Our Results

Disclaimer: past results afford no guarantee of future results and every case is different and must be judged on its own merits. 

DWI

REDUCED

Fought a felony DWI to get it reduced to a misdemeanor. No jail, no points, no conviction.

Jackson County, 2022

DWI

DISMISSED

DWI dismissed after filing a Motion To Suppress due to officer’s poor administration of field sobriety tests.

Cass County, 2022

Domestic Violence

DISMISSED

Domestic violence charge dismissed day of trial.

Jackson County, 2022

DWI

CASE WON

Won driver’s license hearing involving a DWI arrest and a car wreck.

Henry County, 2022

Criminal Charges

DISMISSED

Dismissal of criminal charges for obstructing government operations.

Lafayette County, 2022

Probation

Lesser Charge

Saved client from prison and instead got client discharged from probation although he had absconded from probation for 10 years.

Cass County, 2022

Sex Assault

Charges Dropped

Worked with law enforcement during a sex assault investigation to prevent charges from being filed when a consensual sex partner tried to claim nonconsensual sex.

Jackson County, 2022

DWI

Dismissed

DWI dismissed at suppression hearing where expert was ready to testify; the highway patrol had not conducted a quality investigation of DWI and there was no probable cause to arrest our client.

Clay County, 2022

Child Order of Protection

Case won

Won a Child Order of Protection hearing where mother of a child accused father’s boyfriend of sexual abuse against the child.

Cass County, 2022

Felony

Dismissed

Felony bad check case dismissed.

Gentry county, 2022

DWI

Dismissed

DWI was dismissed after successfully arguing there was no probable cause for arrest due to the officer’s incompetence on field sobriety tests and breath test was also not to be trusted.

Jackson County, 2022

DWI

Dismissed

Won driver’s license case for a DWI client for a police officer’s failure to comply with the proper procedures required to obtain a result that can be trusted.

Jackson County, 2022

DWI

Trial Refusal

Won a driver’s license refusal trial for a client after a DWI arrest.

Ray County, 2022

Felony Domestic Assault

Dismissed

Dismissal of felony domestic assault after a preliminary hearing.

Cass County, 2022

DWI

Trial Refusal

Won a driver’s license refusal trial with an expert testifying to show the judge how the officer was incompetent on field sobriety tests.

Cass County, 2022

DWI

Dismissed

Felony DWI was dismissed after winning a motion to exclude blood test results because the blood draw failed to meet medical standards.

Cass County, 2022

Domestic Assault

DISMISSED

Domestic Assault dismissed at trial.

Clay County, 2022

Felony property damage

CHARGES DROPPED

Felony property damage dropped to misdemeanor with no conviction, no jail, no supervised probation.

Cass County, 2022

DWI

WON AT DEPOSITION

Driver’s License saved when we won a refusal case by taking a deposition rather than hoping for a win at trial where we  proved client tried to blow and couldn’t get enough air for the machine to work.

Camden County, 2022

Domestic Assault & Trespassing

DISMISSED

Domestic Assault and Trespassing dismissed at trial.

Jackson County, 2022, 2022

Felony property damage

CHARGES REDUCED

Felony property damage reduced to misdemeanor with no conviction, no jail, and no supervised probation.

Cass County, 2022

Felony Assault & Domestic Assault

CHARGES REDUCED

Man charged with a felony assault and felony domestic assault and harassment ends up with a court supervised misdemeanor probation after successful plea negotiations.

Cass County, 2021

DWI

DISMISSED

Won a refusal hearing and dismissal of DWI when the lawyer’s investigation revealed that the police arrested her without doing any investigation and they violated her rights.

Cass County, 2021

Pet Theft

NOT GUILTY

Not guilty at trial when client is accused of stealing a neighbor’s dog.  The dog would roam the neighborhood regularly, but the accusation resulted because these neighbors had a contentious history.

Bates County, 2021

DWI

Charges Reduced

DWI results in plea to a non-alcohol driving offense after his lawyer convinced the prosecutor he may lose the whole case if the city was to move forward with trial.

Cass County, 2021

Road Rage Incident

DISMISSED

Alleged road rage incident results in dismissal after law firm advises client not to take the plea and instead go to trial due to the prosecutor’s weak case.

Cass County, 2021

Harassment & Assault

No Conviction

Harassment and assault of a law enforcement officer charges resulted in no convictions, although the prosecutor argued for convictions.  Successful outcome because client followed mental health treatment plan recommended by our firm.

Henry County, 2021

Domestic Assault

Dismissed

Domestic assault dismissed.

Jackson County, 2021

Domestic Assault

Dismissed

Municipal court Domestic Assault charge dismissed after interviewing complaining witness revealed that charges should not have been filed in the first place. 

