Cases Involving Violence

Aggravated Robbery – Deferred Probation

View Details

Our client made a really dumb mistake. We were able to show the judge that he was more than this one mistake. Even though the prosecutor was pushing for serious prison time, we got him deferred probation. 

Aggravated Assault Causing Injury – Dismissed

View Details

Our client accidently ran over a girl’s foot as he was trying to get away from a bad situation. We were able to show that she ran at the car and they had no time to avoid her. The grand jury dismissed the case. 

Aggravated Robbery – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was homeless and suffering from mental health problems. He was charged with aggravated robbery for what was really a cigarette lighter in the shape of a gun. We got him a PR bond, into housing and mental health services, and his got his case dismissed.

Capital Murder & Engaging in Organized Crime – Reduced

View Details

Our client was facing life in prison. We cast enough doubt on the evidence that the prosecution offered a reduction and minimum offer, which was accepted. 

Murder – Dismissed

View Details

Our client’s brother shot and killed someone in an argument. The victim’s brother witnessed the shooting and wrongfully claimed that my client was present and is the one who provoked his brother to shoot the victim. Investigating fully, we proved that his cell phone signal was 45 minutes away at the time of the shooting. Case Dismissed.

Assault Impeding Breathing – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was a world champion professional boxer. He was wrongly accused of brutally beating up an ex-girlfriend. However, the woman had no injuries and looking for a payout. We took the case to trial and exposed her true motives in court. The jury found the client not guilty. 

Domestic Violence Cases

Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a professional with a good job and a lot to lose. After having one too many Velvet Hammer beers, he got into an argument with his wife. He didn't remember what happened after that, expect that he woke up in jail. We took a proactive approach which involved interviewing his wife, drafting an affidavit, and getting our client into a comprehensive treatment program that included not just alcohol treatment but marital counseling and anger management. We presented all this to the intake prosecutor and convinced them to reject the case before it was even filed, leaving our client eligible for a full expunction.

Assault Family Violence Impeding Breathing – Dismissed

View Details

After our client and his girlfriend had way too much to drink, she took him home for the night. When she awoke him in the car outside his house, she accidentally startled him, causing him to react. Scared and not knowing what to do, she called police to help both him and her. Instead of helping, the police arrested our client. We showed the intake prosecutor the full story and convinced them to reject the case outright, leaving him eligible to have all records related to the arrest expunged.

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Dismissed and Expunged

View Details

Our client was arrested for threatening to shoot himself and then pointing a gun at his wife. Even though she knew it wasn't loaded and only called police to get him mental health help, the police arrested him instead of giving him the help he so desperately needed. The complicating factor was that our client didn't even realize that he had mental health issues that he desperately needed to address. We were able to help him see that he needed help, then got him that help. We got him into a mental health diversion program that led to his case being dismissed and all records related to the case expunged.

Assault Causing Bodily Injury – Dismissed

View Details

The police arrested our client after a drunken argument she had with her husband where he pushed her first and she pushed him back, causing a small scratch. We were able to secure an affidavit from her husband and use it to convince the prosecutor to reject her case before it was even filed, leaving her eligible to have her record expunged.

False Assault Family Violence Charges – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was living with a controlling girlfriend. One night they got into an argument, and he tried to walk away. She wouldn’t stop following him. He went into the bathroom and tried to close the door to clear his head. She called the police and falsely claimed he assaulted her closing the door. We got the case dismissed. 

Lawyer Charged with Assault Family Violence – Case Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a lawyer who had an argument with his wife after both had been drinking. He said somethings he later regretted, and she overreacted by falsely accusing him of family violence. Even though she immediately regretted it, the police wouldn’t listen to her. We got the case dismissed. 

Assault Family Violence Related to Mental Health Issues – Case Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a doctor who had been married 40+ years. His wife suffered from mental health problems. When she had episodes, she would become violent and abusive. Our client had to call the police during one of these episodes but only wanted her to get help. Unfortunately, when she realized she might be going to jail she falsely accused him of hitting her. The police told our client someone had to go to jail, him or her. Ever the loving husband, our client chose to go to jail. We were able to convince the district attorney to reject the case completely. 

Student Falsely Accused of Assault Family Violence – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was a dental student who started dating a dental hygienist student. Over time she became controlling and abusive. She wrongfully accused him of family violence and would not back down. We took the case to trial and secured a not guilty verdict. 

Assault Family Violence Charges from Ex-Girlfriend – Not Guilty

View Details

An ex-girlfriend was angry that our client had moved on. She set out to ruin his life with a wrongful accusation. We took the case to trial and the jury found the individual not guilty. 

Pro-Boxer Charged with Assault Impeding Breathing – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was a world champion professional boxer. He was wrongly accused of brutally beating up an ex-girlfriend. However, the woman had no injuries and looking for a payout. We took the case to trial and exposed her true motives in court. The jury found the client not guilty. 

