Albuquereque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree felony arson and child abuse. New Mexico child abuse laws (outlined primarily in New Mexico Statutes Section 30-6-1 and the Children's Code) make it a crime to knowingly, intentionally, or negligently endanger, abuse, or neglect a child under the age of 18. Justia Law +1 Key Definitions

New York City, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime, in violation of 18 USC 249. Scott Schunzel, age 33, stabbed a black female victim (the “Victim”) with a knife because of her actual and perceived race and color while the Victim was standing next to a parked fruit truck. The Victim sustained a deep wound to her left hamstring a

Brooklyn, New York, civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) law. The Village of Atlantic Beach, New York was accused of violating the RLUIPA, ) by enacting and enforcing zoning provisions that treat religious land uses worse than comparable secular uses. The Religious Land Use and Institutiona

Claremore, Oklahoma, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on defamation and libel theories. Janice Steidley, the former district attorney for District 12 (Craig, Mayes, and Rogers Counties, Oklahoma), and David Iski, a former assistant district attorney in District 12, sued John Singer, an investigator for the Claremore Police Department. Steidley was elec

Dallas, Texas, personal injury lawyers represented the on an unauthorized disclosure of private health information. Plaintiffs are five Facebook users who used the Site. They brought suit under the Federal Wiretap Act, the Missouri Wiretap Act, and the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, in addition to an intrusion upon seclusion tort claim and breach of contract claims. They contend that the inform

Houston, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories. Coach and teacher Marc Lucio refused to shake the hands of several Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) board members and employees during a meeting he was invited to attend to celebrate the successes of a team he coached. He claims his actions were motivate

Chicago, Illinois, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of hate crime, and one count of institutional vandalism, all class 2 felony offenses. On January 30, 2026, surveillance video showed Shahid Hussain, age 43, of Niles, Illinois, enter the Northwestern campus drawing swastikas and other Nazi symbols on numerous signs and other university property. The vi

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, first degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. The evidence established that David A. Harris and another man had broken into an apartment, shot and killed one victim, and wounded a second victim. At trial, the State relied on a confession that Harris gave to police short

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma lawyer sued his client on a breach of contract theory claiming that the defendant owed him $285,000. In May 2021, Mr. Riebold hired the Helms Law Firm to represent him in a custody dispute between himself and his ex-wife, including an appeal of the divorce decree. As a part of this representation, Mr. Riebold signed a contract which provided that the services of Mr. Hel

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with personation of an officer or employee of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 912 and 18 U.S.C. 3551. Atickul Islam, age 29, of Queens, New York, was charged after he falsely claimed to be a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official and directed a female victim and her family to turn

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a negligence claim. George A. Esch, Jr. and Lynda A. Hamlet sued the developer of their residential subdivision and the entity that sold them their lot, alleging that defective grading and drainage caused water and erosion damage to their property. After Appellants rested at a bench trial, the District Court of Oklah

Justice went to hell in Utah in 1985 when Douglas Stewart Carter was convicted of e first degree, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-202 (Supp.1985),[1] and was sentenced to death. Carter's was released from prison and exonerated on September 28, 2026, based on the results of DNA from the crime scene that showed that he was not the perpetrator of the crime. On the night of February 27, 19

Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking, in violation of 21 O.S. 1173, which provides: A. Any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows or harasses another person in a manner that: 1. Would cause a reasonable person or a member of the immediate family of that person as defined in subsection F of this section to feel frighten

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represents the Defendant charged with conspiracy and grand larceny. Defendant, a tow truck operator, was called by Johnson to retrieve a broken down trailer from a highway in McInstosh County, Defendant's tow truck was inoperative and he called Calvert to use h

Eufaula, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and person involved in a personal injury accident while under the influence of alcohol or intoxicating liquor in violation of 21 O.S. 11-902. Oklahoma's unauthorized use of a motor vehicle law makes it a felony to take, use, or drive someone else's vehicle without their permissi

Hugo, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and batter in the presence of a minor. Oklahoma's domestic assault with a dangerous weapon law (governed under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section 644) makes it a felony to commit assault, battery, or assault and battery against a family member,

Tahlequah, Oklahoma pro se defendant represented charged with falsley personate another to create liability, driving with license suspended cancelled or revoked, operating a motor vehicle with expired, improper tag or detail and making an unsafe lane change without a lawyer. In Oklahoma, falsely personating another to create liability is a felony crime under Oklahoma Statutes Title 21, Section

Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented Taquiza Johnson, 49 with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Ronald Barnett, 71, earlier this summer. "It is almost incomprehensible that a brazen shooting like this could even happen in a busy Walmart parking lot during the middle of the day," said Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd. "By recommendi

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer Kent Morlan represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm AFCF in violation of 21 O.S. 1283.

Fort Myers, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with brandishing guns during a road rage incident in North Fort Myers. Reported by Kent Morlan Deaven Sandy and Trey Millican were in a pickup truck that was being driven unsafely. The Victim asked at a

Sevierville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charge with official oppression, official misconduct, retaliation for past action, coercion of a state witness, and civil rights intimidation. Reported by Kent Morlan 4th Judicial District Attorney General Jimmy D

San Francisco, Californian qui tam lawyers represented the United States in a False Claims Action. Reported by Kent Morlan Arthur R. Jahr III, Elbert G. Bowers, Susan V. Andrews, Archie R. Jackson, Anthony Smith, Donald K. Wadsworth, and Robert McLean, former employees and contractors

Claremore, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious injury to property in violation of 21 O.S. 1760, which provides: A. Every person who maliciously injures, defaces or destroys any real or personal property not his or her own, in cases other than such as are specified in Section 1761 et seq. of this title, is guilty of: 1. A misdemeanor, if the damag

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer Michael French represented the Defendant charged with attempting to perform an act of violence in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1378.A, assault and battery in violaiton of 21 O.S. 1378.B.