UPDATE: Dunwoody City Attorney Leaves Job After Alleged Anti-Muslim Remark

DUNWOODY, GA -- The assistant city attorney for Dunwoody has resigned after being accused of making derogatory comments on Facebook about Muslims, Patch has learned.

Lenny Felgin worked for a law firm that contracted with the city of Dunwoody.

The city and law firm both looked into the allegations, but it is unclear whether they concluded their investigations of the social media posts before Felgin left. The posts have since been deleted.

"(On Wednesday evening,) the City of Dunwoody was informed by the contracted service provider law firm providing legal advice and services for the city, that the assistant city attorney had resigned from his position at the firm and subsequently from his position (with the) City of Dunwoody," city spokesman Bob Mullen told Patch.

The inflammatory Facebook post allegedly was made in response to the news that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would admit refugees to the country in the wake of the U.S. ban, according to Atlanta Intown newspaper.

Felgin reportedly said that he did not post the comments and that he believes his account was hacked.
His attorney told local media that Felgin is cooperating with law enforcement, who is also looking into the matter as a identity fraud case.

“He has provided the police, the city and his firm with his cell phone and computers to conduct their own investigations, and their investigations have not revealed any evidence he posted any of those posts,” his attorney, Noah Rosner said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “There’s no evidence at all.”

Felgin was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigations, the city of Dunwoody said.

Felgin worked at Marietta firm Riley McLendon, which does legal work for Dunwoody. He is on paid leave after the incident.

The city said that it is now, along with the law firm, looking to fill the assistant city attorney position.

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