Drug Crime Cases

Possession of Marijuana – Dismissed

View Details

Our client had a felony weight of marijuana on him. This case could’ve wrecked his life completely. We were able to convince the prosecutor to reduce his case to a misdemeanor and avoid a conviction altogether. In the end, his case was dismissed. 

Possession of a Controlled Substance – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a young lady got into an argument with her drunk boyfriend. The police arrive and arrest her for public intoxication. She had no idea that her boyfriend’s Adderall was in her purse. We convinced the grand jury to dismiss her case.

Possession of Marijuana – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a young man who simply got caught with a little marijuana on him. Rather than let it change the trajectory of his entire life, we got him into a diversion program and got the case dismissed.

Possession of a Controlled Substance – Dismissed

View Details

Our client had a serious heroin problem that was ruining his life. Besides this felony drug charge, he was also facing a serious of theft cases in multiple counties. We got him into a diversion program and got all his cases dismissed. 

Possession with the Intent to Deliver – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was charged with a first-degree intent to deliver drug case. The police showed up after a noise complaint and barged in. They argued they saw a gun and that made the search legal. We investigated and it turned out to be a child’s toy. The judge agreed that the search was illegal. Case dismissed.

DWI Cases

DWI with a BAC over 0.15 – Deferred Probation

View Details

Our client was arrested for DWI with a with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.216, almost three times the legal limit. We took a proactive approach by getting him into treatment early and ultimately convinced the prosecutor to drop the high blood alcohol concentration enhancement and offer him deferred adjudication, avoiding a conviction.

3rd DWI – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was facing a felony DWI due to a long record. In spite of his record and pretty bad facts, we took his case to trial and got a not guilty.

DWI 1st > 0.15 BAC – No Jail

View Details

Our client’s first DWI was enhanced due to a high blood alcohol score. We were able to get the enhancement dropped and avoid jail time.

DWI with Child Passenger – Reduced

View Details

Even though his children were in the car when he got his DWI, we were able to get our client’s case reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor and get him time-served.

First DWI – Reduced & Probation

View Details

We took over our client’s case from another lawyer. He had been set for court many times before and was set for trial even though that’s not what he wanted. After one court setting we got his case reduced and got him deferred probation. 

2nd DWI – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a combat veteran with a previous DWI and a history of trauma related to his service. He has completed a prior pretrial diversion program, so he wasn’t technically eligible for diversion again. We convinced the prosecutor to make an exception and his case was dismissed. 

Federal Cases

Drug Conspiracy & Possession with Intent to Distribute – Reduced

View Details

Our client was charged with conspiracy and possession to distribute heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. While the evidence was strong against my client, we got the government and most importantly the judge to see our client as a human being and not just another number in the war on drugs. We facilitated a downward variance from the sentencing guidelines that saved my client 5 years in federal prison. 

Misprision of a Felony – Charges Avoided

View Details

Federal agents were investigating our client's husband and targeting our client for misprision of a felony (not reporting a felony she knew about). We convinced the government not to pursue any charges at all, allowing our client to move on with her life without fear of prosecution. 

Drug Conspiracy & Possession with Intent to Distribute – Reduced

View Details

Our client was charged with both conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance (methamphetamine). The government tried to hold them responsible for more methamphetamine than what he actually possessed, and we were able to get the judge to see that and side with us. More importantly, we convinced the judge that out client had a long-standing drug problem arising from a very rough childhood. That led the judge to grant a downward variance from the sentencing guidelines, saving the client 7 and a half years in federal prison.

Felony Cases

Assault – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was out with friends when one of them drunkenly harassed our client’s female friend. Our client told the drunk to back off and the drunk took a swing at our client. The drunk ended up stumbling as he walked away and broke his thumb when he fell. He lied to the police, claiming our client attacked him. Even though all five witnesses backed up our client, police filed assault charges. We were able to get the case dismissed.

Felony Theft – Reduced

View Details

Our client was facing a high-profile accusation of theft with public demands for aggressive prosecution. We were able to get the charge reduced to a misdemeanor, avoid conviction and jail time, and get him unsupervised deferred probation. 

Sexual Assault – Charges Avoided

View Details

Our client was a teenage boy who had consensual sex with a girl at a party. When her parents found out she claimed rape. We were able to fully investigate and convince the detective to reject the case. 

Theft (Multiple Charges in Multiple Counties) – Dismissed

View Details

Our client had a heroin problem and was stealing to support his addiction. We were able to get him into drug treatment and get all his charges dismissed. 

Murder – Dismissed

View Details

Our client’s brother shot and killed someone in an argument. The victim’s brother witnessed the shooting and wrongfully claimed that my client was present and is the one who provoked his brother to shoot the victim. Investigating fully, we proved that his cell phone signal was 45 minutes away at the time of the shooting. Case Dismissed.

