certified

Mail Hand

Delivery

M

Kasim Reed

Mayor, City

of

Atlanta

55

Trinity Avenue, Suite 2400

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

June 10, 2016

Re: Miguel Southwell - Demand for

Retraction of

False

and

Defamatory Statements

Dear Mayor Reed:

75

14th

Street, 26th Floo

Atlanta, GA 3030

T:

404.873.8000 F: 404 .873.805

www.pcwlawfirm.com

As you know, this law firm represents Miguel Southwell. Several media outlets covered

the bizarre comments you made about Mr

Southwell yesterday, including:

I f

he continues

down this path, I m going to make public why he was fired. He knows that not only could I have

fired him, I could have pressed charges against him. We also understand that you made other

unreported comments about Mr. Southwell implying that he left the Miami Airport under a

cloud.

You are well aware that Mr. Southwell has not committed a crime, nor has he done

anything that would justify termination for cause in Atlanta, Miami or anywhere else. Your

statements have no basis in fact and were made in a knowing and malicious attempt to destroy

our client's reputation and livelihood. As you have said many times, you are not afraid

of

litigation, so go ahead and make known your alleged reason for firing Mr. Southwell and we will

let a jury judge your credibility.

In the meantime, demand

is

made under O.C.G.A. 51-5-11 that you publicly retract

these false and defamatory statements within seven (7) days of the date of this letter. The

retraction must be effected in as conspicuous and public a manner as the slanderous statements

themselves. O.C.G.A. 51-5-1 l(b)(l)(B). Your failure to do so exposes you personally to

punitive damages.

JMM:kt

cc: Mark

G

Trigg, Esq. (Via email)

Miguel Southwell (Via email)

Lee Parks