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Hamilton County, Columbus, Ohio

A Client, was charged with misdemeanor child endangering in Hamilton County Municipal Court after leaving her two sleeping children in the car when she went into Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Client left the unattended for approximately 15 minutes, but when she returned Cincinnati Police had already arrived.  She was arrested and charged with child endangering and the kids were taken into custody of the State.  At a trial that took less than an hour, we demonstrated that there was no actual risk of harm to the children and that she had not acted recklessly when she went into the store.  The Judge found the Client not guilty after hearing the evidence and our arguements.

Hamilton County, Columbus, Ohio

A Client, was charged with misdemeanor assault in Hamilton County Municipal Court. The Client was drinking at a friend's home when another person at the home began trying to initiate a conflict. Our Client attempted to leave but the other person followed him out of the house and grabbed our Client while they were on the front porch. The two men fell off the porch and the other individual fell in such a way that his hand was broken. Due to the other person's injuries, our Client was arrested by Cincinnati Police Department and charged with M1 Assault in Hamilton County Municipal Court.

Our Client was already on probation for an unrelated felony matter. If the Client was convicted on the assault charge he faced 6 months in jail on the new case and 18 months on the felony probation violation.  Our attorney's were able to quickly meet with the Client while he was incarcerated and identify, contact, and subpoena key and impartial witnesses to testify at trial.  We were able to obtain copies of text messages from the alleged victim attempting to extort the Client's family for money in exchange for not coming to Court.

At a trial that lasted less than an hour our Client was found not guilty.  He was then released from custody and his probation was not found to have been violated.

Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio

Our Client was charged with M1 Sexual Imposition in Hamilton County.  The Client was at a public park in Cincinnati, Ohio when he got into an argument with a group of teenagers who were playing soccer over one of the girls who was also playing.  During the course of the argument our Client hit one of the other teenagers in the genitals.  The Client was arrested and charged with Sexual Imposition Criminal Charges in the Hamilton County Municipal Court.  If the Client was convicted he faced incarceration and mandatory sex-offender registration.  Despite apparent weaknesses in the case the prosecutor refused to dismiss and the matter proceeded to trial. After a 3-day jury trial, the Client was found not guilty.  The jury deliberated for less than 90-minutes. 

The Client was charged with a Columbus OVI after being pulled over in Columbus, Ohio for speeding, going 40 miles per hour over the speed limit, 75 in a 35 zone.  After being asked to exit the vehicle by Columbus Police, our Client submitted to OVI field sobriety testing. The officer believed our Client performed poorly and placed her under arrest.  She was transported to a police station and blew over twice the legal limit. 

After we obtained copies of the police report and and looked at video footage provided we were able to raise issues with the case to the prosecutor.

Ultimately, the reckless operation ticket was dismissed and the High Test OVI was reduced to a lower level non-OVI traffic offense.

Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio

A US Army Veteran was charged with a 3rd Offense OVI in Franklin County and charged with Driving Under Suspension after getting into a car accident.  After being arrested and charged with OVI in Columbus, the Client provided a breath test and blew over the legal limit.  Because it was his 3rd OVI in 10 years the Client, if convicted, would have been required to serve a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 consecutive days in the Franklin County Jail.  After a thorough review of the body camera video footage, our staff uncovered that the Columbus Police Department did not properly administer the breath test.  As a result, the 3rd offense Columbus OVI charge was reduced and the Client was ordered to complete probation rather than serving the mandatory minimum sentence.

Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio

A Client, who suffered from autism, was charged with F2 Felonious Assault in Franklin County. The Client had checked himself into a local hospital because he was having a mental health crisis. While at the hospital, the crisis escalated and he began to self-harm. After nurses failed to take control of the situation a security guard ran into the room, yelled profanities at our Client and then tackled him over the bed. The guard, who hit his head on the ground and got knocked out claimed that our Client assaulted him. Columbus Police failed to do a complete investigation and charged our Client with a Felonious Assault in Franklin County. The prosecutor refused to dismiss the case and the matter proceeded to trial. After a trial, the Client was found not guilty. We then acted as the Client's expungement attorney and had the case expunged from his record shortly thereafter.

Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio

The Client was pulled over and charged with a third OVI offense in Franklin County. After being arrested and charged with OVI by the Upper Arlington Police Department the Client took a breath test and blew a high-test OVI. Because it was his 3rd OVI in 10 years and he blew a high test (BAC double the legal limit) he was facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 consecutive days in jail and a mandatory license suspension of two years. After reviewing the evidence and identifying several weaknesses with the 3rd OVI case, the Upper Arlington OVI charge was reduced and the client was able to avoid any jail time and only had a one year license suspension with driving privileges.

Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio

A Client was charged Rape in Franklin County after his step-daughter alleged that he had been sexually abusing her for almost a decade. In total the client was charged with two counts of Rape, Gross Sexual Imposition(GSI), and 6 counts of Sexual Battery in Franklin County. Because the allegation involved a juvenile rape victim in Ohio, the Client faced a possibility of life in prison. Our firm worked quickly to identify issues with the case and get the Client released on bond while the case was pending. Ultimately, due to weaknesses identified by our staff the F1 rape charge was reduced to attempted tampering with evidence. All other Ohio Sexual Assault charges were dismissed and the Client did not have to register as a sex offender The Client was ordered to complete probation and will be eligible to have the entire case record sealed when he completes probation.

Fairfield County, Lancaster, Ohio

An EMT was charged with assault in the Fairfield County Municipal Court after responding to report of an individual at a halfway house who was experiencing a medical emergency. Upon responding the individual had become violent and had to be restrained on the gurney. While the Client was restraining the individual he spit in our Client's face. Our Client quickly reacted and covered the individuals mouth with his hand to stop him from continuing to spit. When he did this, it caused the individual to get a bloody nose and the Client was charged with misdemeanor assault. The prosecutor refused to dismiss the case and the matter proceeded to trial. At trial, we successfully argued that our Client was acting in self-defense and the Client was found not guilty. We then acted as the Client's expungement attorney and had the case expunged from his record shortly thereafter.