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Posted by Jamal | February 18, 2020 | Hired Attorney
First DUI
I was referred to Mr. Haber from a great friend/Police officer and was told he’s the best for my DUI case so i called and set an appointment. We meet for breakfast and at first the way he came across was rough but then i realized as an attorney you have to a certain demeanor. First DUI and Michael wa...
Dear Jamal, I want to thank you very much for taking the time to author and submit #HaberPA's 198th Client Review on AVVO, and I want to take a moment to touch on a few of your observations. First, over the course of my nearly 30 years as a criminal defense lawyer I have both come to respect and have earned the respect of many police officers. When a member of the law enforcement community thinks enough of my ability to refer her / his loved ones to me I consider that to be the highest of honors. Second (both unfortunately and respectfully), from a defense perspective your case was a dog with fleas. Not only knowing the officer who referred you to me but also being quite familiar with your arresting officer (noting that they work for different police agencies), once I read the initial police report I was pretty certain that we had a difficult case on our hands, I was even more convinced of this after you and I met and were able to discuss it in more detail and after receiving and reviewing the State's evidence I was all but positive that we were going down like the Titanic . As you suggested (albeit in different words) I don't believe in blowing sunshine up a client's pant leg, so right from the get go I told you precisely what I thought, but we also agreed to take the time to examine the totality of the facts and circumstances (not just what we had in the moment), and once confirmed we acted quickly to make lemonade from lemons so as to secure the best possible result for you given the situation. That said and done, you are now well on your way to earning a dismissal of the DUI charge and I have complete confidence that you will do so and will come out of this better for it. Third, the gun... When you were taken into custody for DUI your vehicle was - as most all are - towed from the scene and to a lot. You had your gun in the car at the time and the police, properly, secured the firearm and issued you a property receipt for the firearm. You were not charged with any firearm offense, the gun had nothing to do with the case, there was no legal impediment to your getting the gun back (i.e. you were not disqualified from owning, possessing or carrying a firearm as a result of your DUI arrest and you have a valid CWP) and all we needed was a Court Order so that the PD could release the weapon to you, but the Judge threw a monkey wrench into the machinery, refusing to issue the Order. It took 3 appearances and a lot of arguing before I secured that Court Order, but we finally got it and you were ultimately able to collect your property. Finally, so as to accommodate your schedule our first meeting occurred on a weekday morning and at a local deli, and I could not have been more pleased. I'm always happy to meet as conveniently as is possible to the client, especially if a good meal is involved. My only regret is that I couldn't find a factual, legal, procedural or substantive mechanism by which to beat your case, but as the adage goes, "you've gotta play the hand you're dealt". Thank you again Jamal. I'll be monitoring your situation and will be thrilled when you complete your program and the dismissal is entered into the record. Gratefully, MAH/Esq
Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney
excellent lawyer !!!
Michael save me from potentially losing my health care license! I was searching for days for the right lawyer and after talking on the phone with him I knew he was the right person. he was always sincere and to the point. definitely worth it! Michael accomplished the one and only option that we had f...
Dear Anonymous, Thank you so much for your generous Client Review (#HaberPA's 199th on AVVO). Since no one knows who you are I can comfortably elaborate a little to provide context to the folks. You, like many others, were baited by an undercover female police officer who had flagged you down, engaged you in provocative conversation and blocks away, after you had left the scene with nothing but an alleged dialogue, you were popped by waiting sting operation "take down" team members. This case was a true "he said / she said", meaning that the only evidence in the case was testimonial (i.e. there was no recording of the alleged discussion - which is the essence of the crime) and there was no proof that you were "predisposed" to commit the crime (i.e. you had no prior criminal history). Because of this I was 99.999% confident that we had a winner on our hands (over nearly 30 years I have tried many cases precisely like yours and in all that time I have not yet lost one) and as such I was eager to proceed to trial. However, due to your professional licensing you were simply not willing to risk a loss at trial, you needed a guaranteed dismissal and as confident as I was about our odds at an acquittal I could not ethically "guarantee" you a win. Because the case was a 100% factual dispute there was no viable motion to suppress and as the cops had both scripted and coordinated their story there was no feasible motion to dismiss so instead, and at your direction, I brokered the best deal possible, to wit: The State permitted you to confidentially take a 1 hour AIDS class online, to show proof of having gotten an AIDS test and 30 days afterward they agreed to (and did) dismiss your case, which we will now expunge. For me there's nothing quite like the feeling of having the Clerk publish a verdict and utter the words "not guilty" but this was not about me it was about you, you achieved the result that you wanted (albeit not how I would have preferred to have done so), I know that in the end all that mattered to you was securing a dismissal and so I am both pleased and happy for your success. Thank you again for sharing something of your experience with #HaberPA with the folks. Wishing you all the best. Gratefully, MAH/Esq
Posted by Ray | February 03, 2020 | Hired Attorney
A Very Good Attorney!
I have had the privilege of having Michael Haber as my attorney in a civil case brought against me. Although Mr. Haber primarily practices criminal defense law, he was kind enough to represent me. Mr. Haber is very organized and kept me up to date with everything going on. He is extremely knowledge...
