Case Results

Court – Baltimore City District Court, Baltimore City Circuit Court

Charge – DUI (Driving Under the Influence)

Outcome – The prosecutor agreed to modify the charges so they would not affect the client's military enlistment and career, ultimately saving his career.

Court – Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) — Points Replication Hearing

Charge – Accumulation of 12 license points stemming from an out-of-state DUI conviction

Outcome – Successfully defended against the proposed license revocation, allowing the client to keep his driver’s license and driving privileges intact.

Court – Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (appeal from District Court)

Charge – Several traffic offenses arising from a serious multi-vehicle crash

Outcome – All charges were dismissed on appeal.

Court – MVA Hearing

Charge – Refusal of breath test for suspected DUI

Outcome – Officer failed to appear in court, so there was no evidence that the client was advised of his rights, either in writing or by audio. Judge granted motion for “No Action.”

Court – Harford County Court

Charge – Speeding & Reckless Driving

Outcome – Reckless Driving charge dropped by Trooper during cross examination, Judge found client guilty of only one-point of offense on Speeding.

Court – Baltimore City District Court & Circuit Court

Charge – Client was charged with potentially jailable offenses arising out of relatively minor contact with a pedestrian

Outcome – Appeal to the Circuit court succeeded in dismissing the care.

Court – Montgomery County

Charge – CDL Speed Violation

Outcome – We represented an out-of-state truck driver and CDL holder charged with a serious speeding violation. We appeared at trial and succeeded in having the charges amended to result in an outcome that did not cause any concern for his CDL.

Court – OAH/MVA

Charge – Proposed License Suspension – Out-of-State DUI

Outcome – I was retained by the parents of a young man who was attending a graduate-level program in the Philippines, with a 9-hour time difference. The client had been found guilty of a DUI in another state. Under the terms of the National Driver Compact, that state advised Maryland of the conviction. Maryland, therefore, posted the conviction on the MVA record and assessed 12 points resulting in a Revocation Notice. We had a remote hearing before the Office of Administrative Hearings and successfully showed the Administrative Law Judge that MVA had failed to prove its case due to a lack of evidence to support the entry of his MVA record. The ALJ dismissed the case with a “No Action.”

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Hit and Run

Outcome – woman with many past criminal issues and current mental health issues was charged with failure to remain at the scene of an accident aka “Hit and Run.” The case started with a minor contact in a parking lot. The car owner was not present but, a witness confronted my client and had her leave a note on the car’s window. When the owner returned, the witness told her what had happened. The owner tried the phone number but, my client had left the wrong number, which she admitted to the responding police officer. At trial before a Baltimore County District Court judge, we convinced the judge to grant her a PBJ despite the state’s opposition.

Court – Harford County

Charge – Reversed Guilty Plea on 11 Traffic Citations causing a license suspension

Outcome – I was retained by a New Jersey driver who received and paid 11 moving violations from a single traffic stop in Harford County. This resulted in NJ wanting to suspend his driver’s license for too many points. I filed a Motion asking the court to reopen the cases and set them for trial. The court granted the motion and I appeared at the new trial and he was found Not Guilty on ALL charges. In addition, I got a refund for all of the fines that he had paid. This resulted in NJ withdrawing the proposed suspension.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Driving While Under the Influence

Outcome – I represented a gentleman who is a resident of Philadelphia in a very sticky set of charges revolving around an alcohol-related accident on I-95 with his two small children in the car. The State was seeking jail time even though this was only his first alcohol event. He was about to begin a new job with the City of Philadelphia and was very active with his family and children. He had a very colored past that, had it come up in court, would have no doubt not been helpful. After discussions with the State’s Attorney, and with a good judge, we persuaded the judge to reject the state’s recommendation and grant Probation Before Judgment.

