after practicing with the law firm of hogan & hartson in washington, d.c., nahmias joined the u.s. attorney's office in atlanta in january 1995. he initially handled a number of armed robbery, firearms, arson, and explosives cases, and worked extensively on the investigation of the centennial olympic park and subsequent bombings that resulted in the indictment of eric robert rudolph. nahmias then worked in the fraud and public corruption section, where he successfully prosecuted a georgia state senator on corruption charges and several personal injury lawyers and chiropractors on tax and fraud charges, and served as the co-lead prosecutor on a major investigation of public corruption in the city of atlanta and fulton county governments. his work in atlanta was recognized in 2002 with the director's award for superior performance by an assistant u.s. attorney.