Amanda Ivy Bevins

My story is very long and complicated, but I'll try to summarize the most important points as best as I can. In May 2017, I was arrested for an outstanding warrant as I was getting on a plane at JFK airport in NY to go to my step son's wedding in Prague. I had no idea that I had been charged with any... sort of crime-ever. I am a responsible, successful business person with zero criminal history. After being taken to Rikers Island (one of the most dangerous jails in the country) I found out that I had been charged with a FELONY for a situation where I became a victim of a scam in April 2016, in CA, and got ripped off $5,000. Details of the situation are too long to go into. From the plane, I was taken to RIKERS Island, and my wife and step daughter were sent on their way to Prague. From Prague, my wife found a NY attorney to deal with my initial representation. This took several days to accomplish. Since the case originated in CA, the NAPA DA office had to order my release. The DA office did not return my NY lawyer's calls for over a week. Our NY lawyer decided he needed to have the assistance of a CA attorney. Amanda was highly recommended to him by a colleague. Within, 24 hours of engaging with Amanda, she got the DA to agree to have me released from Rikers. By the time I was released, I had spent almost 12 days in jail and I missed my step son's wedding, along with a trip of a life time. Both of my attorneys made it clear that the charges against me were very serious and that I would end up in jail if I was found guilty. They both felt that the charges were absolutly unwarranted, but that had to be proven. The details about the legal process that took place are too long to explain, but the bottom line is that Amanda was relentless in defending me. In the end, she was able to get all charges dropped and my name is cleared. My personal, business and financial life would have been ruined without Amanda's expertise and non-stop effort to bring justice to me. My wife and I can't thank her enough. I highly recommend her.

Amanda represented a family member in a criminal case. I worked with her while the family member was in custody, and more and more I can see what an outstanding outcome she was able to obtain for us. She is knowledgeable, professional, very straightforward, and caring. If anyone I knew ever needed... representation again, she would absolutely be our first call.