Milwaukee, WI
Criminal defense Lawyer at Milwaukee, WI
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Appeals
OUTCOME: Probation and expungement
Client was charged with illegal gun possession and marijuana offense. Convinced the judge to impose probation over state's request for lengthy jail term and to grant expungement after probation.
OUTCOME: Time served
Client was charged in a drug conspiracy carrying 10 years minimum up to life. I was able to persuade the prosecutor to reduce to a charge with three years maximum exposure and client received a time-s ... erved sentence.
OUTCOME: Concurrent sentence
Client with long record was charged with felon in possession of a firearm. After litigating search motion, I negotiated a concurrent sentence to client's revocation sentence so no further time has to b ... e served.
OUTCOME: Probation
Client was originally charged with a drug conspiracy carrying ten years minimum up to life. I was able to negotiate a charge with no minimum and convinced the prosecutor and judge to agree to probatio ... n with no jail or prison time.
OUTCOME: Supreme Court affirmed lower courts
Took client's restitution challenge on federal mortgage fraud case from trial court to the U.S. Court of Appeals all the way to the United States Supreme Court in Robers v. U.S., 134 S.Ct. 1854 (2014). ...
OUTCOME: Won on appeal
Won client's car back on appeal where the state was trying to forfeit it for low-level drug dealing.
OUTCOME: Appeal win
Client in federal case was sentenced to 21 years in prison. I briefed and argued that a sentencing error occurred in the trial court. The Court of Appeals agreed and ordered a new sentencing proceedi ... ng.
OUTCOME: Sentence remanded
Represented client on appeal from life sentence and Court of Appeals remanded for clarificaiton of terms of sentence.
OUTCOME: Client found NOT GUILTY
Represented client at jury trial for felon in possession of a firearm. After a short deliberation, the jury returned a not guilty verdict.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Client charged with using a telehone to make a threat. After aggressive litigation and negotiation, a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) was offered by the state which led to all charges being dismi ... ssed.