Dear Ray, Thank you so very much for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with #HaberPA. As I'm confident that you can't be identified I am comfortable sharing a little bit about the nature of your case with the folks. You, a condominium unit owner, were served with a temporary restraining order by the unit owner who lives directly above you in your building. Over the course of 2+ years you had made repeated noise complaints against him with the condo association, the management company and even the local police department, none of which were able to effect the non-stop late night disturbances. The injunction came in response to your having confronted the unit owner directly, after which he went to the Courts seeking protection. While #HaberPA normally does not get involved in civil disputes I agreed to serve as your advocate in this instance, and yes, we were successful. Regardless of the nature of the case or the client when #HaberPA accepts the responsibility of representation the following language is included in each and every one of our retainer agreements: "I want to thank you once again for your confidence in my ability to assist you during this difficult time. I want to remind you that if you A) do what you are supposed to do when and how you are supposed to do it, and B) if you do not do things that you are not permitted to do during this interim period, then you will be just fine and, soon enough, this will be a distant memory. I also want to reassure you that my goals in your case are three-fold: 1) To perform precisely as I have promised, 2) to always be available to you and 3) to earn (by way of #'s 1 and 2) your positive client review at the successful conclusion of your case." And so it has come to pass that you heeded our advise, I lived up to my expectation and, accordingly, "I have earned "your positive client review". Thank you again for trusting #HaberPA to live up to our obligation and also for honoring your word when we performed as expected. I am grateful to you, wish you all the best and it was my privilege to have been able to serve as your legal counsel in your case. Fondly, MAH/Esq.
Posted by Manny Ferreira | January 30, 2020 | Hired Attorney
the best attorney
Truthfully none of us like to deal with lawyers or legalities; but if you have to, the lawyer you want representing you is Michael Haber! He gets right to the point, is extremely proffessional and without a doubt is brilliant regarding law. He will fight for you truly like a shark. Michael is defi...
Dear Manny, I am most grateful for your kind words and for authoring #HaberPA's 196th Client Review on AVVO. Because you chose to use your actual name in this review yet you declined to share anything about the nature of your case with the folks I'm not going to espouse upon it (which is kind of a shame as it was both interesting and out of the ordinary for me). Still, I will say that after nearly 30 years of practicing criminal defense it's a treat for me to be able to advocate in a somewhat different venue with disparate rules, divergent procedures and dissimilar burdens, and it's even better to walk away absolutely victorious. That said I thank you for sharing your observations about how I take my responsibility to the client and the manner in which I do my job as well as for recommending #HaberPA to those who need help in, with or as regards the court / legal system. Congratulations on your success and thanks again! Fondly, MAH/Esq.
Posted by Olga | January 01, 2020 | Hired Attorney
Just simply amazing!!
I found myself in a very hard and difficult situation and sadly I picked up a DUI charge earlier this year. I was very fortunate to have found Mike, like I said he is just simply amazing! along with the DUI charge the cops of course through other things at me that Mike was able to have dismissed fo...
Dear Olga, Thank you very much for your kind words (in the form of #HaberPA's 195th Client Review on AVVO). I won't expound on the facts of your case but so that the folks have some context I need to give them some background. Your case, like most criminal cases, was tough, but your particular circumstances made it significantly more difficult than many others. The cops made a lot of very serious allegations against you when you were arrested for DUI, DWLS-Knowingly, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Resisting Arrest without Violence and Disorderly Intoxication. None of this was digitally preserved on dash or body cam and so there was no independent way to either prove or deny their claims, but the cops made sure to back up their charges by bringing in numbers instead - 6 police officers - all of whom doubled-down on the other's testimony. Making matters worse for you was your prior criminal history which included another DUI (this was your 2nd, albeit outside of 5 years so there was no mandatory jail time), 2 prior convictions for separate Possession of Marijuana charges (as well as a 3 separate withhold's for the same offense) and prior convictions for both Resisting Arrest and Disorderly Intox (also with other withhold's for the same offenses). Perhaps needless to say this combination of variables made defending you exponentially more difficult. Still, when there's a will there's a way and with experience comes knowledge, and in your case I employed all of my wisdom and my relentless will to beat the State down and at least afford us some positive bargaining power. But I can't take all the credit and happily give you a positive assist for flawlessly following my instructions by securing your Medicinal Marijuana Card and valid THC Rx, providing me with and authorizing me to use all the materials that I requested and for, during the several months that it took to erode the State's determination to slam you, not deviating at all from our plan. Without your cooperation and determination my efforts surely would have fallen flat and we would likely have fared significantly worse. In the end there was no beating the DUI but the State ultimately agreed to dismiss all 5 of the other misdemeanor charges and so you received nothing more than the rock bottom "2nd outside of 5" DUI penalties. I truly wish that I could have beaten all 6 of your charges, and I'm gonna go on the record and say that I abhor having to eat any charges but, to paraphrase Meatloaf's "2 outta 3 'aint bad", in your case beating 5 outta 6 'aint bad. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with #HaberPA with the folks, I am grateful for the props and I wish you and yours all the best of happiness, health, luck, prosperity and success for the New Year 2020 and thereafter. Fondly, MAH/Esq.