United States of America v. Wilson Robert Mero-Castro, Ruben Wilson Mero-Vera and Gabriel Cruz-Joya
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel An individual may not knowingly or intentionally manufacture or distribute, or possess with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance on board a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; 46:70506(b) C... More...
(01-30-2026 - AL)United States of America v. Braxton A. Thomas,
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug-trafficking organization responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine and pure methamphetamine. Braxton A. Thomas, 38, led an extensive drug-trafficking organization (“DTO”) from 2021 to 2024. Thomas’s DTO distributed various drugs, including cocaine and pure methamphetamine, in the Mobile ... More...
(01-16-2026 - AL)United States of America v. Nicholas Ferlando Haynie
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Cocaine and Heroin. Following a trial in September 2025, a federal jury convicted an Arkansas man of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nicholas Ferlando Haynie, 45, of Camden, Arkansas, was a member of a dru... More...
(12-29-2025 - AL)Jennifer Votaw v. State Farm Fire and Casulty Company
Mobile, Alabama insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach on insurance contract theory. AI Overview Alabama's bad faith insurance law allows policyholders to sue insurers who unreasonably deny or delay valid claims, requiring a contract breach and no "reasonably debatable" reason for denial, opening insurers to damages beyond policy limits, including punit... More...
(12-23-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Erika Day
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute and firearm use attendant to a drug crime. In her written plea agreement with the government, Erika Kelley Day provided an undisputed factual resume. Deputies with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office arrested Day in a drug bust after the Office received a tip tha... More...
(12-23-2025 - AL)State of Alabama v. Jeffery Blackston
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder and sexual torture. Blackston broke into the home of Troy Barnhill on Jan. 3, 2021. Barnhill was asleep in his bedroom when Blackston began to beat him with a metal pipe, then sexually tortured him with the pipe. Barnhill suffered severe internal injuries and lacerations to multiple organs. "The fa... More...
(12-19-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Rashawn Anthony Robinson-Mills
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of mail, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Rashawn Anthony Robinson-Mills, 25, admitted that between August 2023 and January 2024, he traveled along the Gulf Coast breaking into blue U.S. Postal Service letter boxes and stealing mail. Robinson-Mills broke into multiple boxes at several locations in A... More...
(12-19-2025 - AL)Leonard L. Hixon v. Premier Medical Group, Inc.
Mobile, Alabama, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim. On December 5, 2022, Leonard L. Hixon underwent a medical procedure at the Springhill Medical Center to remove a mass that had developed on the right side of his face. Dr. Kent L. Burton and other medical professionals performed the procedure. Afterward, Hixon allegedly suffered complications, inc... More...
(12-12-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Logan Smith
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation and attempted enticement of a minor. Logan Smith, age 38, first came to law enforcement attention following a report that he had been distributing child pornography via the internet. Further investigation revealed that he had been communicating with a minor victim living out of state over a peri... More...
(12-11-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Justin Brian Melton
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and ... More...
(11-20-2025 - AL)State of Alabama v. David Smith
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer is represented the Defendant charged with capital murder because it allegedly happened during a burglary, another capital murder charge because the child present was less than 14 years of age, and another capital murder charge of two or more persons. David Smith was accused of breaking into a women's shelter and shot the mother of his child. ... More...
(11-11-2025 - AL)State of Alabama v. Todd Bond
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with larceny for engaging in porch piracy. Todd Bond was accused of theft of package from peoples' porches.... More...
(11-03-2025 - AL)State of Alabama v. Marcus Cobbs and Cameron Hall
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyers will be representing Defendants accused of engaging in criminal enterprise and gang activities. Marcus Cobbs, 23, and Cameron Hall, 19, were arrested in November after a drug bust at Cobb's home.... More...
(10-29-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Preston Buie
Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Preston Buie was pulled over for following too closely behind a semi-truck. Within minutes, the officer who stopped him became suspicious that something criminal was afoot—he had US... More...
(10-20-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Nikequis Lachristopher Green
Mobile, AL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Defendant-Appellant Nikequis LaChristopher Green pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Green’s guilty plea came on the heels of three prior convictions for two violent felonies and one serious drug offense: Gre... More...
(09-10-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Nikequis Lachristopher Green
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Defendant-Appellant Nikequis LaChristopher Green pled guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Green’s guilty plea came on the heels of three prior convictions for two violent felonies and one serious drug offense:... More...
(09-10-2025 - AL)Henry R. Seawell, III and Kathryn D. Seawell v. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company
Mobile, Alabama insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories. In 2002, the Seawells purchased a supplemental cancer insurance policy from Colonial.1 The policy is intended to supplement traditional health insurance policies and cover additional costs of cancer treatment. The parties contest the meaning of the par... More...
(08-19-2025 - AL)United States of America v. David Petersen
Mobile, Alabama pro se Defendant representing himself without a lawyer sought a writ of error coram nobis. A writ of error coram nobis is a legal order that allows a court to correct its own judgment when a fundamental error of fact existed at the time of the original trial, but was not discovered or presented during the proceedings. This writ is typically used as a last resort when other... More...
(08-08-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Joseph Ambrose Wilburn, Jr.
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with felon possession of a firearm.... More...
(07-31-2025 - AL)John Wesley Williams, Jr. v. Sean Silverman
Mobile, Alabama civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract dispute. * * * In Alabama, a breach of contract occurs when a party fails to fulfill its obligations as specified in a legally binding agreement, without a valid excuse. To establish a breach of contract claim, one must prove the existence of a valid contract, the defendant's breach of that c... More...
$1 (07-31-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Joseph Ambrose Wilburn, Jr.
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. Mobile Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm ... More...
(07-25-2025 - AL)State of Alabama v. Anthony Orr
Mobile, Alabama criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with intentional murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975, attempted murder, a violation of §§ 13A-4-2 and 13A-6-2, Ala. Code 1975 , attempted first- degree assault,[1] a violation of §§ 13A-4-2 and 13A-6-20, Ala. Code 1975, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, a violation of § ... More...
(07-10-2025 - AL)State of Alabama v. Marvin Bernard McMilliam
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who was charged with driving under the influence (DUI). * * * Legal issue Did the trial court err in not holding an evidentiary hearing on a motion to suppress blood-draw evidence and was the imposed sentence for unlawful possession of a controlled substance illegal under the presumptive sentencing guidelines? ... More...
(07-10-2025 - AL)United States of America v. James Pettway
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowing possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The Court of Appeals was unpersuaded by Pettway’s claim that the district court abused its discretion in admitting at trial evidence of an alleged attempted robbery. In general, we recognize three tiers of adm... More...
(07-10-2025 - AL)United States of America v. Desiree Rose Carlock
Mobile, Alabama criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime Armed Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison ... More...
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