attarney Ryan W. McAllister recently represented a client who was charged with Retail Theft, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3929, for allegedly stealing goods from a Wyomissing Department Store. Since it was a first offense for our client and the dollar amount involved was less than...
Restoring Hope
Month: December 2011
Firearms Charges Withdrawn By Commonwealth
Recently, attarney Ryan W. McAllister represented a client charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 6106(a)(2). Although this is a serious offense, our client was likely only facing a probationary sentence since he had no prior record....
Client Avoids Jail Time in Traffic Case
Last week, attarney Ryan W. McAllister represented a Berks County man who was facing several traffic citations in Berks County District Court. He was charged with 75 Pa.C.S.A. 3362, speeding in excess of 20 MPH, 75 Pa.C.S.A. 1573, displaying a foreign license during...
Theft and Access Device Fraud charges dismissed at Preliminary Hearing
This morning we were able to win a dismissal of charges for a client charged with several misdemeanor offenses in Berks County, PA. She had been charged with Access Device Fraud, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Theft by Deception and Receiving Stolen Property. The...
PFA Plaintiff Client’s 3 Year No Contact Order Granted
Last week I (attarney Dan Nevins) represented a client seeking a Protection From Abuse order from his former girlfriend. An incident had occurred recently where the ex-girlfriend became physically and verbally violent including threats on my client's life....
Retail Theft charge reduced to Disorderly Conduct in Berks County District Court
I represented a college student yesterday who was charged with Retail Theft for an incident occurring in Wyomissing, PA. She was particularly concerned about what a conviction to such a charge would do to her employment prospects and career goals. A theft charge is...
College Student Gets ARD for Felony Charges
Attorney Ryan W. McAllister was retained to represent a young college student on felony charges of forgery, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 4101, access device fraud, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 4106, and theft by deception, 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3922. Our client, along with a co-defendant, allegedly used...
Felony Sexual Assault charges expunged in Berks County case
I represented a client yesterday who was attempting to clear his record of serious felony charges that were withdrawn against him over 7 years ago. In 2004 an alleged incident occurred resulting in the charges of Rape, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse (IDSI),...
Client Released from Juvenile Secure Detention Facility
This afternoon I (attarney Dan Nevins) represented a young man in Berks County Juvenile Court. He had originally been charged as an adult in a "direct file" armed robbery case in Reading, Pennsylvania. Charged as an adult he was facing many years in state prison if...