Arlington, VA
Appeals Lawyer at Arlington, VA
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Defendant Burns' conviction was reversed
The search of Defendant Burns' mobile phone was a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and the use of certain materials from an autopsy report against him was a violation of Defendant Burns' Sixth ... Amendment rights.
OUTCOME: A Petition for rehearing was granted and the decision affirming client's conviction was vacated.
I was hired to ask the Virginia Court of Appeals to reconsider the decision of a three-judge panel of that Court (entered before I was brought into the case) to uphold my client’s conviction on crimina ... l contempt charges. I filed a Petition seeking a rehearing en banc—a rehearing by the full eleven-judge court— arguing that the conviction was based on grave violations of my client’s fundamental rights. Although petitions for rehearing are rarely granted, the Petition I filed was successful and rehearing en banc was allowed. The Petition I filed is available at http://filed%20amos%20petition%20for%20rehearing%20en%20banc.pdf/ and the Virginia Court of Appeals Order granting the rehearing en banc is available at http://www.thekaplanlawfirm.com/order%20granting%20rehearing%20en%20banc%201667-11-4%20Virginia%20Court%20of%20Appeals.pdf
OUTCOME: Obtained judgments totaling $63,366.74 for double damages and attorneys' fees.
Claims in Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and in District of Columbia Superior Court by former employees of a bakery for unpaid wages and overtime pursuant to federal and District ... of Columbia law.
OUTCOME: Defendants paid $4 million in settlement of all claims in a negotiated settlement approved by the District Court.
Plaintiffs' in this case brought in the District Court for the Southern District of New York were investors who alleged that the defendants had committed securities fraud by disseminating false and mis ... leading information to investors about defendant NexCen's finances.
OUTCOME: Obtained payment by Defendants of $800,000 in settlement of all claims in a negotiated settlement approved by the District Court.
In case brought in the District Court for the Southern District of New York Defendants allegedly committed securities fraud by disseminating false and misleading information to investors. The District ... Court's denial of Defendants' motion to dismiss in this case is reported at 589 F. Supp. 2d 388.
OUTCOME: Obtained payment by Defendants of $16 million in settlement of all claims in a negotiated settlement approved by the District Court.
Claim filed on behalf of investors in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in which plaintiffs alleged that defendants had engaged in securities fraud.
OUTCOME: Defendants' insurers agreed to pay $7.25 million in a negotiated settlement and Staples agreed to reprice certain stock options that were allegedly issued improperly.
The complaint in this derivative action, filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, alleged that senior insider of Staples, the office supply company, had improperly earned millions of dollars by manipul ... ating the dates on which options to purchase the company's stock were granted.
OUTCOME: Obtained payment by Defendants of $1.3 million in settlement of all claims in a negotiated settlement approved by the District Court.
Class action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in which plaintiffs alleged that defendants had engaged in securities fraud. A negotiated settlement was reached and ... approved by the District Court and was subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in In re CP Ships Ltd. Securities Litigation, 578 F. 3d 1306which rejected a challenge to the settlement.
OUTCOME: Defendants paid $1.6 million to resolve all claims pursuant to a negotiated settlement approved by the District Court.
This case was brought in the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota by investors who alleged that the defendants had committed securities fraud by disseminating false and misleading infor ... mation to investors about defendant Buca's finances.
OUTCOME: Obtained payment of $52,000 in damages an attorneys' fees
Case brought in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia arising from failure of restaurant owner to pay overtime to employee and the owner's assault of that employee.
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