Cass county, 2021

Felony Domestic Assault

Dismissed

No-contact orders removed at arraignment and then felony Domestic Assault case dismissed after we interviewed the complaining witness and learned the truth that the police did not discover.

Cass County, 2021

DWI

Lesser charge

DWI reduced to defective equipment because there was not enough proof to even arrest local business owner for DWI.

Cass county, 2021

DWI

Lesser charge

DWI with accident resulted in 3 tickets all reduced to non-moving violations.  Client keeps license and job.

Cass County, 2021

Child endangerment diversion

WIN

A mom did something many parents do and the police thought it was a crime.  We convinced the prosecutor otherwise and case will be dismissed in 6 months.  

Cass county, 2021

DWI

DISMISSED

Case was set for trial three times by us as we saw a defense and prepared to fight for our client, and ultimately dismissed by the prosecutor on the third trial setting

Jackson County, 2021

Order of Protection

DISMISSED

After exposing lies of the accuser during cross examination at a hearing, an Order of Protection was dismissed.

Cass county, 2021

DWI facing Deportation

WIN

We beat a DWI and helped a client who was facing immigration issues if we didn’t fight for them.  DWI had problems and the prosecutor might lose, so they amended the charge and the client paid a fine.

Jackson County, 2021

Drug charges

DISMISSED

Other law firms would’ve pled the client guilty to felony possession of pills found in the car he was driving. We saw that he wasn’t guilty of knowingly possessing them and we didn’t give up. After multiple evidentiary hearings, case dismissed.

Cass county, 2021

Sex case

DISMISSED

Teenager falsely accused of touching a step-sibling during a custody fight and coaching of the child was involved

Cass County, 2021

Sex case

DISMISSED

Father falsely accused by mentally ill, adopted daughter gets dismissal after 3 years of fighting the charges

Cass county, 2021

False Sex Allegations

NOT CHARGED

Won order of protection hearing for a young college student falsely accused of a sex offense and prevented criminal charges from being filed when accuser was not telling the truth and we exposed her motive to lie.

Nodaway County, 2021

Marijuana Charges

DISMISSED

Dismissal of marijuana charges for out of state college student when there was no legal defense to the charges by convincing the prosecutor the client was worthy of this result

Jasper County,2021

Multiple Felonies

DISMISSED

Serious felonies plus exposure and property damage charges that occurred when teenager took a drug and blacked out, not remembering anything.  He was able to avoid a guilty plea to serious charges with our help. All felonies dismissed and he only had to pay a fine on a peace disturbance ordinance violation.

Cass County, 2020

Multiple Felonies

DISMISSED

When you call the police for help for a family member with a mental health emergency, often they arrest rather than help.Client facing serious felonies won a dismissal of all charges.

Cass County, 2020

DWI

DISMISSED

A disabled senior was charged with DWI for a breath test of .07 and his prescription Xanax in his blood. Charges dismissed after intense plea negotiations.

Cass County, 2020

Felony Assault

Dismissed

By not giving in and not pushing the client to plead, the firm won a dismissal on a serious felony for a deserving client who made a mistake that shouldn’t ruin his future.

Cass County, 2020

False Sex Allegations

NOT CHARGED

A local teenager faced accusations from a former girlfriend that their sexual encounter was not consensual. After hard work to prove his innocence the law firm was able to make sure the case never got filed.

Cass County, 2020

Drug Trafficking

Dismissed

Client was facing over a decade in prison.  We believed the client’s 4th amendment rights were violated so we set the case for a suppression hearing and were ready to fight.  At the last minute, the state agreed there was a problem with the case and dismissed.

Cass County, 2020

DWI

dismissed

With an effective cross of the cop we were able to keep out the breath test and show no probable cause to even arrest our client.  Judge dismisses case at preliminary hearing.

Cass County, 2020

DWI

DISMISSED

Judge grants motion to suppress a blood alcohol result because the officer failed to follow the regulations for testing and did not have probable cause to arrest the client because he failed to follow his training in doing field sobriety tests.

Cass County, 2020

Resisting Arrest

dismissed

Case set for preliminary hearing and the state couldn’t make the case.  Client walks away an innocent man.  

Cass County, 2020

DWI

DISMISSED

Young man was charged with a DWI that could hurt his immigration status. After our team did a thorough investigation and a deposition of the arresting officer, the prosecutor dismissed.

Greene County, 2020

Discrimination at Work

Biggest WIN

After a jury trial, Kim earned the biggest verdict in Cass County history for an employee suing their employer for discrimination at work.

Cass County, 2019

Murder, 2nd Degree

FAVORABLE PLEA

Our client was charged with murder in the 2nd degree. Facing multiple years of prison time in Missouri, our team went to work. The teen-aged client charged as an adult, pleaded guilty to a non-violent felony, and is participating in a Division of Youth Services program. 

