Philadelphia, PA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Civil Rights ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Charges Withdrawn
Police claim they stopped my client for a seat belt violation. Based upon my cross examination the judge did not believe the police and granted the Motion to Suppress. The Commonwealth withdrew the cha ... rges.
OUTCOME: Settlement $130,000.00
Mr. Lewis was inside his home when police arrived in response to a radio call for a person screaming. Once inside, police saw Mrs. Lewis who was holding a knife. She said "I stabbed the mother-f***." T ... he "mother-f***" was Mr. Lewis, who was sitting on the couch with a stab wound. Even though Mr. Lewis was the victim, police treated him like the suspect and beat him up. After handling the criminal charges police filed to cover up their actions, I filed the civil suit.
OUTCOME: Settlement $135,000.00
Client was the unwilling passenger of a car that was fleeing police. The car did not stop until after the driver crashed into a police cruiser. Police pulled my client, the passenger, through the passe ... nger side window, found him guilty by association, and exacted punishment. My client lost three front teethe, had a black eye, and suffered various other injuries including a boot shaped bruise on the small of his back from where an officer stomped on him. After police were done beating my client, they dragged him by his feet 100 yards and threw him in the back of a paddy wagon. To cover up the beating, police charged my client with resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer. Despite the fact that the police withheld evidence, S. Phillip Steinberg, Esq., beat the charges. Then I filed the civil suit. Through the civil suit, I discovered the missing evidence that proved the police were lying. Faced with irrefutable proof, the City settled.
OUTCOME: Breathalyzer results suppressed.
Client was driving down Broad Street and was stopped and arrested for driving under the influence. According to the results of the breathalyzer test, he was over the legal limit. However, when I demand ... ed to see the calibration tests for the breathalyzer machine, I found out the machine failed the test.
OUTCOME: Settled $75,000.00
Mr. Thomas rented a car from Enterprise and purchased the supplemental insurance. The car was stolen. Mr. Thomas reported the theft and Enterprise originally told him not to worry, the insurance would ... cover the loss. Three days later, the car was recovered. It had been totaled in an accident. Enterprise then changed its mind and said the insurance did not cover theft related damage and demanded Mr. Thomas pay for the car. After Mr. Thomas refused to pay for the car, Enterprise sent the bill to a collection agency. The collection agency then sent the case to an attorney. The attorney carelessly filed suit alleging that my client was driving the car. Mr. Thomas ignored the suit until the attorney seized $10,000 dollars from Mr. Thomas' bank account. Mr. Thomas finally came to me. Rather than try and fight the case, I sued Enterprise for breach of contract and violations of the consumer protection law because Enterprise claimed Mr. Thomas was driving in the lawsuit. And, if Mr. Thomas was driving, then the insurance he purchased should have covered the loss.
OUTCOME: Case Settled $25,000.00
The details of this case including the names of the parties are subject to a confidentiality agreement. Although I do not like to settle cases with confidentiality agreements, sometimes they are necess ... ary to ensure a favorable outcome for my clients.