Dismissal of Murder Charge

Mr. M. was charged with First Degree Murder. As part of our investigation, we learned that he had not shot the victim. The murder charge was dismissed.

Full Acquittal on Kidnapping-Murder Case

Mr. G was charged with First Degree Murder, Burglary and Kidnapping. He was looking at a life sentence. He had a complete acquittal after a two-week trial.

Reduced Charges, Reduced Sentence

Defendant was originally charged with attempted murder. Charges were reduced, as was imprisonment sentence.

State vs. JG – Gun Rights Restoration

Acceptance of special-action jurisdiction and relief granted.

State vs. J – Gun Rights Restored

Guns Rights restored. State tried to argue he was ineligible.

The Self-Defense Justification under ARS 13-404

Use and limits of the “justification of self-defense” under Arizona Revised Statute 13-404

The “Justification Defense” in a Domestic Violence Case

In this video I explain the use of this unique provision of the law to help victims of repeated domestic violence acts…

Domestic Violence and Parenting Rights Issues in Arizona

Acts of domestic violence will affect the way a Court in Arizona will consider your parenting time and decision-making…

Dismissal of an Order of Protection

In this video, I discuss the issue of getting a court to lift an order of protection in Arizona, and a real case…

Clearing a Wrongful Arrest Record in Arizona

If you got wrongfully arrested, get this arrest removed from your record in Arizona.

State vs. WD – Clearance of records

My client had been wrongfully arrested years ago and his record had not been cleared. I successfully petitioned the Arizona Superior Court to order the clearance and sealing of records.

Child Support – AE

In this case we were able to show that the Father was completely lying about his income and that my client was entitled to a very large sum of child support and attorney fees…

State v. VF

Ms. VF was charged with Manslaughter after a child was killed in her home. This case has to be one of the saddest cases I have ever worked on but I do believe that my client was absolutely unfairly charged…

Decision Making & Parenting – DW

Arizona is a 50/50 equal parenting time state in most circumstances. In this case, we were able to show that the Mother was being verbally abusive to the minor child almost relentlessly…

State v. A-E

Mr. A-E was wrongfully accused of attempted burglary when he was found inside a stranger’s car. He was looking at a minimum of ten years prison…

State v. WN

This case is memorable because 1) I won an extremely difficult case; and 2) Mr. WN was really mean to me even after I won…

State v. WR

Mr. WR was caught driving a load of drugs. We were able to show that the police were racially profiling him and as a result we accepted a non-trial disposition to probation.

State v. SG

This case still makes me feel really sad. My client was out with his brothers when they got into a fight with some other kids. During the altercation,…

State v. OS

This was a misdemeanor trial where we showed my client was acting in self-defense. Complete acquittal!

State v. GN

Mr. GN was facing ten years minimum of prison for being a prohibited possessor. Through some very very careful questioning, I was able to limit…

State v. DN

This case involved a woman making false accusations of rape against one of her co-workers. We were able to show that the forensic evidence did not match her allegations…

State v. CE

Matt is one of my all-time favorite clients and unfortunately, he is a repeat customer due to his lead foot! We have never lost a case together…

State v. AO

This was an exceptional trial for me because my client made such a great witness. He was looking at a minimum of ten years in prison on an Aggravated DUI…

State v. SR

This case involved a young man who was threatened by the cartel into hauling a load of 500 pounds of marijuana…

State v. SP – Records Sealed

I represented SP on an Assault case where his wife kicked him while he was sleeping and then called the police (of course they arrest the man)…

State v. SO

One of my favorite trials because it appeared unwinnable but the prosecutor insisted on bringing in information at trial that was not relevant…

State v. RS

Mr. RS was wrongfully charged with shooting at a police officer outside of strip club. We showed that the ID was bad…

State v. RR

Mr. RR got attacked at a birthday party and beaten pretty badly. He fought back and was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault…

State v. MBD

Mr. B–d, who had no prior criminal history, was facing seven to twenty-one years of mandatory prison time. He had previously shopped at the convenience store where…

State v. JS

JS was a senior in high school who had an alcohol fueled sexual encounter that should not have happened. We were able to show that this was completely aberrant conduct…

State v. HT

This case is particularly hard to write about, especially because Mr. HT and I ended up becoming really close during the course of his trial. He died in a motorcycle accident about a year later…

State v. HR

Mr. HR was fifteen when accused of robbing someone’s phone at gun point. He was facing seven to twenty-one years of prison…

State v. HD

As a motorcycle guy myself, this case was dear to my heart. Mr. HD was tackled at a red light by an overzealous cop for felony fleeing…

State v. BS

Mr. BS was wrongfully accused of assaulting his girlfriend with a gun and of illegally firing his weapon. He was facing seven to twenty-one years of prison…

State v. BD-S

Mr. BD was a young man who was driving a car on I10 when he was pulled over by the police. The vehicle allegedly contained marijuana and…

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State v. GE

Another memorable trial for two reasons. Firstly, the co-defendant’s lawyer was one of the best attorneys I have ever known, Brian Metcalf…

Child Abduction – EH

Eric H. (who still sends me cards) had his child abducted from Ohio and the mother was running from state to state.

Relocation Blocked – RE

This case involved a Mom who had remarried and was basically trying to relocate to a new state because her husband had a job there…

No Relocation – WR

This case involved an extremely unpleasant man who liked to send his ex-wife hateful postcards when ever he was in a new city…

Order of Protection Dismissed – BH

This case involved a mother who was angry about mediation and then retaliated by making false accusations against my client that he was going to kill her…