On this page, you will find a partial listing of legal victories and compensation we have secured for some of the clients we have represented. We hope you find them to be powerful examples of the kind of results we are known for.

Personal Injury

WOMAN PEDESTRIAN CRUSHED BY DELIVERY TRUCK
Auto Accident
A 37-year old woman suffered massive cerebral and internal injuries when she was struck in a crosswalk by a speeding delivery truck.
Recovery: $1.5 Million

NURSING HOME RESIDENT ATTACKED & INJURED BY MENTALLY ILL ROOMMATE
Nursing Home Negligence
An 89 year-old male resident of a nursing home was severely injured when attacked by a mentally ill roommate that the nursing home operator never ran a prior mental health check on.
Recovery: $100,000.00

WORLD WAR II NAVY VETERAN DIES OF MESOTHELIOMA
Product Liability
A healthy and active man in his 70's contracted and died of mesothelioma, a fatal lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos. Investigation revealed the victim had been exposed during naval service aboard ships outfitted with asbestos.
Recovery: In Excess of $1 Million

ELDERLY WOMAN DIES AFTER HOSPITAL ER FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE HEART ATTACK
Medical Malpractice
A woman in her early 80's was admitted to a hospital Emergency Room for treatment of a broken hip suffered in a fall. As part of her treatment, all vital signs were taken and recorded. ER doctors and nurses failed to notice an obvious and ongoing heart attack on EKG results and vital signs. Patient was discharged, and died that night of the heart attack she was suffering in the ER earlier that day.
Recovery: $250,000.00

WOMAN FALLS IN SUPERMARKET, FRACTURES LEG AND SUFFERS BLOOD CLOTS
Premises Liability
A 60-year-old woman tripped and fell over a stocking cart left in the aisle of a supermarket.. She suffered a fractured leg, and then developed blood clots as a result, causing permanent deficits in her ability to walk.
Recovery: $100,000.00

DOCTOR FAILS TO DIAGNOSE BREAST CANCER; PATIENT UNDERGOES MASTECTOMY
Medical Malpractice
A 45-year-old woman saw her Primary Care Physician (PCP) for discovery of a lump in her right breast. Her PCP diagnosed the lump as a benign cyst, not requiring further examination. Six months later, breast was examined by a radiologist and lump found to be stage 3 cancer; patient suffered loss of breast and extensive radiation & chemotherapy.
Recovery: $900,000.00

WOMAN IS HIT BY CAR IN STORE PARKING LOT, SUFFERS CERVICAL NECK SPRAIN AND BACK INJURIES
Auto Accident
A 40-year-old woman was rear-ended by another driver is a parking lot, suffering permanent nerve injuries to her neck and back, resulting in permanent partial disability.
Recovery: $225,000.00

SCHOOL CHILD HIT BY CAR DRIVER WHILE EXITING SCHOOL BUS; SUFFERS PERFORATED LUNG
Auto Accident
A 9-year-old school boy was struck by an oncoming car while leaving the school bus he was traveling on. Victim suffered serious injuries, including punctured lung.
Recovery: $500,000.00 (Policy Limits)

Criminal Defense

DENTIST FOUND NOT GUILTY OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
A dentist was stopped for failure to signal a turn at an intersection, at 9:00PM one night. He had just left his friend's house, where he visited for approximately 90 minutes, over which time he had consumed one and a half beers. Because the officer who stopped him smelled alcohol on his breath and because the client was so nervous while being asked to walk heel-to-toe on the side of the road at night, he was arrested for, and charged with, Operating Under the Influence.
Verdict: Finding of Not Guilty. Extensive cross-examination proved no evidence of alcohol-related impairment at time of arrest.

COLLEGE STUDENT CHARGED WITH RAPE OF FEMALE STUDENT
A college senior was accused of rape of a female classmate, who said she was raped by the client. Pre-trial investigation and extensive cross-examination at trial proved that the sex had been consensual, and that the accuser fabricated the story to save face with her very religious parents and family, who had learned of her sexual involvement with the client.
Verdict: Finding of Not Guilty

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
A high school junior was charged with possession of 1 oz. of marijuana, a Class D prohibited substance.
Verdict: No Trial - Negotiated with District Attorney for case to be Continued Without a Finding (CWOF); No criminal record, no probation.

SALES EXECUTIVE CHARGED WITH SPEEDING AND AVOIDING ARRESTED
A senior sales executive with a major corporation was stopped and charged with speeding, and failure to stop for a police officer. Due to two prior speeding tickets he received and had not challenged, but instead paid fines for without contesting the citations, the client stood to lose his drivers' license and risk his employment.
Verdict: Finding of Not guilty

HUSBAND CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON WIFE
A husband (the client) and his wife were in the process of divorcing, and became engaged in a heated argument one night. When trying to leave the house, the wife blocked the client's exit at the front door. The client brushed his wife aside so he could exit the house. The wife later filed a criminal complaint with the local Police Department, alleging Assault and Battery by the client. While the client did not assault or batter the wife, if convicted he could have lost custody and/or visitation rights to his three children, as well as suffered a criminal record.
Verdict: Not Guilty

