Businessman prevails in one of Monterey County’s longest preliminary hearings 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…
Jury finds businessman not guilty of biting off the ear of another man 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…
Child molestation charges dismissed 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…
Law enforcement officer’s career saved by quick not guilty verdict 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…
Doctor’s career and reputation saved. 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…
Woman avoids being charged as an accessory to grisly murder. A man violently murdered his wife and then implicated his girlfriend in a plan to dismember and dispose of the wife’s body. The girlfriend claimed she had no idea what the man had done but it was likely the authorities would soon charge her as…