Traffic and Criminal Case Results - 2019-2022

  • 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 – A 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 ArundelCounty – 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 –Eventhough 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

    OutcomeNot 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

    OutcomeProbation 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

    OutcomePBJ 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

    OutcomePBJ 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.

    OutcomeAll 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

    OutcomeNot Guilty.

  • Court – Montgomery County District Court

    Charge – Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

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

Personal Injury Case Results - 2019

  • 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.

Traffic and Criminal Case Results - December 2018

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court

    Charge – Driving While Suspended

    Outcome – Represented a woman who was charged with several serious Driving While Suspended related offenses. She was in the midst of applying for citizenship in the USA and was very afraid of the consequences. We were successful in having the serious charges dismissed due to a flaw in the State’s case.

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court (Essex)

    Charge – Speeding

    Outcome We represented a CDL holder in a serious speeding case. The case was favorably resolved

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court

    Charge – Speeding

    Outcome –  We successsfully defended a case where a teenage young man was charged with doing 95 mph in a 55 mph zone. After a trial where we challenged the State’s evidence, the judge found our client Not Guilty.

  • Court – Baltimore City District Court

    Charge – Speeding.

    OutcomeWe represented a US government employee charged with speeding. She was concerned about the effect on her employment status. The case was favorably resolved.

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court

    Charge – Failure to control Speed to Avoid a Collission.

    OutcomeClient was charged with several violations related to a crash while he became distracted by his dog in the back seat of his car. After the citing officer admitted that he could not support the charge with admissible evidence the case was dismissed.

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court

    Charge – Driving While Revoked.

    Outcome – We represented a gentleman facing his NINTH charge of Driving While Suspended or Revoked.  After several procedural, legal and strategic maneuvers, we were successful in resolving the case very favorably. He did not get any serious conviction or points.  A great result.

  • Court – Anne Arundel County District Court

    Charge – Leaving the Scene of an Accident

    Outcome – Our client, a public school teacher and church pastor, allegedly struck a car in a parking lot and left with telling anyone. There were witnesses and video. After speaking with the prosecutor we were successful in disposing of the case with minimal legal and MVA impact.

  • Court – Anne Arundel County District Court

    Charge – Speeding

    Outcome – Our client was visiting Baltimore and returning his rental carat BWI.  He was caught speeding (over 85 in a 55) and we succeeded in obtaining a PBJ – no points.

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court

    Charge – Driving While Suspended

    Outcome – Client was charged after a stop with Driving While Suspended.  This arose out of a bad check payment to the MVA for a license renewal. The problem was cured and due to some legal issues with the original stop, the case was dismissed.

  • Court – Baltimore County District Court

    Charge – Leaving the Scene of an Accident

    Outcome – Our client was driving a commercial vehicle, a 16 passenger Sprinter van, and allegedly hit another vehicle wen merging into an exit lane.  She was not aware of any contact and surprised when she was contacted by a police officer.  The state had issues with proving its case and after negotiations with the state we agreed to plead to a lesser charge.

  • Court – Anne Arundel County District Court

    Charge – Failure to Control Speed to Avoid a Collision.

    Outcome – We represented a young man, whose father holds a very responsible position in Law Enforcement, who was charge in connection with a collision with a school bus.  We were able to get the charging officer to concede that he could not prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt, and the case was dismissed.  This save the young man serious ramifications to his driving record.

  • Court – Howard County District Court

    Charge – Failure to Control Speed to Avoid a Colission

    Outcome – Client was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on I-70.  She was charged by a State Trooper who did not witness the accident and did not have sufficient evidence to pursue the charge. The Judge granted our Motion for a Not Guilty finding.

Personal Injury Case Results - December 2018

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – We represented a woman in a three car crash, who was stopped at a light when a commercial vehicle caused a third vehicle to crash into my client. Her car sustained nearly $20,000 in damage.

    Outcome We obtained a 5 figure settlement for her damages.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – I represented a gentleman who although sustaining little property damage in a rear-end accident, did have significant and debilitating injuries.

    Outcome Even with minor property damage we obtained a favorable 5 figure settlement.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – We represented two ladies who were struck by a car exiting an alley

    Outcome Although damage to the client’s car was minimal, we successfully negotiated a settlement that was reasonable.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – Our client was injuried in a rear-end crash and treated for soft-tissue complaints.

    Outcome We negotiated a settlement that satisfactorily compensated her for her injuries.

Traffic and Criminal Case Results - October 2018

  • Court – Motor Vehicle Administration

    Charge – Failure of a Breath Test after arrest for DUI

    Outcome – Although facing a suspension of his driver’s license, we succeeded in obtaining a restricted license to allow the client to continue to drive for work-related purposes.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Essex)

    Charge – A Tractor-Trailer operator for a large commercial shipping company was charged with Failure to Control Speed to Avoid an Accident and with Negligent Driving arising out of an accident that totaled his rig.

    Outcome After discussing the case with the State Police – who admitted to not witnessing the crash and having no evidence – the court found my client Not Guilty. The outcome of was case is Crucial to his employment.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Towson)

    Charge – Client was charged with Theft from a Target store. He is physically and emotionally unable to be in court and facing another bench warrant for Failure to Appear.

