My goal has always been and will always be to have a client who is happy with my representation at the end of the case. If I mislead a client in the beginning just to get them to hire me, and the results predictably fail to meet those false expectations, then my client will not be happy at the end. It is not worth the money to incur that type of headache. If you want an attorney who will tell you whatever you want to hear in the beginning, then I am probably not your man.
Below is a list of some of the results that I have obtained for my clients in the past 5 years. I have not included cases where the results, while favorable, would have most likely been the same whether I was hired or not. I have only included cases where I truly believe that I made a difference. And in some of those cases, I advised the client before they ever paid me a penny that hiring me probably would not make a difference. However, if they wanted to invest in me and take a chance, I would do everything I could to achieve a better than the expected result. They knew it was a long shot, but it was a long shot that paid off.
It is important to note that EVERY CASE IS FACTUALLY AND LEGALLY DIFFERENT, AND PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT IN ANY WAY PREDICT FUTURE RESULTS IN WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE A SIMILAR CASE. However, these results show that in many cases, it is beneficial to hire an experienced attorney. For instance, in many cases of Extreme DUI, I was able to obtain a not guilty verdict on that charge, or was able to convince the prosecutor to allow my client to plead to the DUI charge in exchange for their agreement to dismiss the Extreme DUI charge. This often resulted in serving significantly less jail time, paying substantially less in fines and assessments, and avoiding the mandatory installation of a certified ignition interlock device on their vehicle. The results I have included here only show the reduction in the jail time, and not the reduction in other consequences such as fines or license suspensions/revocations/restrictions.
DUI cases
- July 2008 - Filed Motion to Dismiss that was granted and resulted in dismissal with prejudice of all charges in Extreme DUI case with a prior in case with a .215 breath test in West Mesa Justice Court.
- June 2008 - Negotiated a plea in 2 counts of Armed Robbery that resulted in probation with 9 months jail in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- May 2008 - Set an Extreme DUI case with a .208 blood test and accident to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court that resulted in dismissal of Extreme DUI charge prior to trial and plea to DUI with 1 day jail.
- April 2008 - Negotiated a plea to a regular DUI with 1 day jail and 14 days home detention in Super Extreme DUI case in Glendale Municipal Court.
- April 2008 - Negotiated a plea to misdemeanor Driving Without Interlock and no jail or probation in Aggravated DUI case when blood test result came back at .054 in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- April 2008 - Negotiated a plea to 1st offense Super Extreme DUI and dismissal of allegation of prior conviction (which reduced jail from 180 days to 45 days) in Super Extreme DUI case with blood test of .309 and accident in Scottsdale Municipal Court.
- Oct. 2007 - Set a 2nd offense Extreme DUI case with a .176 breath test to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court that resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges prior to trial.
- Oct. 2007 - Investigated case that led to dismissal of DUI/Drugs case in West McDowell Justice Court.
- Sept. 2007 - Investigated case that led to dismissal of DUI charge with .051 blood test and accident in Yarnell Justice Court (Yavapai County).
- May 2007 - Negotiated a plea to a Reckless Driving with no jail and dismissal of DUI charges with a .144 blood test in Scottsdale Municipal Court.
- May 2007 - Negotiated a plea to a Reckless Driving with no jail and dismissal of DUI charges with a .104 blood test in North Valley Justice Court.
- May 2007 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that was granted and resulted in dismissal of all charges in DUI/Drugs case in San Marcos Justice Court.
- October 2006 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that was granted and resulted in dismissal of all charges in an Extreme DUI case with a .158 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- July 2006 - Received directed verdicts of acquittal (not guilty) on all DUI charges from the judge at a bench trial on DUI/Drugs case in Peoria Municipal Court.
- May 2006 - Filed a Motion to Suppress which resulted in a plea to a reckless driving charge with no jail and dismissal of all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with a .171 blood test in Tempe Municipal Court.