Court – MVA Hearing

Charge – Refusal of an Alcohol Breath Test

Outcome – We represented a person in his first-ever alcohol-related charges and an allegation that he refused to take a chemical breath test. He was facing a potential 270-day suspension of his driver’s license. We faced an uphill fight but, we successfully persuaded the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) that MVA failed to present evidence that was legally sufficient to prove its case. The ALJ granted my request for a “No Action” dismissing the case.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – CDL High-Speed Case

Outcome – My client, a CDL holder, was charged with a very high-speed violation in addition to charges of Reckless Driving and Negligent Driving. He was understandably very anxious about how this would affect his ability to support his family and earn a living as a commercial driver. I discussed the case with the charging officer and persuaded him to amend the speed charge and dismiss the reckless and negligent charges. This resulted in keeping his driving record clean and dismissing the threat to his CDL.

Court – Carroll County District Court

Charge – Fleeing and Eluding

Outcome – We represented a young man we have represented several times. He was charged with serious violations including Fleeing and Eluding a police officer. After several conversations with the State’s Attorney, and various last-minute hiccups, we succeeded in having ALL charges placed on the Stet docket assuming he fulfills several reasonable conditions. This is essentially an indefinite postponement. The main goal was to keep any conviction or PBJ off of his record because he still has a (suspended) provisional license, MVA would have suspended him again. This was a huge accomplishment for our client.

Court – Baltimore County Circuit Court

Charge – Client was charged with Driving While Suspended – her second such incident in addition to a DUI conviction.

Outcome – We successfully arranged to have her sentencing deferred several months to allow her to take the steps necessary to get her license reinstated. We appeared in Circuit Court and the Judge rewarded our efforts with a PBJ and substantially reduced fines and costs.

Court – Frederick County District Court

Charge – Client – a CDL driver – was charged with driving with an invalid CDL and without a valid medical certificate.

Outcome – We strategically managed the case to position the case for dismissal for procedural reasons. The Judge granted our motion for acquittal.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Client charged with Failure to control speed to avoid a collision.

Outcome – Not Guilty

Court – Baltimore City District Court

Charge – Client is a CDL driver who was charged with driving an overweight vehicle and driving without a necessary permit. He was facing fines in excess of $12,000.00.

Outcome – All charges were dismissed and he made ZERO in fines or court costs.

Court – Montgomery County District Court

Charge – Client was charged with two separate sets of offenses for Driving While Suspended.

Outcome – Separate trial resulted in the charges being dismissed. We assisted the client in filing the necessary petitions to expunge the serious charges from his records.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Client charged with Driving on a Learner’s Permit without supervision

Outcome – Charges were dismissed.

Court – Howard County District Court

Charge – Client charged with speeding 106 mph in a 55 mph zone

Outcome – Following an extensive trial the Judge found my client Not Guilty. The client was speechless and ecstatic.

Court – Anne Arundel County – Glen Burnie

Charge – Failed to fully stop at a railroad crossing

Outcome – Officer did not present evidence, a great result for a very concerned professional driver.

Court – Baltimore City – Patpsaco District Court

Charge – Driving While Suspended

Outcome – We negotiated a very generous result that kept the charges off of his record, cut his fines from a potential several thousand dollars to a fraction of that amount and required a small amount of community service; a better outcome than we could have originally imagined.

Court – Towson District Court

Charge – Failure to Control Vehicle Speed to Avoid a Collision

Outcome – The charging officer was not able to produce evidence to support his charges and the Judge granted our motion for Judgment.

Court – Anne Arundel County – Glen Burnie

Charge – Several violations resulting from an attempt to get around a daily traffic back-up.

Outcome – The officer agreed to go forward on only one of the charges and did not object to a PBJ on the remaining count. A great result for a knowledgeable client.

Court – Essex District Court

Charge – Suspended and Revoked license

Outcome – We helped him resolve the revocation with MVA and obtained a great result in court. He paid a minor fine and avoided points.

Court – Essex District Court

Charge – Driving at a High Rate of Speed

Outcome – The officer agreed to not oppose a PBJ and the court agreed to that very favorable disposition with a fine. No points.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Driving while suspended

Outcome – After helping to resolve the suspension we got the State and Judge to agree to drop all but one count and grant a Probation Before Judgment with no additional points on his record.

