Clearwater, FL
Lawyer at Clearwater, FL
OUTCOME: Criminal Traffic Charge Dismissed
Our client was pulled over and charged with a second degree misdemeanor traffic offense. She got her license and we appeared with her at arraignment. Based on the circumstances, we asked the Judge to ... dismiss all criminal charges outstanding against her...our request was granted. Our client walked out of the courtroom happy and with a clean record.
OUTCOME: 2nd DUI Above .15, pled as 1st DUI Below .15
Our client was arrested for his third DUI in 10 years. The first DUI (in a different state) was reduced to a Reckless Driving. The client pled to a second DUI years ago. In this case, the police s ... topped our client, arrested him after conducting a DUI investigation, and took him to Central Breath Testing. At CBT, our client provided two breath samples well over a .15. The State Attorney's Office would almost certainly ask for jail. Based on our training and experience, we met with our client, talked about all options, read the charging document and pled at Arraignment. Based on an error by the law enforcement officer, we were able to save our client hundreds of dollars in fines, and hundreds more in additional headaches. Most importantly, we kept our happy, satisfied client out of jail.
OUTCOME: Case dropped by the State Attorney's Office
Our client was arrested for, and charged with, obstruction / resisting arrest without violence. Our client was pulled over after dropping her child off at school and was ultimately arrested and slamme ... d to the ground, face first, by the arresting officer. After extensive research and negotiations, the prosecutor agreed with our position and agreed to drop the case entirely.
OUTCOME: Case reduced to a Reckless Driving
Our client was pulled after leaving a concert in Ybor. The police followed her for a bit, and believed that based on her driving pattern, that she might be impaired. Upon stopping our client, the pol ... ice officer administered Field Sobriety Tests. He concluded that our client was too impaired to drive. Our client had never been in trouble before and was scared about how a DUI conviction could affect her career. Ultimately, we were able to successfully negotiate with the State Attorney's Office and get our happy client a Reckless Driving.
OUTCOME: DUI reduced to below .15
Our client was arrested after running over a curb, blowing out a tire, failing Field Sobriety Tests and blowing well over a .15. We were able to prove to the assigned prosecutor that our client had a ... much lower blow at the time of driving. Our client plead and was thrilled by the outcome. The ultimate disposition saved our client well over $1,000 in fines and fees that would have been associated with an ignition interlock had we not been able to prove our case.
OUTCOME: DUI reduced to below .15 - One Count of DUI Dropped and One Count of Leaving the Scene of the Accident Dropped
Our client was arrested and charged with two counts of DUI and one count of a Leaving the Scene. Our client appeared on video to be very impaired and provided a breath sample over the .15 enhancement ... level. We conducted extensive case law research, applied them to the facts of our case, and wrote a lengthy memo/letter to the State Attorney's Office. Ultimately, they agreed with our position. They reduced one count of DUI, saving our satisfied client over $1,000 and agreed to drop another count of DUI and one count of Leaving the Scene.of the Accident.
OUTCOME: Burglary with a Battery Dropped by the State
Our client was arrested for an incredibly serious charge - a Burglary with a Battery, which is punishable up to life in prison. Our client hired us after dealing with a different attorney. The other ... attorney's goal was to get the case filed as a misdemeanor and enter her into a pre-trial diversion program. While that certainly would be a good outcome, we battled for more. Our firm waived speedy trial for our client and wrote a 9-page letter to the State Attorney's Office. In our letter, we explained why the case should not be filed at all. After extensive negotiations and discussions with the assigned prosecutor, our client's case was dropped entirely with the filing of a No Information.
OUTCOME: DUI reduced to below .15 and Leaving the Scene reduced to a civil citation
Our client was charged with DUI and Leaving the Scene of the Accident after crashing his vehicle into a business sign. Our client gave a breath sample to the police that was over a .15, the dividing ... line for enhanced penalties and fines. After extensive research and negotiating with the State Attorney's Office, the State stipulated that our client's blow was below a .15 (saving him nearly $1,000 in additional fines and ignition interlock fees). The State also reduced the Leaving the Scene of the Accident charge to a civil citation, saving our client an additional criminal charge and even more money in court costs/fines.
OUTCOME: Case dropped by the State Attorney's Office
Our client was charged with Grand Theft - totaling approximately $15,000. It was our belief that our client should never have been charged with the crime in the first place. Ultimately, after lengthy ... discussions with the State, they dropped the case entirely, resulting in a clean record for our client.
OUTCOME: Parent Reunited With Child
Our client had a dependency case opened up against her by the State based on erroneous allegations. After a long process, and lots of hand holding, we were able to get the parent successfully reunited ... with her daughter, free and clear of any ongoing court cases.
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