Galveston, TX
Family Lawyer at Galveston, TX
Practice Areas: Family, Real Estate ... +4 more
OUTCOME: Motion for New Trial Granted; Client Kept Custody on Retrial.
Filed motion for new trial for mother opposing custody switch, after she lost custody of all five of her kids when her prior attorney failed to notify her of trial date and failed to appear for trial. ... Won motion for new trial and got highly prejudicial social worker's report thrown out--case settled favorably for client, who retained custody of all children.
OUTCOME: Jury acquitted defendant after 10 minutes of deliberation.
Defendant was charged with assault by offensive contact. State presented audio recorded evidence purportedly of the incident in question, including sounds alleged to be that of Defendant cursing and h ... itting the complainant. On cross-examination, established that complainant had recorded the incident in anticipation of custody litigation, and complainant's husband was knowledgable in the manipulation of digital recordings.
OUTCOME: DWI dismissed; case re-filed as Obstruction of Public Roadway.
Client was validly pulled over for improper lane change, admitted to being intoxicated on police video, and voluntarily submitted to breath test on a DWI task force weekend (Galveston motorcycle rally) ... . In negotiations, emphasized client's good behavior and honesty with arresting officer as well as impact of DWI conviction on client's job as an overseas government contractor employee.
OUTCOME: Client was Acquitted
Case was tried to jury. Won directed verdict of acquittal based on the State's almost sole reliance on veterinary reports offered through SPCA worker, in violation of hearsay rules and Supreme Court d ... ecision in Crawford v. Washington.
OUTCOME: Highly incriminating videotape was suppressed from evidence; Defendant was convicted based on other evidence deemed admissible.
Won hearing on motion to suppress evidence obtained by law enforcement without warrant, in high profile child sex abuse case where defendant placed incriminating evidence on CDs, floppy disks and video ... tapes into lockbox, and placed lockbox into alleged victim's care when defendant left the country. Court ruled that defendant had reasonable privacy interest in contents of lockbox, and that law enforcement violated defendant's Fourth Amendment rights when officers opened lockbox and viewed digital photos and videos in lockbox.