Attorney NiaLena Caravasos's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. T.M.

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OUTCOME: Reversed a 22-year-old first degree murder conviction and won a new trial for the defendant who had been serving a life sentence without parole.

White collar crime

U.S. v. Senator Vincent Fumo

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OUTCOME: Represented Senator Vincent Fumo, long regarded as the most powerful politician in Philadelphia, during his 5-month high-profile political corruption trial in federal court.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. M.F.

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OUTCOME: Saved the career of a medical doctor from charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges that threatened his ability to maintain his license and practice medicine.

Federal crime

U.S. v. Joseph Merlino et al. (Frank Gambino)

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OUTCOME: Won acquittals for attempted murder and racketeering charges against her client, alleged mobster Frank Gambino, in the highly publicized federal organized crime case of US v. Joseph Merlino, et al.

Federal crime

U.S. v. H.S.

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OUTCOME: After extensive exploration of “diminished capacity,” NiaLena obtained a probationary sentence for a client who sent threatening communications to the head coach of an NFL team through the U.S. mail.

Criminal defense

In re I.B.

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OUTCOME: NiaLena successfully represented a university student under investigation for rape and sexual assault and convinced law enforcement that no crimes occurred and that the sexual activity was consensual.

Federal crime

U.S. v. R.C.

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OUTCOME: Successfully represented client facing not only one but two separate and unrelated multi-defendant drug trafficking and RICO indictments, both of which made headline news.

White collar crime

U.S. v. A.A.

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OUTCOME: Victorious in securing dismissal of international trafficking and passport fraud charges. Also prevented removal / deportation of immigrant client from U.S. by ICE and convinced government that New York Arab client had no terrorist connection.

Federal crime

U.S. v. J.S.

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OUTCOME: Successfully represented a client charged with multiple counts of conspiracy and sophisticated high-tech firearms trafficking in two separate and unrelated federal criminal cases.

Federal crime

Multiple Federal Criminal Cases

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OUTCOME: Frequently consulted by lawyers & clients from multiple federal jurisdictions in the country for a second opinion.

NiaLena Caravasos's Legal Cases (44)

Commonwealth v. T.M.

U.S. v. Senator Vincent Fumo

Commonwealth v. M.F.

U.S. v. Joseph Merlino et al. (Frank Gambino)

U.S. v. H.S.

In re I.B.

U.S. v. R.C.

U.S. v. A.A.

U.S. v. J.S.

Multiple Federal Criminal Cases