WOMAN CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF A SCHOOL; FACED MANDATORY MINIMUM JAIL SENTENCE IF CONVICTED.
An unemployed high-school drop-out was charged with selling a small amount of cocaine, within 1000 feet of a public school. The client had sold the cocaine to an undercover police officer. Because of a state law that requires judges to issue a mandatory minimum sentence of at least 2 years in jail if convicted of selling illegal drugs within 1000 feet of a school, the client faced significant jail time if convicted. (The stated purpose of this law is to prevent drug dealers from selling to schoolchildren.) Pre-Trial investigation and extensive cross-examination of arresting police officers at trial showed that the client was lured to the site of arrest near the school by police officers looking to specifically "bust" someone on this statute, and that the defendant was essentially entrapped.
Verdict: Not Guilty

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHARGED WITH CHILD RAPE.
The client was a 16-year-old male high school student, charged with the rape of a minor female under 16. The alleged victim and the client were classmates at the school they attended, had dated, and considered themselves as "going steady." The alleged victim’s parents had learned that the client had engaged in sex with the alleged victim, and brought charges. While the alleged victim reported to police investigators that she consented to sex with the client, such consent is ineffective due to the alleged victim's age, and a charge of statutory rape of a child was formally brought forward. If convicted of the charge, the client faced the possibility of being sentenced to a term in state prison, and would later be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.
Verdict: Not Guilty

WOMAN CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING FROM STORE.
A 35-year-old woman was arrested for shoplifting three shirts from a department store. Client was suffering from a drinking problem at this point in her life, and was dealing with a number of emotional issues. Client faced prospect of a conviction and resulting criminal record.
Result: Negotiated plea with prosecutor to place client on probation for six months, with agreement that all charges to be dropped after this period; no resulting conviction or record for client.

General Law

HOMEOWNER SUES FOR INSURANCE POLICY BENEFITS DENIED BY INSURANCE COMPANY
Insurance Coverage Dispute
Clients owned a home insured with a homeowners / fire insurance company for 15 years. In that time period, the clients never submitted a single claim against the policy. Later, the house was damaged extensively in a fire, requiring extensive repairs to over half the building, in an amount estimated at over $100,000.00. The clients' insurance company denied coverage, basing their denial on their claim that a smoke detector discovered in the debris at the site did not have a battery in it, in violation of the stated terms of the insurance policy issued on the property. The homeowners claimed that all smoke detectors on the property did in fact have working batteries in each detector, and that if one was discovered among the debris without a battery, it was in all likelihood due to the damage that resulted when half the structure collapsed in the fire, as well as due to damage sustained by the structure when firefighters extinguished the blaze with axes and high-powered hoses.
Result: Secured order from arbitrator requiring the insurance company to pay all policy benefits applicable to the loss. Clients received over $115,000.00 in coverage payments from insurer to rebuild house.

HOME BUILDING CONTRACTOR REFUSES TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE WALLS AND CEILINGS
Contract Law
Clients hired a home building contractor to build a living room addition to their home. The contract required the contractor to act as the General Contractor on the job, supervising the work of all subcontractors. When construction was finished, it was apparent that a wall was bowed and a ceiling not level. The clients made multiple complaints to the contractor to repair the defects, but he claimed the defects were due to a subcontractor that the clients had hired independently, and not due to any of the work of a subcontractor for which he was responsible. Estimates to repair these defects, if the clients were forced to pay for them, ranged from $10,000-$15,000.00.
Result: Suit threatened against contractor under new state Home Improvement Contractor Law. Affidavit secured from members of work crew that subcontractor who built wall and ceiling was in fact supervised by general contractor. Demand made for complete repairs to property, without any deductions or offsets. Contractor relented and agreed, property repaired to clients' satisfaction. Clients were saved an amount in excess of $12,000.00.

SELLER OF REAL ESTATE RENEGES ON PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR SALE OF HOUSE, REFUSES TO CONVEY PROPERTY TO BUYERS
Real Estate Law
Clients, a recently married young couple, had, after many months of searching, located a house to purchase, and executed an Offer To Purchase and a standard form Purchase and Sale Agreement for the property. After the Purchase and Sale Agreement was executed, but prior to the scheduled conveyance, the seller informed the buyers she had changed her mind, and would not sell them the property. The buyers had previously spent over six months trying to locate a house they wished to buy before finding the subject property, were under related time constraints to purchase a home, and very much wanted to purchase this particular property.
Result: Demand letter issued to seller's attorney and suit threatened against seller for specific performance of contract, damages as well as an injunction. Negotiations with seller's attorney convinced him to advise his client to agree to convey the property to clients. Clients still remain in the much-improved property, after 15 years.

FATHER WISHED TO LEAVE ASSETS TO DAUGHTER WHO HAS DIFFICULTIES WITH MONEY MANAGEMENT
Wills and Trusts
The client, a successful businessman, wished to execute a will and related estate planning documents leaving his 30 year-old daughter substantial assets, but was concerned about his daughter's excessive purchasing habits and poor money management ability.
Result: Drafted and executed Spendthrift Trust instruments, leaving daughter assets, while at same time placing control of spending and investment management in a trustee.