Notable State Court Wins

Trials

  • All counts dismissed mid-trial in case charging Category A kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm.

  • Not Guilty in Category A sexual assault

  • Mistrial declared following Hung Jury in case charging assault with a deadly weapon. Case resolved as a Misdemeanor.

Notable Federal Court Wins

Illegal Reentry

  • Case dismissed following litigation at the district court level, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit

  • Case dismissed following Fifth Amendment challenge to the statute on equal protection grounds, reversed by the Ninth Circuit

  • Case dismissed following hung jury

  • Case dismissed following threat of litigation

  • Case dismissed following collateral attack on underlying removal and evidentiary hearing

Gun Cases

  • Dismissed following suppression of evidence

  • Dismissed following suppression of evidence

  • Dismissed following filing of Franks motion challenging search warrant

  • Dismissed following filing of motions to dismiss and suppress arguing, inter alia, law enforcement engaged in racially selective enforcement

  • Client found Not Guilty after jury trial

  • Case resolved in binding plea to time served following the filing of a motion to suppress

  • Case resolved in binding plea to time served following the filing of a motion to suppress

  • One count dismissed pretrial following motion to dismiss and following jury trial client received nominal sentence

Guns and Drugs cases

  • Life case reduced to simple misdemeanor following extensive litigation and investigation

  • Life case dismissed following extensive investigation and investigation

Robbery cases

  • Life case dismissed following extensive investigation and litigation

  • Favorable sentence representing a variance of approximately five years following presentation of sentencing mitigation film

  • Bank robbery sentence vacated and remanded by the Ninth Circuit following litigation at the district court level regarding whether career offender enhancement should apply

Sex cases

  • Aggravated sexual assault reduced to misdemeanor battery following extensive investigation and litigation

  • Child pornography case dismissed following filing of motion to suppress

  • Dark Web Child Pornography case dismissed following filing of Franks motion

  • Charge reduced and client received time served sentence in child pornography case following extensive litigation regarding law enforcement’s use of proprietary software

  • Charge reduced and client received favorable sentence in child pornography case following litigation of novel issue regarding facial recognition technology

  • Charge reduced and client received favorable sentence in child pornography case following mitigation investigation and sentencing presentation

Murder

  • Jury acquitted client of First Degree Murder and convicted of lesser included Manslaughter

White Collar

  • Embezzlement case dismissed following extensive litigation and investigation

  • Client received favorable sentence following multiple week jury trial against the Department of Justice Tax Division

  • Client received favorable sentence following extensive negotiations and investigation

Compassionate Release

  • Eight clients released following litigating compassionate release