Jackson County, 2019

License Suspension

SET ASIDE

A Cass County Judge agreed with our team by setting aside the decision to suspend his license based on a DUI arrest. The arresting officer had not provided the correct warnings and information to the driver as required by law, and therefore, the suspension was inappropriate.

Cass County, 2019

DWI

DISMISSED

The client was arrested for DWI and our investigation revealed the officer did not have probable cause to arrest him for DWI. The judge granted our motion to suppress evidence and the prosecutor dismissed the DWI.

Jackson County, 2019

Murder, 2nd Degree

 DISMISSED

Our client faced life in prison for 2nd degree murder. After two years of investigation and preparation, the State was forced to dismiss the matter because they could not prove their case with existing witnesses.

Jackson County, 2019

Assault, 1st Degree

SHORT SENTENCE

A Kansas City teen was found guilty by a jury of three serious felony charges, but after a full hearing on his history and various mitigation issues jurors sentenced him to an amount well below the State’s last best offer.

Platte County, 2019

Felony DUI

LESSER CHARGE

MDCDC team negotiated the matter down to a misdemeanor DUI, thus avoiding a 10-year denial of her right to drive and preserving her ability to work and live with a misdemeanor probation.

Bates County, 2019

License Suspension

WON CASE

A Kansas Driver will not face any administrative action against his license after we found a problem with the officer’s permit to operate the breathalyzer.

Camden County, 2019

DUI

FAVORABLE PLEA

A Utah man had to pay costs and show proof of a class to get a court supervised probation and remain in Utah, avoiding the costs and time associated with traveling back to Missouri.

Jasper County, 2019

Felony Drug Possession

CASE DISMISSED

Prior Military member accused of drug possession. Through investigation and 4th amendment challenges to the search, the prosecutor saw that the client was not the one in possession of the drugs. Case dismissed.

Cass County, 2019

DWI & Probation Violation

DWI DISMISSED

Client accused of DUI and tampering with an ignition interlock device (IID). Our investigation informed the prosecutor that the IID was producing false results. DWI dismissed and discharged from probation.

Jackson County, 2019

Felony Drug Possession

FAVORABLE PLEA

A man coming home from Colorado was charged with a felony for having a capsule with THC residue inside. After lots of work, our client plead down to littering and avoided a felony drug conviction.

Clay County, 2019

Order of Protection

CHARGES DROPPED

Our client faced an order of protection in Bates County. After our investigation obtained admissions from the alleged victim that these charges were bogus, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss all charges.

Bates County, 2019

Order of Protection

TRIAL WIN

An elderly man faced ongoing bullying from a neighbor leading to a protective order being filed by the neighbor after our client stood up for himself on his own property. We helped the client tell his story and a judge denied the order of protection after a trial.

Cass County, 2019

Careless Driving w/ Death

NO CONVICTION

Our client faced a one year jail sentence after the prosecutor refused to negotiate a resolution following a careless and imprudent charge. We presented to the judge all mitigation evidence that showed the client’s remorse and attempts to help the victim. Probation granted.

Cass County, 2018

Felony DUI

CASE THROWN OUT

We demonstrated to the court at a probable cause (preliminary) hearing that there was no probable cause that the client was operating the vehicle in an intoxicated state and successfully challenged the State’s lab report findings. The Judge tossed the case on the spot.

Cass County, 2018

Stealing

CASE DROPPED

Our client, a college student faced a stealing charge and the long-term consequence of criminal record. After successful negotiations with the Prosecutor, the case was dismissed in exchange for completion of community service hours.

Jackson County, 2018

“Shaken Baby” Case

CLIENT ACQUITTED

Client accused of shaking his baby and was facing life in prison for causing her brain damage. We hired experts and won an acquittal at a jury trial because we proved that the doctors at Children’s Mercy Hospital were wrong. One of the doctors at CMH even admitted he was wrong after hearing our expert medical evidence.

Cass County, 2013

Felony DWI 3rd Offense

NOT GUILTY

Facing a third DWI conviction and serious consequences, our team went to work. Our client was found not guilty by a jury when our investigation revealed to them that our client was not driving the car and that the officer’s dash cam video “mysteriously” had missing parts.

Cass County, 2014

Child Endangerment

REDUCED CHARGES

Client was offered felony probation and no conviction on a case where the child was not injured. Client took case to trial because the prosecutor had over-charged her. The jury agreed and reduced the felony for the mistake of a young mother that did not need to ruin her life. She received no conviction on her record.

Cass County, 2011

Refusing Breath Test

DISMISSED

Client was facing a 1 year revocation of his license for refusing to take a breath test. The lawyer watched every video of the arrest more than once, and discovered that the officer made a fatal error in his arrest of our client. Client won his hearing and did not lose his license for even one day.

Cass County, 2016