Court – Baltimore County – Towson

Charge – Leaving the scene of an accident

Outcome – The State agreed to drop all charges after we explained the surrounding issues. Not Guilty.

Court – Baltimore County – Essex

Charge – Failure to remain at the scene of an accident.

Outcome – After negotiating a disposition including 60 hours of community service, the Judge granted a PBJ.

Court – Baltimore County – Towson

Charge – Failure to control vehicle to avoid a collision.

Outcome – State was unable to support the charges and the charges were dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Driving at a High Rate of Speed

Outcome – We resolved the case so that there are no points or entry on the client’s driving record.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Failure to remain at the scene of an accident.

Outcome – Client was found guilty at the original trial date. Sentencing was deferred for client to perform 60 hours of community service. At sentencing the court granted a PBJ with a minimal fine. Great outcome.

Court – Baltimore County – Towson

Charge – Failure to control speed to avoid a collision. This was a serious concern for our client who is a pilot for a major airline carrier and feared the impact of this traffic charge.

Outcome – The state could not support its charge and the case was dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Client, an out of state health professional was charged with driving 105 mph on the I-695 Baltimore Beltway.

Outcome – We were successful in obtaining a Probation Before Judgment. This kept the entry of the offense and points off of his driving record.

Court – Montgomery County – Rockville

Charge – Client who we are representing for a DUI had a open 5 point speeding ticket that was ignored and caused his license to be suspended for which he was also facing serious charges. We sent the speeding ticket in for a trial which lifted the suspension.

Outcome – At trial, the court granted a Probation Before Judgment, reduced the speed and imposed a reduced fine. This also significantly improves the client’s position for the upcoming DUI trial.

Court – Anne Arundel County

Charge – Client was charged with Failure to Control speed to avoid a collision. In fact, Client was hit by a child on a bicycle who went through a stop sign.

Outcome – Case dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Client, an attorney in another state, contacted us about a very old spending charge that was still outstanding and complicating life for him in his home state.

Outcome – After having the case re-opened and set in for a new trail, we were successful in getting the dismissed and the client’s record cleared of the offense.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Client, a medical resident driving through Maryland to his new position was charged with speeding.

Outcome – The court dismissed the charges.

Court – Baltimore County – Essex

Charge – Client was a repeat offense for driving while suspended or revoked, and faced serious consequences for his most recent charge.

Outcome – Client obtained clearance of his license in Maryland and obtained a license in Pennsylvania. The state agreed to dismiss ALL charges.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Client a non-citizen with a pending application very crucial to her immigration status, was charged with a serious offense of driving without a license.

Outcome – With our encouragement the client obtained her license the day before trial and the state agreed to allow her to pay out a lesser charge and to dismiss the serious charges against her. She received her desired visa citizenship decision.

Court – Anne Arundel County

Charge – Client, a College level football referee, was in Baltimore to work a local football game. He was charged with driving at a high rate of speed – a 5 point offense.

Outcome – The speed was reduced and he received a Probation Before Judgment.

Court – Howard County

Charge – Failure to control speed to avoid a collision.

Outcome – The state was unable to produce sufficient evidence o support the charge against the client. Case dismissed. Nothing on his record, no fine, no points.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Client, an employee of a defense contractor and holder of a security clearance, was charge with a serious traffic offense of leaving the scene of an accident.

Outcome – We argued that the client did try to stop but that the traffic pattern did not allow him to do so safely. The case resolved with an unsupervised probation and no points on his record.

Court – Anne Arundel County

Charge – Driving while Revoked.

Outcome – After postponing the case to allow the client, a Vietnam War veteran, to obtain his driver’s license, we obtained a very favorable result. The case was complicated by the fact that the client was still on probation for a very old DUI charge. The judge cooperated in fashioning an outcome that did not jeopardize Client’s probation.

Court – Baltimore City

Charge – Failure to remain at the scene of a property damage collision.

Outcome – Probation before judgment, no entry on the client’s record, no points, reduced fines.

Court – Baltimore County – Essex

Charge – Client contacted me from Massachusetts after discovering a serious traffic offense from nearly 15 years prior. Client had a warrant outstanding for his arrest for his failure to appear years before.