Possession with the Intent to Deliver – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was charged with a first-degree intent to deliver drug case. The police showed up after a noise complaint and barged in. They argued they saw a gun and that made the search legal. We investigated and it turned out to be a child’s toy. The judge agreed that the search was illegal. Case dismissed.

Continuous Sexual Abuse – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was accused by the daughter of an ex-girlfriend of repeatedly abusing her. We were able to show the jury that all sorts of motive existed to make this story up and that no proof existed. The jury found M.J. Not Guilty. 

Indecency with a Child By Contact – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was accused of repeatedly touching a child family member. He denied any wrongdoing all the way to trial. We were able to convince the jury that the prosecution just didn’t have enough evidence. Not Guilty. 

Assault Impeding Breathing – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was a world champion professional boxer. He was wrongly accused of brutally beating up an ex-girlfriend with the addition of impeding breathing. However, the woman had no injuries and looking for a payout. We took the case to trial and exposed her true motives in court. The jury found the client not guilty.

Firearms and Weapons Cases

DWI with a Weapon – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was charged with DWI and unlawful carrying a weapon (because he had the weapon in plain view while committing the offense of driving while intoxicated). We got the weapons charge dismissed and deferred probation on the DWI.

Unlawful Carrying a Weapon – Expunged

View Details

Our client was charged with unlawful carrying a weapon. We were able to convince the prosecutor to change the way the charge was worded so that he would be eligible not only for time-served but to have his record fully expunged. We then got the client's record expunged.

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – Dismissed

View Details

Our client and her boyfriend got into an argument and our client grabbed a knife to protect herself. The police sided with her boyfriend and arrested her for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. We were able to convince the grand jury to "no-bill" or dismiss the case completely, leaving her eligible for a full expunction of her record.

Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon – No Charges & Expunction

View Details

Our client was beaten up by her husband and defended herself with a kitchen knife to escape. The police wrongfully arrested and charged her with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (they arrested her on Christmas Eve, no less). We bonded her out and convinced the District Attorney's office to reject the case completely, meaning no criminal case was filed (leaving her eligible for a full expunction of her record).

Misdemeanor Cases

Evading Arrest – Dismissed and Expunged

View Details

Our client was suffering from mental health issues and got arrested for evading arrest when he made a bad decision. We got him into a mental health diversion program that got him the help he needed and got his case dismissed. We also got all the records related to his arrest and case expunged.

Assault – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was out with friends when one of them drunkenly harassed our client’s female friend. Our client told the drunk to back off and the drunk took a swing at our client. The drunk ended up stumbling as he walked away and broke his thumb when he fell. He lied to the police, claiming our client attacked him. Even though all five witnesses backed up our client, police filed assault charges. We were able to get the case dismissed.

First DWI – Reduced & Probation

View Details

We took over our client’s case from another lawyer. He had been set for court many times before and was set for trial even though that’s not what he wanted. After one court setting we got his 1st DUI case reduced and got him deferred probation.

Theft – Dismissed & Expunction  

View Details

Our client was charged with theft. She had no criminal record and simply made a mistake. We were able to get her pretrial diversion, a dismissal, and an expunction. 

2nd DWI – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a combat veteran with a previous DWI and a history of trauma related to his service. He has completed a prior pretrial diversion program, so he wasn’t technically eligible for diversion again. We convinced the prosecutor to make an exception and his case was dismissed.

Assault Family Violence Charges from Ex-Girlfriend – Not Guilty

View Details

An ex-girlfriend was angry that our client had moved on. She set out to ruin his life with a wrongful accusation. We took the case to trial and the jury found the individual not guilty. 

Probation Violations

Probation Violations – Avoided Revocation

View Details

After completing drug & alcohol treatment, our client was accused of not reporting and not submitting to random drug tests as he was required. We were able to get him back into treatment and convince the prosecutor and probation officer to agree to continue his probation, avoiding a conviction and prison time.

Unlawful Restraint – Early Release

View Details

Our client finished all his conditions early. His probation officer still refused to approve his request to get released from probation early. We convinced the judge to release him early. 

Three Drug Cases & Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle – Avoid Revocation

View Details

This client’s addiction was also his biggest demon. We got his motion to revoke denied and got him drug treatment. 

Possession with Intent– Avoid Revocation

View Details

Our client had a drug problem and relapsed. His probation officer tried to send him to prison, but instead we got him drug treatment so he could turn his life around. 

Improper Relationship – Conditions Relaxed

View Details

Our client’s probation officer and treatment provider had not treated her fairly from the beginning. Before she came to me, they had already tried to get her probation revoked once and were restricting her so much she could hardly be a mother to her own children. We got her conditions relaxed and got the judge to allow her to change treatment providers to a provider of her own choosing. 

