Chicago, IL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Sex Crime
OUTCOME: Motion to Quash Granted
Client was charged with a Class X Felony for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine (125.5 grams). Officers stopped the driver of the vehicle for parking in a bus lane. Upon discovering the dr ... iver did not have a valid driver's license, the police pulled my client from the car (after they saw him place a brown paper bag in the glove box) and searched the car. Motion to quash was filed and GRANTED
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with criminal damage to property, a felony due to the amount of damage. After attempting to have the matter dismissed, with no luck, the matter was set for trial. Client found not ... guilty after the court determined that the witness for the prosecution was not credible and state did not meet their burden of proof.
OUTCOME: Reducer from Felony to Misdemeanor
Client charged with aggravated domestic battery with strangulation. Successfully convinced state's attorney to reduce the charges to a misdemeanor!
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with Battery/Bodily Harm for a fight that occurred with his business partner. We answered ready for trial on the first court date and after only three questions, the judge found my ... client NOT GUILTY.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client charged with aggravated battery with great bodily harm - a felony in Illinois due to the nature of the injuries. And my client was facing possible deportation. Client found not guilty based on ... the video which clearly showed my client was not the aggressor
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
My client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He was stopped by the Chicago Police Dept. for illegal window tints, obstruction and no front tag. While under arrest, vehicle was sear ... ched and a .357 Magnum was recovered along with my client's bullet proof vest, utility belt and various security guard badges. Even after informing the police that he was a security officer on his way to work, when he was legally allowed to carry a weapon, he was arrested anyway. Matter was set for trial and my client found not guilty after it was determined that the gun was in fact lawfully cased and the weapon was not immediately accessible by my client. Victory was his.
OUTCOME: Motion granted in favor of the defendant
Successfully presented a motion to quash a consent to search my client's bedroom where a Category II sawed off shotgun and 28g of cannabis, scale and baggies for distribution were recovered. My client ... 's mother gave consent to search her adult son's bedroom. What the police didn't realize, or should have realized, is that she cannot give consent to search a private area of her home, only the common areas. Changed the charge from Armed Violence, with a minimum sentencing range of 10 years + at 85% to a Class 2.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client charged with Aggravated Assault with a butcher knife. Victim claims my client came charging down the stairs of the apartment building in which they both lived. Victim ran out of the building a ... nd my client allegedly chased her down the street with the knife, yelling and screaming that she was going to kill her. Victim "gets away" and returns to the apartment building later. Fearing for her life, she waits until about 15 hours later to even contact the police. Finding of NOT GUILTY
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with counterfeiting United States Currency. State offered a reducer to a different charge but I refused on behalf of my client after discussing the ramifications of pleading guilty. ... He agreed and we set the matter for trial. The State was unable to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt and my client was found not guilty on all counts
OUTCOME: Reducer
Client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (UUW) while confronting the person who stole his coat among other items during a previous burglary of my client's home. My client was also o ... n active military duty and could not have a conviction for a felony on his record and remain the service. We convinced the State's Attorney's office to reduce the charges to a misdemeanor so that he could remain on active duty and did in fact deploy to Afghanistan immediately thereafter to service our country.
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