Pennsylvania Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Pierre Thomas </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering.... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John O’Brien </h2> </center>
John O’Brien of Masury, Ohio, engaged in a scheme with others to defraud Primary Health Network, a non-profit medical organization headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, through the submission of fraudulent invoices, including from the telecommunications company O’Brien controlled. The four other defendants in the case all previously pleaded guilty, including three leaders of the organization... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Eric Raheem Pierce </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. During the course of several controlled drug purchases, Eric Raheem Pierce, age 38, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, distributed approximately 35 grams of fentanyl before attempting to discard 25 bricks of heroin and another 23 grams of fentanyl on the date of h... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Geoffrey Magistrate </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering. The Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”) Global Illicit Financial Team (“GIFT”) identified David Metcalf announced that Geoffrey Magistrate, 61, a current resident of Limassol, Cyprus, and a prior resident of Pennsylvania, as a corporate service provider ... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Carlos Sacanell </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with insider trading. Carlos Sacanell, 59, of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, was charged by indictment in October 2024. In September of last year, he pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud (insider trading) and one count of making a false statement to a federal agency. As detailed in court filings and... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Javon Pope </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to remove property and take other action to prevent seizure in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2232(a) as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The Defendant sought to suppress the evidence against him. The Fourth Amendment protects individuals fro... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Andre Lenell Paden, Appellant
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff post conviction relief. On March 19, 2020, while on state parole as the result of a Monroe County conviction, [Paden] was charged with [the instant] burglary and related offenses in Luzerne County. At the time, he was also facing charges for a crime committed in Lackawanna County. In March of 2022, while represented b... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Sherice Sargent, et al.v . School District of Philadelphia, et al. </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on an Equal Protection challenge to the School District’s 2022 Admissions Policy for four selective high schools. The School District of Philadelphia has three types of high schools: (1) neighborhood schools; (2) citywide schools; and (3) criteria-based schools. Criteria-based schools are selective and requ... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dameia O. Smith, a/k/a "Omar," a/k/a "D" <h2> <center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with solicitation and attempted murder of a federal witness. More than twenty years ago, a jury convicted Dameia Smith of both solicitation and attempted murder of a federal witness. The jury also convicted him of using or carrying a firearm “during and in relation to” a “crime of violence,” 18 U... More...
$ (02-23-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Donyell Soper and National Sanders </j2> </center>
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Donyell Soper, 15, of McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, and Nathan Sanders, 17, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, accused with killing a 15-yearold boy shot multiple times.... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Terrie Lawson </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of theft by deception, a count of access device fraud, forgery and tampering with records or identification. Terri Lawson, age 52, of Edgewood, Pennsylvania, accused of misused a credit card when she was manager of one of the district's boroughs.... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Bryce Hill </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs. Bryce Hill, age 28, of Seattle, Washington, was a member of the Phoenix-based Monarrez Drug Trafficking Organization—a transnational criminal organization responsible for the distribution of millions of fentanyl pills, hundreds of pounds of methamphe... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ja’Shon Spencer </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. Ja’Shon Spencer, 22, possessed a Glock semiautomatic pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device (MCD) or “Glock switch.” A MCD is a device that converts a semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm. Under federal law, both the MCD itself as well as th... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Randolf Simmons </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 35 total charges relating to trafficking, involuntary servitude, kidnapping, sexual assault and drug-related offenses. Randolf Simmons, 46, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, accused for drug and human trafficking.... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jorge Alberto Santamaria-Cortes </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien. Alberto Alberto Santamaria-Cortes, age 47, a Mexican national who was residing in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, illegally reentered the United States sometime after he had been deported in July 2014. Santamaria-Cortes was found again in the United States after being arreste... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Yujun Ren </h2> </center>
Doylestown, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Yujun Ren accused of killing Yuan Yuan Lu. Lu had told police Ren carried a gun with him everywhere, and she was scared of him. Lu was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head inside her car. Police said Ren has a concealed carry permit and a firearm registered to him in Pennsylvania.... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Chris Byard, Daquan Bishop </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with first-degree murder and related charges. Chris Byard, 27, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and related charges. Daquan Bishop, 28, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The arrests were the result of a joint investigation between the Philadelphia Police Department, ... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kristian Jackson </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting carjacking.... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Carlian Gonzalez </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. On September 14, 2023, Carlian Gonzalez, age 36, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, robbed a victim of his cell phone on a sidewalk in North Philadelphia, pointing a gun to his head and demanding he turn over his phone. Shortly after the robbery, the victim stopped police offic... More...
