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L. Lin Wood is a defamation attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia. He represented Richard Jewell, a security guard who was falsely accused in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996. Wood is a supporter of Donald Trump and litigated on his behalf in lawsuits related to the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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