    Outcome –  After discussing the case with the Prosecutor and providing documentation of the client’s medical and psychological issues, the State agreed to a Stet (indefinete continuance). This was a great result.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Towson)

    Charge – Client, an undocumented alien, was charged with driving without a license and several less serious offenses.

    OutcomeThe state did not support the charge. Result was a Not Guilty.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Charge – Client was facing his SIXTH charge of driving while suspended in Maryland (He has several others in other jurisdictions). Before retaining our firm, the prosecutor insisted on his doing jail time.

    OutcomeAfter several postponements, we negotiated a “no recommendation” from the State and the Judge, who otherwise would have sentenced the client to 60 days in jail, agreed to a suspended sentence and a reduced fine. A great result for the client.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Charge – Client was charged with Aggressive Driving, Speeding (97 MPH!) and other traffic offenses.

    OutcomeThe Judge found client Not Guilty on one of the other traffic offenses which defeated the Aggressive Driving Charge. A potentially heavy fine and points case was reduced to 1 point and a reasonable fine.

Traffic and Criminal Case Results - September 2018

  • Court – Baltimore County Essex

    Charge – Client charged with Driving While suspended and Driving without a license.

    Outcome – We guided the client with resolving the license issues and disposed of the case very favorably.

  • Court – Howard County

    Charge – Client charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

    Outcome Although the case was ripe for a postponement due to discovery issues, we decided that the judge we had that day made it worth going forward. Client recieved a Probation Before Judgment and very reasonable terms of probation.

  • Court – Baltimore County Towson

    Charge – Client charged with a serious speeding violation.

    Outcome –  The state did not support the charge. Result was a Not Guilty.

Personal Injury Case Results - September 2018

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – Our client, riding a scooter, was struck by a car making a left turn in front of him.  He was seriously injured and endured several surgeries.

    Outcome We settled a case for policy limits.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – Client seriously injured in a head-on collision.  His passenger was killed in the crash.

    Outcome We settled a claim at policy limits. The hard part of that case was resolving the enormous medical bills that existed due to his long and complicated hospitalization and numerous surgeries.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – Two clients who were struck in a rear-end crash on their way home for musical performance.   Both clients sustained injuries that required physical therapy for many weeks.

    Outcome We arranged a settlement that compensated them reasonably under the circumstances presented.

Traffic and Criminal Case Results - August 2018

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Charge – Client charged with 4 violations

    Outcome – Paid out a non-point minor charge and she received Probation on the balance.

  • Court – Baltimore CIty

    Charge – Client was charged with DUI. He side-swiped a police car and denied that he was even on that street.

    Outcome Succeeded in keeping client out of jail and getting a Probation Before Judgment.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Charge – Client was charged with Driving While Suspended (third time).

    Outcome –  We were able to obtain a very favorable outcome after discussions with the State’s Attorney.

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Charge – Client charged with a serious (5 point) speeding ticket.

    Outcome We had a trial and the Judge found client Not Guilty.

Personal Injury Case Results - August 2018

  • Court – Baltimore County

    Case – Client was side-swiped while on an interstate by a commercial van. He sustained injuries to his shoulder.

    Outcome After months of therapy to avoid surgery, he was released from medical treatment. We negotiated a favorable settlement in excess of what we originally predicted.

Traffic and Criminal Case Results - July 2018

  • Court – Baltimore City

    Charge – Knowingly Driving w/o insurance and Driving w/o a License

    Outcome – Both Charges dismissed after convincing the State’s Attorney that their case was weak and unsupported.  After speaking to the officer, he supported my client.

  • Court – Howard County

    Charge – Driving While Suspended

    Outcome Case dismissed after assisting the client in getting his driver’s license.  Client did not understand what needed to be done to correct his complicated situation.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Towson)

    Charge – Driving on Knowingly Falsified Tag

    Outcome –  Case Dismissed.  Client was issued 14 citations.  The officer’s stop was not legal to begin with.  After that it all fell apart.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Catonsville)

    Charge – Failure to obey Traffic Control Device

    Outcome Probation Before Judgment

  • Court – Anne Arundel County (Annapolis)

    Charge – Speeding

    Outcome –  Not Guilty

  • Court – Baltimore County (Towson)

    Charge – DUI/DWI

    Outcome –  Probation Before Judgment – unsupervised! No points on his record, no public entry of the charges.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Essex)

    Charge – Driving w/o a License (Client possessed a valid license from another country)

    Outcome –  Case dismissed after proving to the State’s Attorney that the client had a valid license in his country.

  • Court – Baltimore County (Catonsville)

    Charge – Knowingly Driving without Insurance

    Outcome –  Case Dismissed.  Client was driving mother’s car to whom he had been paying monthly for insurance.  Mom pocketed the money.

  • Court – Baltimore City

    Charge – Driving w/o Insurance, Driving While Suspended

    Outcome State originally wanted him to plead guilty for a suspended sentence.  Prosecutor agreed to a Probation. I kept pushing and got the case dismissed.

  • Court – Motor Vehicle Administration

    Charge – Refusal of a Breath Test

    Outcome Judge took a “No Action” (dismissed).  Client avoided a 270-day license suspension.