$ (02-12-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Walter Tharrington, aka “Black” and “Roaadblock" </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, coercion of a minor.... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Genesis Delgado Rosa </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy launder money. Rosa participated in a conspiracy commonly referred to as a grandparent fraud scheme. In this instance, an international organized crime group based in the Dominican Republic conducted a scam in which they called elderly individuals impersonating a loved one (often a grandchild) an... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. D’arrius Tyrese Edwards </h2> <center>
West Chester, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with kidnapping and other charges. D’arrius Tyrese Edwards, 20, of Chester, Pennsylvania crashed a vehicle into nearby woods then used his head to break a classroom window before going inside and grabbing a child.... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Andre Maurice London </h2> </center>
West Chester, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of persons not to possess a firearm, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105(a).... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. John Frances “Jack” Griffin </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. John Frances “Jack” Griffin, 62, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the principal and founder of Second Story Farming Inc., which did business as Metropolis Farms. Second Story Farming had several lines of business, including growing crops in vertical farms to sell to customers, developin... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ismael Echevarria-Vazquez </h2> </center>
Berks County, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Ismael Echevarria-Vazquez, at 31, charged with murder for shooting and killing a man he claimed had broken into his home.... More...
$ (01-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Christopher Oliver </h2> </center>
Reading, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ttempted murder, aggravated assault - serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.... More...
$ (01-30-2025 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Arturo Perez Ramirez </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in application for a passport and aggravated identity theft. Arturo Perez Ramirez, age 26, of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was ordered to be removed from the United States in 2019, after he failed to appear for immigration proceedings. In 2020, Perez Ramirez purchased the identity ... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jerry Chambers </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with home invasion. Jerry Chambers, of Pittsburgh, was arrested in a theft in Verona and was charged in connection with the home invasion in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ruben Rodriguez </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. On April 11, 2019, following a jury trial before this Court, the Defendant was found guilty of Criminal Attempt - Murder, Aggravated Assault[1], Conspiracy to Commit Murder[2], Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault[3], Possession of Instruments of Crime (PIC)[4],... More...
$ (02-02-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Corey Adkins </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Corey Adkins, 28, entered the guilty plea before Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to (1) possession with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, and (2) possession o... More...
$ (02-03-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jermaine Turner </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with kidnapping and assault. Turner accused of kidnapping and assaulting a woman he knew between Jan. 27 and Jan. 28. Police said the victim was driven to a bank during the incident to withdraw money, where she was able to alert employees to contact police. Turner was found in possession of a firearm at the t... More...
$ (02-01-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tirig Henson </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with charged with helping another person bypass airport security at the Philadelphia International Airport. On March 9, 2024, Tirig Henson, age 34, of Philadelphia, employed as a wheelchair assistant at Philadelphia’s airport, aided and abetted the entry of his associate, David Easley, into a secure airport... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - pa)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Damon Bell </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and carrying and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of Violence. On April 15, 2024, at approximately 3:20 a.m., the victim was sitting in his car in a surface parking lot at 13th and Vine streets in Center City Philadelphia. Damon Bell, age 32, and three other individuals approached t... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Francisco Baez </h2> </center>
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.... More...
$ (01-22-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Gerald Ford, III </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - PA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Joseph Primiero </h2> </center>
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, coercion or enticement of a minor, receipt and attempted receipt of material depicitng the sexual exploitation of a minor, and transfer of obscene material to a minor. On or about January 24, 2022, Primiero produce... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Nicole Leone </h2> </center>
Erie, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft. Nicole Leone, the executive director of the Erie Humane Society accused of stealing thousands from the shelter in Erie County Court Friday morning.... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwalth of Pennsylvania v. Sabir Bunch </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder for or a double shooting homicide that happened on August 3rd, 2023 in the Olney section of Philadelphia. Sabir Bunch (DOB 11/05/1996) is convicted of two counts of Murder of the First Degree, along with one count of the following: VUFA 6106 (F3) Possessing Instruments of C... More...
$ (01-23-2025 - PA)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Abdullah Hartage </h2> </center>
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two violent home invasion robberies targeting business owners and employees. Abdullah Hartage, 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and codefendant Ali Chandler were charged by superseding indictment in October 2022. Both pleaded guilty in October 2024 to conspiracy to commit robbery which interferes with i... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - PA)<H2> <center> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Donnell Brunson </h2> </center>
Scranton, Pennsylvania, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and assault and battery. During trial prosecutors demonstrated that intimate partner violence is not just physical. It is emotional, psychological, and rooted in abuse and control. This case showed all of those elements, and it ended in the most tragic way possible. Meanwhile, the defense ... More...
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