Restoring Hope
Attorney Ebner recently represented a Protection from Abuse defendant in a case filed by family members. Eviction is one of the forms of relief that a judge is able to order when granting a PFA and Attorney Ebner felt that the PFA was filed by the plaintiff as a means...
Attorney Dan Nevins recently secured a "not guilty" verdict for a client charged with intimidating a witness. This client was offered a jail sentence of 9-23 months in exchange for a guilty plea. After consultation with Attorney Nevins, this client decided to proceed...
A recent Berks County DUI client was placed in the ARD program thanks to the hard work of Attorney Ebner. This client had been denied entry into the Berks County DUI ARD program on two previous occasions when represented by other attorneys. This client was a single...
The United States Supreme Court recently issued a decision in the case Utah v. Strieff that will have a big impact on the suppression of evidence found on a suspect following an illegal stop. In the Strieff case, the defendant was stopped by a police officer after...
An Indirect Criminal Contempt charge (ICC) is a criminal charge for the violation of a civil Protection From Abuseorder. An ICC is filed by the police if they believe that the defendant has not followed the terms of the PFA. The defendant's conduct does not...
Attorney Ebner recently represented a client charged with Simple Assault and obtained a "not guilty" verdict for him at a bench trial. This client was facing a possible maximum sentence of two years of incarceration and a $5,000 fine. He was accused of swinging a...
A client recently came to our office to consult with our experienced Berks County custody attorneys. This father had lost most of his custody rights two years prior and was restricted to seeing his child two nights per month. The client was hoping to be granted...
Attorney Nevins recently obtained an "not guilty" verdict for a client charged with a 2nd offense DUI in Berks County. This client was involved in a single-vehicle accident and later refused to submit to chemical testing. Based on the accident and refusal, he was...
The Protection from Abuse Act is designed to offer victims protection from a domestic abuser. The Act gives judges a wide variety of remedies to choose from in order to ensure that protection. A PFA case begins with the filing of a Petition. The Petition will include...
Attorney Dan Nevins won a not guilty verdict for a client charged with 8 Felony Counts of Rape, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault and related offenses following a two day jury trial last week. If convicted our client faced a mandatory 25 year minimum...