Outcome – After having the warrant recalled we appeared at trial and obtained a favorable result that did not have any impact on his driver’s license and all fines and costs were waived.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Client was charged with Hit and Run. In addition to the potentially jailable charges client faced immigration consequences.

Outcome – After discussions with the State’s attorney client obtained a PBJ that resulted in no criminal or immigration effects.

Court – Baltimore County – Catonsville

Charge – Client was charged with a significant speed offense while exiting I 70.

Outcome – The state was unable to support the charges made. She was found Not Guilty.

Court – Anne Arundel County

Charge – Client was facing several charges related to the suspension of his driver’s license from another state.

Outcome – We worked long and hard to assist the client in clearing his out of state suspension and obtaining a new license. This significantly helped favorably revolve the Maryland charges with a PBJ on one of the citations and dismissal of all remaining charges.

Court – Carroll County – Westminister

Charge – Speeding

Outcome – Client, already on Probation for Speeding was facing a 5 point citation . We successfully had the court reduce the speed and the resulting points and fine. A very favorable outcome.

Court – Carroll County – Westminister

Charge – Failure to drive on the right side of the roadway

Outcome – Client had a spotless record and we obatined a PBJ with reduced fine.

Court – Baltimore City District Court

Charge – Leaving the scene of an accident and failure to provide insurance information

Outcome – Client, who returned to the scene and was there when the officer arrived, was granted a PBJ with all other charges dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County – Essex

Charge – We were called by an attorney in New York to help his client with a warrant an Driving While Suspended charge from 2013.

Outcome – We succesfully dealt with the warrant and and got a PBJ on the Driving While Suspended. All fines and costs were waived. The client was able to obtain a license in New York.

Court – Baltimore County Towson

Charge – Our client , already on Probation for a Driving while suspended and a DUI is charged with a another Drving While Suspended. We were not happy with the judge assignment in District C0urt so we praye da jury trial to the circuit court.

Outcome – There, we negotiated with the State’s Attorney to delay sentencing until after the time we expect the client to have applied for and hopefully obtained a new driver;s license. We are confident that this will help her avoid jail.

Court – Baltimore County Towson

Charge – High speed

Outcome – Client, a Senior School Administrator with a history of speeding had the charges dismissed. No fine, No Points, no violation of his existing PBJ.

Court – Baltimore County – Essex

Charge – High speed

Outcome – PBJ, No points, reduced fines

Court – Baltimore County – Towson

Charge – Client lost control of his vehicle, crashed through the fence and into the garage door of a private home and left the scene.

Outcome – Facing substantial consequences, we resolved the case with a PBJ on one of the more serious charges and had the balance dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County – Towson

Charge – Driving While Suspended and Driving without insurance.

Outcome – Our client, a refugee seeking asylum was very concerned that the charges would impact his application for asylum in the US. After discussing the case with the State’s Attorney we successfully resolved the case with no negative effects. We also have filed expungement petitions to remove the serious charges completely from his record.

Court – Prince Georges County – Hyattsville

Charge

Outcome – Not Guilty – No points, No fine, No effect on driving record.

Court – Jurisdiction Anne Arundel County – Glen Burnie

Charge – First of two cases for Driving While Suspended (while on a prior PBJ for a DUI).

Outcome – Succesfully obtained a Probation Before Judgment – Unsupervised. Significant reduction of fines. No effect on his existing Probation for the DUI.

Court – Jurisdiction Howard County District Court

Charge – Young driver worried about points and violations on his record and the effect it would have on his medical school applications, charged with Speeding (high).

Outcome – Even though he had already paid the ticket and had the points on his record, we successfully re-opened the case and got the charges reversed and the points removed. A great result.

Court – Howard County District Court

Charge – Young Drivcer charge with several serious violations including leaving the scene of an accident.

Outcome – Unsupervised Probation on the most serious charge. All others charges were dismissed.

Court – Anne Arundel County – Annapolis

Charge – Speeding

Outcome – Probation Before Judgment – No points and reduced fine.

