James Brown Lawyer Speaks Out Amid Potential Death Investigation Buddy Dallas, former attorney for the late singer, released a statement after an Atlanta prosecutor said they were considering opening a formal investigation into Brown's death. Buddy Dallas, via CNN Buddy Dallas, via CNN Brown's death certificate cited a heart attack and fluid in the lungs as the cause of his death on Christmas Day in 2006. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. told CNN that he would conduct interviews and examine potential evidence before deciding to
launch a full investigation. Singer Jacque Hollander first contacted CNN in 2017 with allegations that the
singer was murdered. Hollander scheduled a meeting with Howard, where she turned over plastic storage bin, claiming it was filled with evidence.