SOME RECENT RESULTS

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 that received compensation following Multidistrict Litigation on a defective products 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.

CIVIL RIGHTS / POLICE BRUTALITY:

• Confidential Settlement (Six Figure Amount) – Represented the Estate of a decedent who died tragically while in custody due to the governmental entities failure to provide proper medical care. Liability between the parties was heavily contested and litigated in federal court.
• $350,000 Settlement for a client on a wrongful seizure and excessive force case by a patrol officer, plus policy revisions within the governmental entities police department that will be required on a yearly basis.
• $275,000 Settlement for a client who was an inmate at the time of the incident, whereby multiple corrections officers assaulted and used excessive force resulting in the client’s injuries.
• $250,000 Settlement for a client who was an inmate at the time of the incident, whereby corrections officers misclassified client and placed him in an unsafe area of the jail where he was assaulted by other inmates.
• $150,000 Settlement for a client on a wrongful seizure and excessive force case by a patrol officer, resulting in injuries to the client.
• $150,000 Settlement for a client who was an inmate at the time of the incident, whereby corrections officers misclassified client and placed him in an unsafe area of the jail where he was assaulted by other inmates.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE:

• Felony Drug Charges – Client was facing over a decade in prison upon conviction of felony drug charges, however 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 – Charges against client, and 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 the client was placed on probation.
• Aggravated Assault – Dismissed by agreement after successful negotiations.
• Aggravated Domestic Assault – Client was facing the possibility of significant time behind bars, not to mention a felony on their otherwise flawless record, however after a preliminary hearing was held and cross-examination ensued, the Court significantly reduced the charges to misdemeanor false imprisonment, a significant reduction.
• Driving Under the Influence – Dismissed by agreement after a thorough investigation and presenting proof that potentially exculpatory evidence had been lost by the State.