Court – District Court Baltimore County

Charge – Failure to control vehicle to avoid collision

Outcome – Client, a high level federal employee with security clearance was thrilled that all charges were dropped.

Court – Baltimore County

Charge – Speeding and reckless driving

Outcome – Probation before Judgment. No points and no entry on his driving record.

Court – Anne Arundel County

Charge – Airline pilot charged with Failure to Control Vehicle Speed to Avoid a Collission on Highway

Outcome – Not guilty. Client, a commercial airline pilot was concerned that charges would interfere with a new job at a major carrier. We had the charges dismissed with no effect to his driving record or his new job.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Speeding (90 in a 55)

Outcome – Not Guilty. This out-of state military contractor was terrified that the high-speed charge would impact her security clearance and work opportunities. She was found Not Guilty.

Court – Anne Arundel County District Court

Charge – Leaving the Scene of an Accident

Outcome – Unsupervised Probation on the most serious charge. Other lesser charges were dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Failure to Stop for a red traffic signal – Contributing to an Accident

Outcome – Probation Before Judgment.

Court – Baltimore City District Court

Charge – Failure to Control Speed to Avoid Collision

Outcome – Not Guilty. Client was charged with causing an accident on the Baltimore Beltway (1-695). State could not produce evidence to support the charge.

Court – Anne Arundel County District Court

Charge – Driving on a Revoked/Suspended License

Outcome – Probation Before Judgment on one of the charges and dismissal of several other serious charges. Client has several prior convictions for similar charges and a prior DUI. She was fortunate to get the result that she did.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Driving While Suspended, Driving without insurance and others

Outcome – PBJ on the insurance charge, and with a lot of hard work, client got his license and the other license related charges were dismissed.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Speeding and Failure to obey traffic control device

Outcome – PBJ to a reduced speed and dismissal of other charges. The client is a CDL holder and the speed charge would have caused him great difficulty with his CDL record. The officer agreed to reduce the speed and not oppose a PBJ.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Client, an out-of state (NY) driver, was charged with several serious license plate related charges including Knowingly using a fraudulent license tag.

Outcome – All charges were dismissed. Client maintained that an on-line seller of false temporary license plates duped him. Issues were corrected and we got the prosecutor to agree to drop all charges.

Court – Baltimore County District Court

Charge – Failure to Control Speed to Avoid a Collision

Outcome – Not Guilty.

Court – Montgomery County District Court

Charge – Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

Outcome – Probation Before Judgment – No entry or points on Client’s driving record.

Outcome – Client was struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction on a major road. She was seriously injured and was airlifted to University of Maryland Shock Trauma. After several surgeries and complex PT we settled the claim for the full policy value – a six figure settlement. A Worker’s Compensation claim is pending.

Outcome – Client was T-Boned by a driver exiting a parking lot onto a major roadway. He was taken by ambulance to the ER. After several weeks of PT he made a full recovery but had many painful days and disruption of his daily activity. We settled the case at more than we expected.

Outcome – I represented a brother and sister who were rear ended on I 95. The car they were traveling in sustained substantial damage. Both sought treatment at an Urgent Care facility and had several weeks of physical therapy for their injuries. We recovered a generous settlement for each of them that exceeded their expectations.

Outcome – We represented a young man who was in two separate auto accident cases, one of them a hit and run. We obtained a combined 5 figure settlement for both cases.

Outcome – We were recommended to a woman who works as a traveling speech therapist for Baltimore City schools. She was injured in a rear end crash that caused extensive damage. After weeks of treatment we negotiated a five figure settlement.

Outcome – We assisted a immigrant woman who owns and operates a take out food restaurant. Her car was hit head on While returning from a delivery. She was flown by helicopter to University of Maryland Shock Trauma. She sustained disfiguring injuries to her forearm. The insurance company for the at fault vehicle denied coverage due to unauthorized use. We made a claim under her own auto policy and recovered six figure , full policy limits, settlement. A worker’s compensation claim is pending.

Outcome – We successfully resolved a car accident case with multiple passengers with several aggravating factors. Total settlement exceeeded $50,000.