Case Results

After nearly 10 months of legal wrangling, the case was thrown out after we were able to convince the prosecutor that the religious service did not constitute a criminal offense, nor did the pastor violate the city’s code because his religious service did not meet the legal definition of a “Permit Required” event.(Click to read the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times articles about this case)

After more than a year of negotiations with the government, all charges were dismissed, except one felony count of obstructing police officers during a civil disorder. In a show of remorse and acceptance of responsibility for his actions on January 6th, our client accepted an invitation to speak with investigators working for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee which was tasked with investigating the attack on the United States Capitol.

(Click here to read Yahoo News article about this case.)

After nearly two years of negotiations with the prosecutor’s office, we successfully secured a significantly reduced sentence. Instead of a lengthy prison terms, our client received probation and one year in custody.(Click to read Press Enterprise and 10News San Diego articles about this case)

After a long term romantic relationship ended, our client was accused of felony vandalism and several misdemeanor offenses by her former lover, “Hollywood Madam” Heidi Fleiss. Despite the high-profile nature of the accuser, we successfully had all misdemeanor charges dismissed. Furthermore, we achieved a significant victory by reducing the remaining felony charge to a misdemeanor.(Click here to read Press Enterprise news article about the case)

After lengthy court proceedings, we were able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the charge of possession with intent to sell leveled against our client. Our client plead guilty to one misdemeanor child endangerment charge and was placed on probation with house arrest.

We reviewed the search warrant and concluded that it lacked probable cause to connect our client’s home to any illegal activity. We then challenged the search warrant in court on the basis that the warrant was issued in violation of the 4^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The DA’s Office fought to save the warrant. The judge who heard the evidence agreed with us, stating that the warrant was “woefully inadequate” and that the SWAT team should have known better than to rely on the inadequate warrant to search our client’s home. The entire case against our client was dismissed.

A book author and former newspaper editor faced serious felony criminal negligence charges (Penal Code 399) after his large dog attacked a child, causing facial and neck injuries. The dog had previously shown aggressive behavior toward children.

Given the severity of the injuries and the dog’s history, prosecutors pushed strongly for prison time. However, after extensive legal proceedings, we successfully persuaded the judge to impose a more lenient sentence of probation and house arrest instead of incarceration. (Click here to read Press Enterprise news article about the case)

A Lieutenant Commander facing federal charges for felony receipt of child pornography achieved an unprecedented outcome. The court sentenced our client to only 2 years in prison—a dramatically reduced sentence for this type of federal offense.

This exceptional result was so far below standard federal sentencing guidelines that it prompted the U.S. Attorney’s Office to file an appeal against the judge’s decision.

An office manager was accused of grand theft and embezzlement of approximately $55,000 from her employer. A subsequent background investigation revealed that the office manager was previously involved in a $3-million real estate scam for which she was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. We successfully negotiated a resolution that resulted in probation and house arrest for the office manager’s new case.

We successfully prevented criminal charges from being filed in a case where a firefighter was arrested for alleged child endangerment and molestation. By presenting compelling evidence and case details to the District Attorney’s Office, we convinced prosecutors not to pursue charges against our client.