- April 2006 - Received not guilty verdicts from a jury on all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with a blood test of .197 in Peoria Municipal Court.
- February 2006 - Filed a Motion to Suppress which resulted in a plea to a DUI and one day in jail and dismissal of Extreme DUI charge in a case with a .176 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- December 2005 - Filed a Motion to Dismiss that was granted and resulted in dismissal of all charges in Extreme DUI case with a prior conviction in a case with a .215 breath test in West Mesa Justice Court.
- December 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a DUI charge with one day in jail and dismissal of Extreme DUI charge in a case with a .200 breath test in Buckeye Municipal Court.
- December 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a DUI charge with five days in jail and dismissal of Extreme DUI charge in a case with a .213 breath test in Glendale Municipal Court.
- September 2005 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that was granted and resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges in a case with a .109 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- August 2005 - Set an Extreme DUI case with a .239 breath test to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, which resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges prior to trial.
- August 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a DUI charge with five days in jail and dismissal of Extreme DUI charge with a .180 breath test and an accident in Glendale Municipal Court.
- June 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a misdemeanor DUI charge with 1 day in jail in and dismissal of Aggravated DUI charges in a case with a .165 blood test in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- May 2005 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that was granted and resulted in dismissal of all charges in Extreme DUI case with a .200 blood test in Peoria Municipal Court.
- May 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a reckless driving charge and dismissal of DUI charges in a case with a .099 breath test in Tempe Municipal Court.
- April 2005 - Received directed verdicts of acquittal (not guilty) on all DUI charges from judge at a bench trial in an Extreme DUI case with a breath test of .252 in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- April 2005 - Set an Extreme DUI case with a .221 breath test to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, which resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges prior to trial.
- March 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a reckless driving charge with no jail and dismissal of DUI charges with a .125 breath test in Northwest Phoenix Justice Court.
- March 2005 - Set a DUI case with a .100 breath test to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, which resulted in dismissal of DUI charges prior to trial.
- March 2005 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that was granted and resulted in dismissal of DUI charges in a case with a .095 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- January 2005 - Negotiated a plea to a reckless driving charge with no jail and dismissal of DUI charges with a .097 breath test in Glendale Justice Court.
- September 2004 - Negotiated a plea to a DUI charge with one day in jail and dismissal of Extreme DUI charge with a .188 blood test in North Mesa Justice Court.
- August 2004 - Filed a Motion to Suppress, which resulted in a plea to a DUI charge with 1 day in jail with dismissal of an Extreme DUI charge with a breath test of .224 in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- August 2004 - Filed a Motion to Suppress which resulted in a plea to a reckless driving charge with no jail and dismissal of DUI charges with a .148 breath test in West Mesa Justice Court.
- July 2004 - Received not guilty verdicts from a jury on all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with a blood test of .206 in Peoria Municipal Court.
- July 2004 - Received not guilty verdicts from a jury on a DUI charge with a breath test of .075 in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- July 2004 - Negotiated a plea to a misdemeanor DUI that resulted in 1 day in jail and dismissal of Aggravated DUI charges with a .157 blood test in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- June 2004 - Negotiated a plea to a reckless driving with no jail and dismissal of a DUI charge in a case with a .073 blood test and an accident in Scottsdale Municipal Court.
- May 2004 - Received not guilty verdict from a jury on an Extreme DUI charge; guilty on DUI and sentenced to 1 day in jail with .181 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- April 2004 - Received hung jury (5-1 for not guilty) on all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with .242 blood test that resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges in Peoria Municipal Court.
- April 2004 - Received not guilty verdict from a jury on Extreme DUI; guilty on DUI and sentenced to 1 day in jail with .172 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- April 2004 - Set an Extreme DUI case with .263 breath test to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, which resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges prior to trial.