Sexual Assault of a Child – Avoid Revocation

View Details

Our client’s probation officer twice filed motions to revoke on him. Twice we convinced the judge to deny those motions. Our client was able to finish his probation and avoid a conviction instead of being revoked and branded as a convicted felon for life.

Robbery and Property Cases

Burglary of a Building, Obstruction/Retaliation – Dismissed and Expunged

View Details

Our client was suffering from a mental breakdown and, in a state of delusion, broke into the police station. We got him into a mental health pretrial diversion program which got him the help he needed and dismissed his case. We also got all records from his case expunged completely.

Aggravated Robbery – Deferred Probation

View Details

Our client made a dumb mistake. We were able to show the judge that he was more than this one mistake. Even though the prosecutor was pushing for serious prison time for his aggravated robbery charges, we got him deferred probation.

Aggravated Robbery – Dismissed

View Details

My client was homeless and suffering from mental health problems. He was charged with aggravated robbery for what was really a cigarette lighter in the shape of a gun. We got him a PR bond, into housing and mental health services, and his got his case dismissed.

Burglary – Dismissed & Expunction  

View Details

Our client was facing a burglary charge. We were able to get her into pretrial diversion, get her case dismissed, and eligible for a full expunction. 

Burglary of a Habitation – Deferred Probation

View Details

Our client suffered from mental health issues and was not a U.S. Citizen. His felony burglary charge could have sent him to prison and gotten him deported. We got his charge reduced to a misdemeanor, avoided a conviction, and got him deferred probation. 

Sex Crime Cases

Invasive Visual Recording – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was accused of invasive visual recording by his ex during a nasty split. We were able to get the case rejected by the prosecutor's office, leaving him eligible for expunction of all records related this arrest and the allegation.

Invasive Visual Recording – Dismissed and Expunged

View Details

Our client had suffered from debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety his entire life. Because his mental health issues were a large part of what got him arrested and charged, we were able to get him into a mental health diversion program where he got the help he needed and got his case dismissed. Most importantly, for the first time in his life he got on medication that worked for him, allowing him to live a life free from crippling panic and anxiety.

Sexual Assault of a Child – Dismissed by Grand Jury

View Details

Our client was charged with sexual assault of a child by someone looking to blackmail him. We were able to show the grand jury the truth, which led them to no-bill or dismiss the case against him.

Sexual Assault – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was accused by his ex-wife of raping her. He denied it and maintained it was consensual. We fought for F.S. in court and the jury found him Not Guilty. 

Indecency with a Child By Contact – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was accused of repeatedly touching a child family member. He denied any wrongdoing all the way to trial. We were able to convince the jury that the prosecution just didn’t have enough evidence. Not Guilty. 

Sexual Assault – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a college student who was wrongly accused of holding a girl against her will and repeatedly raping her. We fully investigated and were able to completely blow her false story out of the water. The grand jury dismissed all charges. 

Aggravated Sexual Assault – Dismissed

View Details

Our client was a college athlete who was accused by two underage family members of sexually assaulting them years prior. We were able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss all charges. 

Sexual Assault – Charges Avoided

View Details

Our client was a teenage boy who had consensual sex with a girl at a party. When her parents found out she claimed rape. We were able to fully investigate and convince the detective to reject the case. 

Continuous Sexual Abuse – Not Guilty

View Details

Our client was accused by the daughter of an ex-girlfriend of repeatedly abusing her. We were able to show the jury that all sorts of motive existed to make this story up and that no proof existed. The jury found M.J. Not Guilty. 

Indecency with a Child – Dismissed

View Details

Our client, who suffered from serious mental health issues, was accused of touching his sister. We were able to convince the grand jury to dismiss the case. 

Theft and Fraud

Theft of Property >$100 <=$750 – Dismissed and Expunged

View Details

Our client was a well-respected professional with a good career and a lot to lose. Having been through a rough period, she made one bad decision that got her arrested and charged with a crime. We were able to show the prosecutor that she was more than one mistake. We got her into a pretrial diversion program that led to her case being dismissed and all records related to the arrest and case expunged.

Organized Retail Theft – Deferred Probation

View Details

Our client was charged as part of a large, organized retail theft ring. While he was looking at serious prison time, we were able to avoid a conviction and get him deferred probation. 

Theft – Dismissed & Expunction  

View Details

Our client was charged with theft. She had no criminal record and simply made a mistake. We were able to get her pretrial diversion, a dismissal, and an expunction. 

Felony Theft – Reduced

View Details

Our client was facing a high-profile accusation of theft with public demands for aggressive prosecution. We were able to get the charge reduced to a misdemeanor, avoid conviction and jail time, and get him unsupervised deferred probation. 

Theft – Dismissed & Expunction  

View Details

Our client was charged with theft. She had no criminal record. We were able to get her pretrial diversion, a dismissal, and an expunction.