A Record of Success
My goal for each client is to obtain the best possible outcome and to make sure clients understand what is occurring every step of the way. Results matter. I’ve successfully negotiated hundreds of cases and successfully tried and won "no-winners". My clients have included doctors, engineers, pilots, housewives, and professionals from many sectors, as well as homeless, poor, and down-on-their-luck individuals. Each client receives the same professional representation.
Recent Cases
The chart below outlines some recent successes. No attorney can win every case, so individual results vary due to many factors. These cases should not be taken as a guarantee of what I could do for you, but only as evidence of my successful resolution of some very difficult matters for clients. I work hard for each of my clients and I believe my record of success speaks for itself.
| August 2008 | Felony Harassment by Inmate reduced to misdemeanor with short jail sentence. No probation, fine, or court costs. |
| July 2008 | Charge of Driving Under OVI Suspension. Case dismissed. |
| July 2008 | College student charged with OVI and Driving Wrong Way On One Way Street. Reduced to Physical Control with $175 fines and costs, DIP, and 1 year provided no convictions monitored time. No license suspension. |
| July 2008 | High test OVI accompanied with charges of Marked Lanes Violation, Speed, and Failure to Signal. Reduced to impaired OVI with remaining charges dismissed. Avoided the mandatory jail time and probation. License suspension, fine, and DIP ordered. |
| July 2008 | Successfully had client's arrest record for felony receiving stolen property, felony cocaine possession, misdemeanor falsification, and misdemeanor disorderly conduct expunged and sealed. |
| July 2008 | Client charged with Driving Under FRA Suspension, No Ops, and Expired Tags. Driving under FRA suspension and expired tags dismissed for admission to No Ops, a 2 point violation. Avoided driver's license suspension and higher points. |
| July 2008 | Driving Under Suspension, No Ops, and Failure to Yield Right of Way charges filed after client involved in accident. Case dismissed for payment of court costs. |
| July 2008 | Failure to Control charges against CDL driver filed after accident on freeway. Case dismissed for court costs. |
| July 2008 | Marked Lanes violation and Improper Right Turn charges against CDL driver. Case dismissed for court costs. |
| June 2008 | Client charged with Domestice Violence and Assault. Set for trial and case dismissed. |
| June 2008 | Client charged with DUI after being stopped for driving without headlights. Suppression motion filed. Negotiated with officers and prosecutor to a Reckless Operation, 4th degree misdemeanor. |
| June 2008 | Client charged with Marijuana Possession and Drug Paraphernalia, facing up to 60 days in jail plus a driver license suspension of 6 months to 5 years. Negotiated plea to minor misdemeanor marijuana possession. $60 fine plus costs. No license suspension or jail. |
| June 2008 | Client facing traffic violations for two separate incidents. Driving Under Suspension dismissed for court costs. Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device ticket dismissed. |
| May 2008 | Client charged with Driving Under OVI Suspension, No Ops, and a Registration violation and facing mandatory jail time along with revocation of probation on prior OVI. Driving under OVI suspension and No Ops dismissed for guilty plea to a registration violation. $100 fine plus costs. No jail and no revocation of probation. |
| May 2008 | Client, a CDL truck driver, faced charges of Driving Under Suspension and Speeding. Case dismissed for court costs. |
| May 2008 | Sexual Imposition, Assault, and Menacing charges against client. Case dismissed. |
| May 2008 | CDL license holder facing serious traffic violation of Following Too Closely and Seatbelt Ticket. Following too closely dismissed for plea to seatbelt violation. $35 fine plus costs. |
| May 2008 | Domestic violence case dismissed. |
| May 2008 | Juvenile client charged with felony Complicity to Theft and felony Falsification. Negotiated admission to a single misdemeanor falsification with case held open and expunged within 3 months allowing client to maintain a clean record for applications to college. |
| May 2008 | Client charged with shoplifting at a local store. Case dismissed for court costs and completion of anti-theft program. |
| May 2008 | Construction Zone Speeding 70 in a 45. Case dismissed. |
| May 2008 | Construction Zone Speeding 69 in a 55. Reduced to 57 in a 55 and removal of Construction Zone designation. |
| April 2008 | Driving Under Suspension, No Ops, and Speeding 83 in a 65. Case dismissed with client completing a driver safety course and paying court costs. |
| April 2008 | Aggravated Menacing, Disorderly Conduct, and Criminal Trespassing case dismissed. |
| April 2008 | Stop sign violation and improper passing dismissed for court costs. |
