Case Results

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

• Aggravated Assault, Attempted Aggravated Assault, Assault – Client was a bus driver that was accused of strangling a child on video. Not Guilty Verdict on All Charges.
• Driving Under the Influence – Client was stopped at a DUI checkpoint and arrested. Dismissed by the State after presenting the Defense Package to the District Attorney’s Office.
• Possession with Intent to Deliver, Possess, Manufacture, or Sell a Schedule I and Schedule 6 Controlled Substance – Client was pulled over for failing to stop at a stop sign and their car was later searched. Dismissed by the Judge after a Preliminary Hearing and Cross-Examination on Officers showed a 4th Amendment Violation and an unconstitutional search and seizure.
• Six (6) Violations of an Order of Protection – Dismissed by the Judge after a full trial.
• Aggravated Burglary and Vandalism – Client was accused of breaking into a home and damaging certain property. Dismissed after hearing by the Judge.
• Underage Consumption, Simple Possession, Public Intoxication, Possession with Intent – Client was a college student arrested on campus after a fraternity party. The University also instituted disciplinary proceedings against the client. After a thorough investigation and presenting a defense package/evidence to the University and the District Attorney’s Office, the charges were dismissed and the incident resulted in no student disciplinary or any record on the client’s transcript.
• Felony Drug Charges – Our client was facing over a decade in prison upon conviction of felony drug charges. After declining the State’s offer and invoking the client’s right to a preliminary hearing, the charges were dismissed entirely by the judge after cross-examining multiple witnesses and shedding light on exculpatory evidence.
• Felony Drug Charges – The charges against our client, who was a college student at the time, were ultimately dismissed.
• Second Degree Murder – After a thorough and lengthy investigation and multiple rounds of negotiations, the charges were significantly reduced, and our client was placed on probation.
• Aggravated Assault – Dismissed by agreement after successful negotiations.
• Aggravated Domestic Assault – Our client was facing the possibility of significant time behind bars, not to mention a felony on their otherwise flawless record. After a preliminary hearing was held and cross-examination ensued, the court significantly reduced the charges to misdemeanor false imprisonment.
• Driving Under the Influence – The case was dismissed by agreement after a thorough investigation and the presentation of proof that potentially exculpatory evidence had been lost by the State.

NEGLIGENCE / PERSONAL INJURY:

• $1,250,000 Settlement - Co-counsel for a client who was a pedestrian when they were struck and severely injured by a negligent driver.
• $950,000 Settlement - Co-Counsel for one of several plaintiffs who received compensation following Multidistrict Litigation in a defective products case.
• $350,000 Settlement – Counsel for a client in an excessive force/1983 civil rights case.
• $285,000 Settlement – Counsel for a client in a failure to provide adequate medical care/1983 civil rights case.
• $275,000 Settlement – Counsel for a client in an excessive force/1983 civil rights case.
• $200,000 Settlement – Counsel for a client in a failure to protect (inmate on inmate)/1983 civil rights case.
• $160,000 Settlement – Counsel for a client who was a pedestrian when they sustained injuries after being struck by a negligent driver.
• $150,000 Settlement – Counsel for a client who was a pedestrian in a crosswalk when they were struck and injured by a negligent driver.
• $110,000 Settlement – Counsel for three clients in 1983 civil rights case based on sexual abuse /intimidation.