By Kenny, Burns & McGill | Published May 4, 2023 | Posted in Criminal Defense | Tagged Tags: Bail Reduced, gun charges, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Self-Defense | Comments Off on $500,000 Bail Reduction in “Imperfect Self Defense” Case
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$500,000 Bail Reduction in “Imperfect Self Defense” Case
The Criminal Defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill is pleased to announce that a client’s bail was successfully negotiated from $600,000 all the way down to just $100,000; a $500,000 decrease! We’ll call our client Mr. Marco Gleason. In the span of just a few minutes, Mr. Gleason went from going about his life Read More
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Firearm Charge Quashed
The Criminal Defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill is happy to share that through diligent investigation and argument, a client’s firearm charge was successfully quashed. To “quash” something in the legal world means that a court has decided that the decision of a lower legal body is invalid. In this case, the client was Read More
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RICO Charges Tossed Out
The criminal defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill are proud to announce that all of a client’s unsubstantiated RICO charges have been dropped! “RICO” refers to the RICO Act and stands for “Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations.” The RICO Act is a federal law that targets organized crime by making it illegal for people Read More
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Name Change Secured for Client
Recently, a client called into our office with an interesting problem. She had been preparing to apply for a passport, but when she got a copy of her birth certificate she made a shocking discovery; the name she had been using her entire life was not the one listed on the document! The client’s other Read More
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Airbnb Code Violations Lawyer in Philadelphia
Airbnb owners in Philadelphia are facing code violation complaints if they do not comply with the City’s new licensing requirements for the short-term rentals. Starting on January 1, 2023, people renting out their units on Airbnb, VRBO, and other short-term rental sites had to start obtaining proper licenses to operate as “limited lodging operators.” Those Read More
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$215k Settlement for Car Accident Victim
The personal injury team at Kenny, Burns & McGill is thrilled to announce the successful negotiation of a $215,000 settlement for a client who was injured in a dangerous car crash. Our client, who we’ll call Mr. Sal Rivera, was having a fairly typical Tuesday morning. He woke up, got ready for work, and made Read More
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House Arrest Secured for Mentally Ill Client
The criminal defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill is pleased to report that a client charged with a gun crime has been granted house arrest instead of potentially spending decades in prison. This client has suffered from severe mental health issues for the majority of his life, stemming from an abusive and neglectful childhood. Read More
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DHS Child Abuse Appeal Granted; Record Expunged
With the help of the criminal defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill, a client has successfully appealed his child abuse case to the DHS and had his record expunged. When this client received a letter from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) informing him that a report indicating suspected child abuse had been Read More
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Philadelphia Murder Jury Trial: Not Guilty
The Criminal Defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill is thrilled to announce that a client accused of murder has been found not guilty by a jury of his peers. In late 2016, a man was tragically shot and killed in Philadelphia. The responding police officers recovered several pills, allegedly painkillers, from the victim’s body, Read More
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Client’s Bail Reduced by Over $900,000
The criminal defense team at Kenny, Burns & McGill was able to reduce a client’s potential bail by $925,000 at preliminary arraignment. Despite the defendant having never been in trouble with the law before, the attorneys for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania asked the judge to attach a bail of $999,999 . Luckily for the client, Read More
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