| March 2008 | OVI reduced to Physical Control, a non-moving violation. |
| March 2008 | Client charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia. Negotiated dismissal of the drug charge and a bond forfeiture on the drug paraphernalia charge resulting in no conviction and no driver's license suspension for client. |
| March 2008 | Client stopped for driving with No Ops and Driving Under Suspension. Case dismissed for costs. |
| March 2008 | Speed 78 in a 65. Case dismissed. |
| February 2008 | OVI charges dismissed for plea to remaining charges of speeding, tag violation, and failure to register license in Ohio. $200 fine and costs. |
| February 2008 | Hit/Skip and marked lanes violations reduced to single minor misdemeanor Failure to Control with $50 fine and costs. |
| February 2008 | 4th degree misdemeanor speeding 37 in a 20 mph school zone reduced to minor misdemeanor, no-point 27 in a 25 mph zone. $20 fine plus costs. |
| January 2008 | Client charged with Assault and two counts of Menacing. Case dismissed. |
| January 2008 | Negotiated bond forfeiture on prohibition alcohol under 21 and fictitious ID charges enabling client to remain eligible for expungement of previous charges. |
| January 2008 | Domestic Violence and Assault charges reduced to minor misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct. |
| January 2008 | Theft charges dismissed upon client's completion of informal diversion. |
| January 2008 | Charges of OVI and Marked Lanes reduced to single count of minor misdemeanor reckless operation. $100 fine plus costs. |
| January 2008 | Speeding in a school zone dismissed upon agreement to pay court costs. |
| January 2008 | CDL driver faced serious traffic violation of Hit/Skip, Failure to Control, and Registration violation. Hit/Skip and Registration Violation dismissed upon admission to Failure to Control. $175 total fines/costs. |
| December 2007 | Felony receiving stolen property and identity fraud dismissed, expunged and sealed. Petitioned for client to be placed in a diversion program. Client was accepted and completed the program resulting in a dismissal. |
| December 2007 | Client facing mandatory jail for Driving Under OVI Suspension. Negotiated to a $100 fine plus costs in lieu of jail. No probation. |
| December 2007 | Client charged with Criminal Mischief and Menacing Threats. Set for trial. Case dismissed. |
| December 2007 | Speeding 84 mph in a 65 mph zone. Case dismissed. |
| November 2007 | Client faced felony charges of Marijuana Cultivation and possession. Negotiated to a misdemeanor possession charge with a fine, all jail time suspended, and no probation. |
| November 2007 | Client charged with OVI and Failure to Comply with Officer's Signal, which carries a mandatory 3 year suspension. Suppression motion filed. Charges reduced to a single count of Physical Control with fine, probation, DIP, and 6 month license suspension with privileges. No ALS. |
| November 2007 | CDL driver facing serious traffic violation for speeding 16 mph over the limit. Ticket reduced to no-point violation with $100 total fine. |
| November 2007 | Felony case dismissed by the Court after the State rested its case at trial. Juvenile faced felony delinquency counts of Receiving Stolen Property - Auto and Receiving Stolen Property for being stopped driving a stolen car with stolen license plates. Successfully argued that the State failed to prove all necessary elements of the offenses. |
| October 2007 | OVI reduced to reckless operation. $150 fine plus costs and all jail suspended for 1 year PNC (non-reporting probation). No driver's license suspension during or after case. |
| October 2007 | CDL speeding ticket dismissed upon agreement to pay court costs. |
| October 2007 | Reckless operation successfully reduced to a speeding ticket. |
| October 2007 | Client had warrant and faced 177 days in jail on a probation revocation. Client had previously plead guilty to OVI without an attorney. Worked with client to get warrant lifted and probation terminated without any jail time. |
| October 2007 | Client charged with Reckless Operation. Ticket alleged speeds in excess of 110 mph. Reduced to a speeding ticket. |
| October 2007 | Speeding ticket for 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. Dismissed upon client's agreement to pay court costs. |
| October 2007 | CDL Driver facing "serious traffic violation" of 52 in a 35. Speed reduced to 37 in a 35. |
| October 2007 | Client charged with felonies of carrying a concealed firearm and illegal conveyance of firearm onto school property. Case dismissed. |
| October 2007 | CDL Driver charged with Driving Under Suspension (DUS) and Speeding 70 in a 55. DUS dismissed. Speed reduced to 59 in a 55. |
| September 2007 | Domestic violence and aggravated menacing case dismissed. |
| September 2007 | Speeding ticket for 76 mph in a 65 mph zone. Case dismissed. |
| August 2007 | Client charged with M-1 Failure to Reinstate, M-4 No-Ops, and Failure to Display Front Tag. Case dismissed with client's agreement to pay $85 in court costs. |
