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2024 Commonwealth v. Daniel Johnson, No. 1493 MDA 2021. First-degree murder conviction and life sentence vacated on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
2024 Robinson v. Zaken, No. 21-5621. Life sentence for first-degree murder vacated on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Client pled to reduced charges for 22-year negotiated sentence.
2023 Commonwealth v. Hernandez, No. 12606-2011. 29½ – 56 year sentence for third-degree murder vacated on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Client pled to reduced charges of voluntary manslaughter for 13-year sentence, making client eligible for parole in 6 months.
2023 Commonwealth v. Brown-Camp, No 3503-2015. 22½-year sentence for third-degree murder vacated on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel after successful appeal at No. 2328 EDA 2021, reversing PCRA court’s dismissal order.
2023 Commonwealth v. Pratt, No. 2025-2011. 45-year sentence for first-degree murder vacated on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel; sentence subsequently cut in half.
2022 Commonwealth v. Bradley, No. 2005-2016. First-degree murder conviction and life sentence overturned on grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Client resolved case with 20-year negotiated plea.
2022 Moore v. Rivello, No. 20-838. Third-degree murder conviction and 45-year sentence overturned on grounds of judicial error and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Client resolved case for time-served negotiated plea and immediate parole.
2021 Jackson v. Capozza, No. 17-5126. Third-degree murder conviction and 40-year sentence overturned on grounds of judicial error and ineffective assistance of all prior counsel. Client resolved case for time-served negotiated plea and immediate parole.
2020 Commonwealth v. Smith, No. 0502972-2004. Death sentence vacated on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel.
2020 Commonwealth v. Burrell, No. 598-2015. 30-year sentence overturned on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. Case resolved for 2-year sentence with immediate parole.
2020 Edmunds v. Tice, No. 19-1656. First-degree murder conviction and life sentence overturned on grounds of judicial error and ineffective assistance of all prior counsel. Client resolved case for negotiated plea of 20 years.
2020 McDowell v. DelBalso, No. 18-1466. Double first-degree murder convictions (one involving the killing of a child) and two life sentences overturned on grounds of judicial error and ineffective assistance of all prior counsel. Client resolved cases for a total of 7½ years’ imprisonment with immediate parole.
2019 Commonwealth v. King, No. 0706191-2005. 13-year-old first-degree murder conviction and life sentence overturned on grounds of prosecutorial due process violation. Client’s second life sentence also automatically vacated.
2019 Commonwealth v. King, No. 13 EAP 2018. Secured precedent-setting ruling with national impact precluding prosecutors from interviewing counsel in post-conviction cases alleging their ineffective assistance.
2019 Commonwealth v. Maisonet, No. 1134831-1990. 28-year-old first-degree murder conviction and death sentence overturned on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Case resolved with time-served sentence and client was immediately removed from death row and released to the street from the courtroom.
2018 Commonwealth v. Manigault, No. 0907631-2005. Life sentence for first-degree murder of one child and attempted murder and aggravated assault of a second child vacated after 14 years of incarceration on grounds of unconstitutional sentence; new total sentence of 24 years imposed on both charges.
2018 Commonwealth v. Garcia, No. 0502041-2001. Life sentence for second-degree murder vacated after 17½ years of incarceration on grounds of unconstitutional sentence; time-served sentence imposed and client immediately paroled.
2018 Commonwealth v. Cruz, No. 0310322-1997. Life sentence for first-degree murder of a child vacated after 21 years of incarceration on grounds of unconstitutional sentence; new sentence of 25 years imposed.
2018 Gant v. Giroux, No. 15-4468. 80-year sentence for third-degree murder and related charges vacated and new trial granted on grounds of judicial error. Client re-sentenced to 13½ years’ time served.
2017 Commonwealth v. Smith, No. 190-2010. First-degree murder conviction overturned on grounds of judicial error and ineffective assistance of counsel; life sentence reduced to 20 years.
2017 Commonwealth v. Smith, No. 0102172-2005. Second-degree murder conviction and life sentence vacated and new trial granted on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. All charges subsequently dismissed on grounds of double jeopardy.
2017 Brooks v. Gilmore and Department of Corrections, No. 15-5659. First-degree murder conviction and life sentence vacated and new trial granted on grounds of judicial error and ineffective assistance of counsel. Life sentence reduced to 9 years’ time served.
2014 Commonwealth v. Cassis, No. 3389-2011. Sentence of 69 years reduced to 7 years after findings of gross abuse of judicial discretion.
2013 Lambert v. Beard, No. 07-9005. 29-year-old double capital murder convictions and death sentences overturned on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct. Case resolved for time-served sentence. (Co-counsel)
2012 Commonwealth v. Robinson, No. 55-1994. 18-year-old death sentence vacated and life sentence imposed in serial murder/rape case. (Co-counsel)
2011 Commonwealth v. McIntyre. No. 0901831-1997. 14-year-old murder conviction overturned on grounds of trial counsel ineffectiveness.
2011 Chester v. Pa. Dep’ of Corrections, No. 99-4111. 27-year-old first-degree murder conviction and death sentence vacated and remanded for new trial. (Co-counsel)
2009 Commonwealth v. Burno, No. 3637-2003. Double death sentences overturned on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct.
2008 Commonwealth v. Jaynes, No. 100-2003. Homicide conviction and 38-year sentence overturned on grounds of ineffective assistance of trial counsel; client re-sentenced to 5 years.
2011 Schneyder v. Smith, 653 F.3d 313 (3d Cir. 2011). Overcame prosecutorial immunity, recovered $275,000 for prosecutorial misconduct and established binding precedent imposing duty on prosecutors to closely monitor detention status of material witnesses.
2009 Cole v. City of Philadelphia, No. 3642-2008. Plaintiff’s recovery of $185,000 for false arrest and excessive force.
2008 Odd v. Malone. 538 F.3d 202 (3d Cir. 2008). Overcame prosecutorial immunity, plaintiff’s subsequent recovery of $80,000 for prosecutorial misconduct.
2007 Carpenter v. City of Philadelphia, No. 07-0012. Secured injunctive relief preventing police from detaining witnesses in homicide cases, plus $30,000 recovery for damages of half-day in jail.
2005 Hunter v. Nationwide Insurance. Personal injury recovery of $225,000.
1996 Spady v. Gasparro. Jury verdict for $500,000 for legal malpractice by criminal defense attorney. This was the first and to date only plaintiff’s verdict in criminal defense malpractice case in Pennsylvania history where damages for pain and suffering were awarded.
1995 In re: One Meridian Plaza Litigation. Plaintiff’s recovery of $2.5 million for widow of Philadelphia firefighter in wrongful death action.
1994 Morphew v. City of Philadelphia. Plaintiff’s recovery of $100,000 for police misconduct.
1991 Naglak v. Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical School. Plaintiff’s recovery of $200,000 for sex discrimination and retaliation against medical student by dean of medical school.