Michael F. Dunn

Michael Dunn

This client is mistaken/misinformed about much of what he claims in his review. First, there is No rule in any court in Montgomery Co. or any of the surrounding counties that states that a case will be dismissed if the officer is an hour late. This is true whether you sign the sign-up sheet or not. The fact that this client did not sign the "sheet at the counter" had no bearing on this case whatsoever. The officer in this case was, as is normal court policy, given extra time to appear since he was responding to an emergency call at the time he was scheduled to be at this hearing. The client's Court file was already at the Court prior to the officer's arrival and, as usual, he was given the opportunity to review this file prior to the hearing. This client was charged with a PMVC Sec 1543B violation for driving while his license was suspended for a DUI violation. This charge carries a mandatory 60-90 day jail sentence if my client was convicted. A review of this client's driving record showed that he continued to be DUI suspended since he had never gotten his license restored since his DUI. As a result of an agreement that I made with the officer, who was absolutely under no obligation to make any agreement, the client's charge was changed from a DUI-related suspension which carried the mandatory 60-90 days jail time to a regular driving under suspension which carried NO jail time but did have an additional year's license suspension. We went before the Judge and explained the agreement between myself and the officer and the Judge could either accept or reject the agreement. In this case, as with all of my prior cases with this Judge, he accepted the agreement and the client avoided a 60-90 day jail term. The Judge did allow the client to speak, but the agreement had already been made so the defendant's statement made no difference in this case. If this client ever came to me with any of these concerns/misunderstandings, I would have gladly again explained the details of the resolution of this case to him. However, I never heard anything from this client after this hearing until I read his anonymous negative review. As ALL of my other reviews indicate, I take pride in fighting for the best results possible under the circumstances for my clients. I also work hard to make sure that all of my clients are satisfied with my efforts on their behalf. It is a shame that this client misunderstood the circumstances surrounding his case and did not appreciate how I saved him from 60-90 days in jail.