| August 2007 | Client charged with 1st degree misdemeanor Driving Under Suspension (DUS), No-Ops, and Failure to Signal (FTS). DUS and No-Ops dismissed. Admitted to minor misdemeanor FTS, $110 fine. |
| August 2007 | Client charged with 1st degree Assault and Disorderly Conduct. Assault dismissed on plea to disorderly conduct, non-reporting probation and $100.00 fine. |
| August 2007 | Client charged with 1st degree misdemeanor Driving Under Suspension and No-Ops. Case dismissed. |
| July 2007 | Client charged with felony possession of cocaine. Case dismissed. |
| July 2007 | Client received 2 speeding tickets within 8 days. Negotiated dismissal of 60 in a 35 for plea to 52 in a 35 on separate ticket. Client paid total of $129 in fines and costs and avoided multiple convictions on a driving record. |
| June 2007 | Client charged with OVI and marked lanes violation. Breathalyzer test reading of 0.094. Suppression motion filed. After review of video evidence with prosecutor and the officer involved, ticket amended to reckless operation with client paying a fine and doing a DIP. No ALS reinstatement fee. |
| June 2007 | Client charged with high test OVI for 0.253 breath test and facing mandatory jail time. Also charged with ACDA for rear-ending another vehicle. After negotiation with prosecutor, OVI charge amended to Reckless Operation and ACDA dismissed. $350 fine, 2 years non-reporting probation, 6 month license suspension and DIP. Client received driving privileges during and after the case without restricted plates. |
| June 2007 | Sale of liquor to underage person. Client facing minimum $500 fine, plus potential for up to 6 months in jail. Negotiated directly with law enforcement officers to minor misdemeanor non-specific liquor law violation, $100 fine plus costs. |
| June 2007 | OVI, running a red light, and failure to control for running into a wall. Due to prior DUI, Client faced a mandatory 20 days in jail. Negotiated to a stipulated 1st offense, $450 fine, DIP, 3 years probation, 3 years suspension with plates. All jail time was suspended. |
| May 2007 | Juvenile charged with speeding 92 in a 65. Negotiated to no-point speed, $45 fine and teen driving program. No suspension if program completed. |
| May 2007 | M-1 Hit / Skip and ACDA. Client charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Suspected of OVI but never charged. Hit / Skip dismissed for plea to ACDA, $100 fine. |
| April 2007 | OVI, Improper Turn, and Seatbelt violation. Motion to suppress filed allowing negotiation to a Physical Control. $150 fine, 2 years probation with assessment and aftercare only if needed. Client received driving privileges during and after case. |
| April 2007 | Hit / Skip and Failure to control after leaving the scene of an accident. Hit / Skip dismissed for admission to FTC, $150 fine. |
| April 2007 | OVI, running a red light, and marked lanes violation. Client had prior OVI within 6 years reduced and was facing jail given the judge involved. After successful negotiation with the judge and prosecutor, jail avoided with a DIP, 2 year license suspension, probation for 1 year, and a $350 fine. No yellow license plates required for client’s driving privileges that were active during and after case. |
| April 2007 | OVI, No-Ops, and marked lanes violation. Client faced mandatory 20 days in jail due to prior DUI. After suppression motion filed, client accepted first offer that included no jail time, $400 fine, 18 month license suspension, DIP, and probation for 2 years. No-Ops and marked lanes violations were dismissed. |
| April 2007 | Client charged with 3 M-1 driving under suspension, an M-1 No-Ops, and speeding. Client also faced nearly 6 months in jail for violating probation on a prior similar case. Negotiated a dismissal of all charges on client’s agreement to pay court costs. |
| March 2007 | Speed, 56 in a 35 construction zone. Demonstrated lack of jurisdiction to prosecutor, citing officer and the court. Case dismissed. |
| March 2007 | Driving under FRA Suspension and ACDA. Client admitted to MM ACDA and driving under suspension was dismissed. $100 plus costs. |
| March 2007 | Juvenile client faced Reckless Operation charge for Speeding 68 in a 35 and running a red light. Negotiated to an amended 50 in a 35 and a brake equipment violation. Reckless operation dismissed. $70 fine plus teen driver program. |
| February 2007 | Truck driver with CDL charged with Speeding 67 in a 55. Negotiated to a non-moving equipment violation, $150 fine. |
| January 2007 | Red light moving violation. Negotiated to a non-moving violation with fines and costs. |
| January 2007 | Speed 81 in a 55. Client’s charge amended to non-moving, no-point equipment violation with $150 fine. |
| January 2007 | Speeding 80 in a 65. Case dismissed. |
| January 2007 | Client received traffic citation for failure to yield after an accident. Case dismissed. |
Prior years: 2006
