Tigard, OR
Criminal defense Lawyer at Tigard, OR
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Appeals
OUTCOME: Client acquitted on all counts by JURY
Young man accused of strangling, assaulting and harassing his elderly aunt. Client claimed self-defense. Self defense case became plausible as the trial proceed based on both Client's testimony and s ... uccessful cross examination.
OUTCOME: Client acquitted on both counts by JURY
Elderly lady accused of Menacing and Unlawfully Pointing a Gun at a group of teenagers who arrived at her front porch to harass and frighten her. Special jury instructions requested, and granted, that ... threatening lethal force to end a trespass is legal as long as lethal force is not used.
OUTCOME: Client acquitted of all counts by JURY
Client accused of criminally trespassing into neighbor's home, and committing assault by physically removing him from it, and throwing him to the ground, breaking his ribs. All prosecution witnesses u ... ndermined on successful cross examination.
OUTCOME: Client acquitted on both counts by Judge
Client accused of gang assault, when actually, client was trying to break up a fight he saw in his neighborhood. Client opted for a bench trial (have a judge decide, not a jury); each witness for the ... prosecution undermined on successful cross examination.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty of Resisting Arrest
Client pulled over for a routine traffic stop was charged with resisting arrest. After one good look at the dashcam video, I advised not to take a plea deal. Indeed, the client was getting a raw deal ... at the hands of the police who accused him of resisting. A jury of his peers acquitted him of resisting arrest.
OUTCOME: Won at the Oregon Supreme Court
My client was charged with attempted felony theft, as well as third degree theft. The prosecutor elected to treat these charges as "violations" rather than "crimes." (The most typical violation of wh ... ich people are aware is a traffic violation, like a speeding ticket.) Under Oregon law as it had stood for almost two decades, when a prosecutor chooses on his or her own to label an offense a "violation," the accused is stripped altogether of his or her rights to state-appointed counsel, the right to be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and the right to a jury trial. When my client was convicted for serious crimes by a traffic court judge after a brief proceeding, I would not let the matter drop. I told my client I was determined to change the law if I could. I appealed the case to the Oregon Court of Appeals, and my arguments overturned the last two decades of law, and required full jury trials for theft defendants, even if their charges were treated as violations. As you might imagine, this decision had a huge impact, and was destined to be reviewed by the Oregon Supreme Court. It was my honor to defend the decision in front of the Oregon Supreme Court in June of 2013. The Supreme Court upheld my client's rights to a full jury trial, despite violation treatment. Also, the same day, on the same reasoning, the Supreme Court affirmed the right of those arrested during the Occupy Portland protests to have their cases tried by jury as well. This is the kind of attorney I am. I will fight with everything I have, all the way to the top, if I have to.
OUTCOME: Full Acquittal by Jury
While interning at the Marin County Public Defender in Northern California, a staff attorney asked me to second chair a case he had. The client was charged with both child abuse and battery. The DA o ... ffered to drop one charge if the client would plead guilty to the other. The client insisted that she was innocent, and demanded a trial. Our office supervisors recommended that we advise the client to plead. After examining the prosecution's evidence, I believed the case could be won at trial, and offered my analysis and strategy to my supervising attorney, who loved my ideas. I did the opening statement and cross examined the police officer. Long story short, the jury came back NOT GUILTY after two hours of deliberation.
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