- April 2004 - Negotiated plea to first offense Aggravated DUI despite prior Aggravated DUI convictions in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- February 2004 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that resulted in dismissal of DUI charges in a case with a breath test of .103 in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- February 2004 - Negotiated a plea to minimum sentences to run concurrent (together) for 2 different cases of Aggravated DUI with .137 and .125 breath tests in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- December 2003 - Received not guilty verdicts from a jury on all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with a breath test of .216 in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- November 2003 - Received hung jury on an Extreme DUI charge with a .262 breath test that was then dismissed; convicted of DUI with a prior conviction and sentenced to 45 days in jail.
- July 2003 - Filed a Motion to Suppress that resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with a breath test of .188 in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- April 2003 - Set a DUI case with a .084 breath test to a jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, which resulted in dismissal of DUI charges prior to trial.
- April 2003 - Set an Extreme DUI case with a .244 breath test to jury trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, which resulted in dismissal of all DUI charges prior to trial.
- April 2003 - Received a hung jury (3-3) on all DUI charges in an Extreme DUI case with a .188 breath test in Phoenix Municipal Court which resulted in a plea to DUI that resulted in 2 days in jail and dismissal of the Extreme DUI charge.
Non-DUI cases
- May 2008 - Investigated Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor/Child Neglect case that led to dismissal of both charges in Peoria Municipal Court.
- April 2008 - Received not guilty verdict from the judge in shoplifting case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- February 2008 - Investigated Unlawful Flight case that led to dismissal in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- October 2007 - Investigated Identity Theft/Forgery case that led to dismissal in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- October 2007 - Received not guilty verdict from judge in Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- July 2007 - Set Shoplifting case to jury trial that resulted in dismissal of case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- October 2006 - Set a Domestic Violence Assault case to trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- July 2006 - Received a not guilty verdict from the judge in an Interfering with Police case in Tempe Municipal Court
- June 2006 - Negotiated a plea to misdemeanor Resisting Arrest with probation and no jail in a case of Class 6 felony Aggravated Assault and Class 6 felony Resisting Arrest in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- January 2006 - Negotiated a plea to Aggravated Assault-Non Dangerous with probation that resulted in 5 days jail in a case of Aggravated Assault-Dangerous (gun) in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- December 2005 - Filed a Motion to Dismiss that resulted in dismissal of all charges in a case of two counts of Class 2 felony Theft and one count of Class 3 felony Theft in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- October 2005 - Set a Domestic Violence Assault case to trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Glendale Municipal Court.
- October 2005 - Set a Probation Violation case to a Witness Violation Hearing that resulted in dismissal of the Petition to Revoke Probation prior to the hearing in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- September 2005 - Set Possession of Stolen Property case to a jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- September 2005 - Set Theft and Assault case to a jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- June 2005 - Negotiated a plea to two Class 6 undesignated offenses and probation that resulted in no jail in a case of Class 2 felony Fraudulent Schemes and Class 4 felony Forgery in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- May 2005 - Set a Domestic Violence Assault case to trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Scottsdale Municipal Court.
- March 2005 - Negotiated a plea to civil speed and dismissal of an Exhibition of Speed charge in Peoria Justice Court.
- November 2004 - Set a Domestic Violence Assault case to trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Peoria Municipal Court.
- October 2004 - Negotiated a plea to a Class 6 undesignated offense and probation that resulted in no jail in case of Class 3 felony Theft.
- August 2004 - Received a not guilty verdict from the judge in an Assault case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- November 2003 - Received a not guilty verdict from the jury in a Leaving the Scene case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- October 2003 - Set Assault case to trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in North Valley Justice Court.
- June 2003 - Set a Shoplifting case to jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- May 2003 - Filed a Motion to Dismiss in a Class 3 felony Armed Robbery case that resulted in dismissal of the case in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- April 2003 - Set a Leaving the Scene case to jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- March 2003 - Set a Theft case to jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- October 2002 - Set a Drug Paraphernalia case to jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.
- July 2002 - Set a Theft case to jury trial that resulted in dismissal of the case in Phoenix Municipal Court.