Criminal Defense

Automotive

• DUI / DWI
• Traffic Violations

Criminal Records

• Expungement or Expunction

Sex Crimes

• Abduction
• Child Abuse
• Child Pornography
• Indecent Exposure
• Prostitution, Solicitation, & Pandering
• Rape
• Sexual Assault
• Stalking
• Trafficking in Women

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Hawaii

Criminal Defense; Traffic Defense; DUI Defense; Domestic Abuse; TROs; Juvenile Criminal Defense

From 2000 through 2011 I worked as a Deputy Public Defender for the State of Hawaii in both Hilo and Honolulu. As a Deputy PD, I successfully tried cases ranging from the simplest of traffic cases through the most serious of felonies. I have represented defendants charged with Murder, Robbery, Sexual Assault, Forgery, Theft, Drug Trafficking, Abuse, Perjury and virtually every other offense imaginable. Some of my more recent cases involved attacking complex scientific and DNA evidence in Sexual Assault cases. In March of 2011, I made the decision to leave behind my career as a Public Defender and launch my own private practice. Since leaving the Public Defender's office I have continued my fight for fair and just treatment of individuals who have been accused of crimes.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Member; Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (HACDL), Member; 2011 HACDL Conference, Presenter

1. Defendant facing multiple counts of Sexual Assault and Robbery. Prosecutor was asking for MINIMUM 20 years of imprisonment and a potential extended sentence of life in prison. After a detailed analysis of the DNA evidence and how it was gathered, I discovered serious deficiencies in the collection processes used by authorities. Using those issues as leverage, was able to obtain a reduction in the Defendant's charges. As a result, Defendant was sentenced to a MAXIMUM of 10 years in prison and is eligible to be released even earlier on parole.

2. Defendant charged with 16 counts of sexual assault against his teenage stepdaughter. Defendant's mother-in-law told police she personally witnessed one of the assaults. After hours of research into the medical evidence, inconsistencies in the stepdaughter's statements to police, posts from the stepdaughter's social media sites from the dates of the alleged assaults, as well as investigation into the bias of the mother-in-law against Defendant, I was able to discredit the stepdaughter's allegations, discredit mother-in-law's credibility, and discredit the remaining medical evidence which the prosecutor thought was bulletproof. After a 2 week jury trial Defendant was acquitted on all counts and went from facing a mandatory sentence of 20 years in prison to complete freedom.

3. Defendant charged with felony drug offenses after his vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation and police observed a small amount of drugs in the floor of the passenger seat. Was able to establish that Defendant had a passenger in his car which the police mysteriously left out of their reports because they had allowed him to leave before they bothered to look inside the car window. Successfully argued that the drugs were far more likely to have belonged to the passenger than the Defendant and the case was dismissed.

4. Juvenile charged with multiple counts of burglary for vandalizing a rural home with his friends while the owners were out of town. All other juveniles involved admitted to vandalizing property and implicated my client as being there and involved as well. My client admitted that he knew the boys from school, but denied being friends with the other boys and denied being involved in the burglary. I convinced the assigned prosecutor to allow my client to take a polygraph test. After passing the polygraph, the prosecutor agreed to drop all charges against my client.

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No

No. But I have a network of interpreters for almost every major language which can assist in communication.

Pricing depends on the type of case. Most criminal defense cases I do on a flat fee basis but there are situations where I charge hourly.

$250/hour

Yes. I offer a free 30-minute consultation to discuss what I can offer you on your case.

Depending on the type of case, the retainer can range from $500 to $5000 or higher. Payment plans are also available.