Pittsburgh, PA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Pittsburgh, PA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Sex Crime ... +5 more
OUTCOME: The Commonwealth entered a nolle prosequi, and all charges were dismissed before trial.
Charges: Second-degree felony theft involving alleged losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Strategy: Filed a pretrial habeas corpus motion challenging the legal sufficiency of the Commonwea ... lth's evidence and arguing that it failed to establish a prima facie case.
OUTCOME: All criminal charges were withdrawn before the preliminary hearing, the PFA petition was withdrawn, and the ChildLine investigation was closed.
Charges: Client faced criminal charges, a Protection From Abuse petition, and a ChildLine indicated report arising from the same allegations. Strategy: Retained a medical expert whose evaluation estab ... lished that the client suffered from dementia, lacked competency, and posed no ongoing risk. The expert findings were presented directly to the prosecution before any hearings.
OUTCOME: Client was found not guilty, and the record was expunged.
Charges: Summary Open Container citation. Why It Mattered: Although the charge carried only a fine, a conviction would have triggered reporting obligations to the client's professional licensing board ... and threatened continued employment.
OUTCOME: Although the court found a technical parole violation, it declined to revoke parole or impose any additional sanction, allowing the client to remain in the community without incarceration.
Charges: Client faced parole revocation after admitting to drug use in violation of the conditions of parole. Strategy: Prepared and presented a comprehensive mitigation case demonstrating that contin ... ued community supervision, rather than revocation and incarceration, was the appropriate response. Worked with the client and supervising probation officer to present the client's progress, treatment efforts, and commitment to rehabilitation.
OUTCOME: Client received a sentence of 5 to 10 years' incarceration—substantially below the original sentencing exposure—with credit for time served on electronic home monitoring.
Charges: 15 felony counts, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, and related offenses, with sentencing exposure exceeding 50 years. Strategy: Negotiated pre ... trial electronic home monitoring, secured dismissal of 14 counts through an open no-contest plea, and presented extensive mitigation at sentencing.
OUTCOME: Client received 4 years of probation with no incarceration and was permitted to transfer supervision to a different State.
Charges: 23 felony counts involving possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse material. Strategy: Secured pretrial release, negotiated a substantial reduction in charges, coordinated treatmen ... t with specialized providers, and presented comprehensive mitigation at sentencing.
OUTCOME: Client received 6 years of county probation with no incarceration.
Charges: 11 felony counts, including Statutory Sexual Assault, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and related offenses, carrying potential exposure exceeding 40 ... years. Strategy: Retained a forensic psychiatrist, negotiated dismissal of eight counts, and presented substantial mitigation through an open guilty plea.
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