Restoring Hope
I (attarney Ryan McAllister) recently represented a client who wanted to have his arrest record expunged. Years ago, my client was arrested, jailed, and charged with several serious felony counts, including robbery, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3701, and burglary, 18 Pa.C.S.A....
Last week, I (Attorney Ryan McAllister) represented a client charged with 75 Pa.C.S.A. 1543(a), driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, and 75 Pa.C.S.A. 3112(a)(3)(ii), traffic control signals. My client was facing a one-year suspension of her...
This week I represented a man charged with violating the PA Vehicle Code at Section 3362(c)(1)(i) - Excessive Speed in a 65 mph zone. In this case my client was charged with topping out at 112 mph, placing his violation in the highest tier or more than 31 mph over...
Last week I represented a Kutztown University Student charged with Underage Drinking, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 6308(a), and Public Drunkeness, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 5505, both summary offenses. Although these citations only carry fines with no real risk of jail time, a conviction for...
My client was charged with a first offense driving under the influence (DUI) charge in Berks County. Even though it was a first offense, my client was still facing a mandatory 72 hours (3 days) in Berks County Prison along with a 12 month license suspension. After...
Liz Ebner, our Divorce and Custody attarney, recently relayed to me a favorable result she obtained for a family law client of ours: Liz: In a recent Emergency Petition in Custody, father did not have primary physical custody ever and mother threatened to move child...
This morning I represented a Defendant in a GAGNON I (parole violation hearing) in the Berks County Adult Probation Office. She had been incarcerated in Berks County Prison for approximately 2 weeks after allegations emerged that she had violated provisions of her...
Recently, Attorney Liz Ebner represented a defendant charged with F1 Robbery, F1 criminal conspiracy to robbery and related charges. He was accused of knocking over a chinese food delivery man and punching him in the face while the man was held by a codefendant, and...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently ruled that PENNDOT can issue multiple drivers license suspensions for multiple vehicle code violations occurring during a single incident. Calling it a case of first impression, the Court, in Strawn v. Department of...
