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Cutis Rodina v. Alberto Castaneda, D.D.S.

Kansas City, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a dental malpractice claim.

This is an action for dental malpractice. In a previous suit, Curtis Rodina sued Timothy T. Taylor, D.D.S., P.A.-the dental practice-and Sonya Cummings-an owner of the practice. He was awarded a default judgment for economic and noneconomic damages in the total amount of $285,000. Rodina th

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State of Oklahoma v. Ni'Avien Lee Golden

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

The Defendant asserted the Stand Your Ground law in defense.

Only a brief statement of the facts is necessary to the resolution of this appeal. Appellant is charged with murder and felony battery arising from a verbal and physical a

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United States of America v. Julia Greenberg and Uladzimir Danskoi

New York City, New York criminnal defense lawyers represented the Defendeants charged withconspiracy to commit immigration fraud.

Greenberg challenged the legal sufficiency of one of the charged objects of the conspiracy—namely, committing immigration fraud by obtaining certain immigration documents knowing them to be “forged, counterfeited, altered, or falsely
made, or t

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United States of America v. Carl Sharp

Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine


Carl Sharp, 49, of Peoria, Arizona, who formerly resided in Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on October 15, 2024, to a charge of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.<

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United States of America v. Jonathan Christopher LaRoche

San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Using Unreasonable Force and Making a False Statement

Former Navy Detective Sentenced to 15 Months for Using Unreasonable Force and Making a False Statement

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Albert Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC, dba Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles, et al.

Los Angeles, California employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

LAD-T, LLC, dba Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles (LAD-T), and its parent company Lithia Motors Inc. (collectively, defendants) appealed from a June 2022 order denying their motion to compel arbitration of Albert Villareal's claims brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 1290

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United States of America v. Jonathan Fry

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Use of Neighbor’s Credit Cards

Lower Burrell Man Sentenced for Fraudulent Use of Neighbor’s Credit Cards



In April 2019, Jo

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United States of America v. Yale Schiff

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Fraud.

Suburban Chicago Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Bank Fraud.



YALE SCHIFF fraudulently obtained mortgage loans, vehicle loans,

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United States of America v. Jonathan Fry

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulent Use of Neighbor’s Credit Cards

Lower Burrell Man Sentenced for Fraudulent Use of Neighbor’s Credit Cards



A resident of Lo

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United States of America v. Rafael Antonio Torres

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People

Gunman Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking Crime that Killed Two People



Rafael Antonio Torres, 21, o

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United States of America v. Yale Schiff

Chicago, Illinois criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtained mortgage loans, vehicle loans, lines of credit, and credit cards

Suburban Chicago Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Bank Fraud

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State of Oklahoma v. Luis Jimenez

Guymon, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.

On March 22, 2023, the matter came on for sentencing. After hearing the victim's prepared victim impact statement, and argument from both parties, Judge Parsley sentenced Jimenez to thirty-five years imprisonment, with all but the first twenty years suspended, plus a $1,000.00 fine. The trial court further

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United States of America v. Kemal Mrndzic

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution

Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor Sentenced to More than Five Years in Prison for Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution

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Bryan David Range v. Attorney General of the United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania constitutional law lawyer represented the Plaintiff in challenging the constitutionality of the federal "felon-in-possession" law—18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)—violates his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

The material facts are undisputed. In 1995, Range pleaded guilty in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County to one count of makin

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Reed Kimokeo Tatsuo Kawahakui v. Ashley Jean Kawahakui

Pueblo, Colorado family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action.

In 2023, husband petitioned the court to dissolve the parties’
twelve-year marriage, and wife responded by filing a waiver and
acceptance of service. After the parties appeared at the initial
status conference, nothing happened in the case for the next six
weeks. The court issued

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State of Nebraska v. Karsen H. Rezac

Lincoln, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

on December 23, 2022, two vehicles collided near the intersection of 20th and Washington Streets in Lincoln, Audible gunshots followed. Police officers responding to the scene found Kupo Mleya in the driver's seat of a sport utility vehicle. Mleya had suffered "gunshot wounds" and died f

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jarmar Pearson

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI.

On January 3, 2022, Deputy Zachary Weaver of the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office observed a vehicle swerve into the opposing lane of traffic, almost striking an oncoming vehicle. Deputy Weaver checked the vehicle's registration and learned that it had expired. Based on the traffic violations, h

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United States of America v. Brennan and Angela McNally

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application

Brentwood Couple Sentenced for Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application



Two

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STATE OF KANSAS v. OTHON MIGUEL LARA-LOPEZ

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for a new trial



In May 2021, Lara-Lopez was charged with aggravated indecent liberties with a
child after a 12 year old (referred to here under the pseudonym,

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Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Rancho Water, et al.

San Bernardino, California condemnation lawyers represented the parties in an eminent domain action.

The Town of Apple Valley (TAV) sought to condemn via eminent domain a private water utility system. In November 2015, TAV passed two resolutions of necessity (RON) to acquire the water system, which was then owned by Carlyle Infrastructures Partners and operated by Apple Valley Ranchos Wa

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United States of America v. Hanibal Tayeh

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud and Money Laundering

Connecticut Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Money Laundering



A Thomaston, Conn. man was sentenced in federal court in

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The State of Georgia v. Bennie Harris, III

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault-family violence.

Police officers responded to the call at a hotel in Fulton County where Harris and the victim were staying. When the officers arrived, they saw Harris speaking loudly to the victim, who was sitting in a car. The victim was upset. The victim told the responding officers that

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United States of America v. Glenn Raymond Breeden

Salt Lake City, Utah criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engage in sexual activity with someone he believed was a minor.

Child Sexual Predator Sentenced to Prison



Glenn Raymond Breeden, 56, of Orlando, Flori

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United States of America v. David Lara

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking firearms.

After working with a straw purchaser and being caught on the way to the U.S.–Mexico border with eight AK-47-style firearms and almost 2,000 rounds of ammunition, David Lara pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a false statement during the acquisition of a firearm. At sentencing, the

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United States of America v. Cornelius Mayberry, a/k/a Red

Spartanburg, South Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute.

The defendant, Cornelius Mayberry, entered a conditional guilty plea in the district
court to (1) possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C.

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