Recently, attarney Ryan W. McAllister represented a client who had been charged with "theft of leased property", a misdemeanor offense under 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3932 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code. Our client had failed to return some rented equipment to a business located...
Restoring Hope
Month: February 2012
Money Seized from Client by Police is Returned
Today I (attarney Dan Nevins) was able to secure the return of $1,639.00 to a client previously charged with a narcotics offense in Berks County, PA. The money had been seized by Police incident to the arrest for Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia and pursuant...
Client Avoids Departmental Hearing and 5 Points
attarney Ryan W. McAllister recently represented a client who was charged with driving 31 miles per hour over the posted speed limit, which is a summary offense under 75 Pa.C.S.A. 3362. A conviction of this offense would have given our client five (5) points on his...
Auto Theft Charges Dismissed after Reading PA Preliminary Hearing
This afternoon I (attarney Dan Nevins) represented a client charges with Receiving Stolen Property, Theft, Unauthorized Use of an Automobile, Simple Assault and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. The allegation was that my client, a passenger in a vehicle, began...
Client Avoids Departmental Hearing/ 15 Day License Suspension in Berks County Speeding Case
Today I represented a client charged with a Speeding Citation in a Berks County, PA District Court. The allegation was that she was 31 mph or more over the speed limit - and specifically that she was traveling 89 mph in a 55 zone. If convicted (or if she simply mailed...
Client’s Vehicle Returned Following Police Seizure
I recently represented a former Penn State Berks student charged with felony narcotics offenses. A large amount of marijuana was found in the trunk of the vehicle he was driving and both the drugs and the vehicle were seized by the police. Fortunately, I was able to...
Client Saves $3,500 in Fines in Food Safety Case
Yesterday I represented a Reading, PA business owner facing 14 summary citations for Food Safety Violations. A representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture charged the client for the alleged violations following an inspection of a warehouse facility....