A husband and father of five was employed by a local company as a union electrical lineman. In the course of work, while driving an assigned utility truck with a large boom attachment, he lost control, and his tires sank into the soft-sanded shoulder. As he attempted to correct his steering back onto the road,…
The owner of a prominent local Ag company was the subject of a search for unlawful cannabis cultivation in one of their rural properties. Upon the execution of the search, several firearms were discovered in a safe; the search did not yield any findings of unlawful growing of cannabis. Client was charged with seven felony…
Diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in his early 20s, a successful Banker and single father with sole custody of his 14-year-old daughter lived a healthy and law-abiding life until he experienced a mental episode in his late 50s. After suffering from extreme auditory and visual hallucinations for a prolonged period of time, he stripped…
After consuming some beers at a restaurant with friends, client decided not to drive and got a ride home with a friend. Client fell asleep in the passenger’s seat. Police pulled the vehicle over and found an empty driver’s seat after the driver jumped to the back seat. Police wrongly assumed the client was driving….
A prominent local businessman retained The Law Offices of Lawrence & Peck to clear his criminal record from over two decades ago when he was in his early 20s. The firm assessed his record, obtained necessary documentation, and successfully petitioned the Court for various forms of relief, including the sealing of his arrest records (Pen….
A highly-regarded manager of a global packaging company was arrested and jailed one morning and eventually charged with more than 100 felony charges of workers compensation fraud in a high publicity case. He contacted Lawrence & Peck and after a prolonged and contentious court battle with many defense motions the case finally settled quietly with…
A visiting Southern California businessman found trouble at a local bar when he was attacked and placed in a choke-hold by another man. During the fight the businessman bit off the ear of his attacker. The businessman was charged with mayhem a serious crime that carried a potentially long prison sentence. He called Lawrence &…
An elderly man suddenly learned he was being charged with molesting a child 22 years earlier. He faced a long prison sentence and lifetime registration as sex-offender so he called Lawrence & Peck. After a thorough investigation of the facts and extensive research we determined that the authorities had waited too long to charge the…
Two law enforcement officers were living together in a relationship but things began to deteriorate and one charged the other with domestic abuse. The accused officer called Lawrence & Peck and it soon became apparent that the charge was career-threatening. The office launched an intensive investigation and we were able to convince a jury that…
A chief medical officer who is a respected physician supervised other doctors at a state facility. When it was discovered that the other doctors filed fraudulent claims for services they were indicted by the grand jury. The chief medical officer was also indicted for allegedly facilitating the fraudulent claims of the other doctors. The chief…