Noteworthy Cases Page 3

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State v. S.H.

Noell Tin and Sarah Bennett secured not guilty verdicts in Rutherford County on behalf of their client, a former public works director for the Town of Forest City who was charged with 12 felony counts of embezzlement from the town. ...

Jul

United States v. R.M.

Matt Pruden represented a client charged in a federal indictment alleging conspiracy to commit fraud and counterfeiting. After negotiations with the government, the client was allowed to enter into a pretrial diversion program and the case was dismissed. ...

Jul

State v. Clontz

Casi Clontz was 15-years-old in 1993 when she and her mother were charged with hiring another teenager to kill Casi's abusive step-father. The State charged both Casi and her mother with First Degree Murder, cut a deal with the shooter, and tried both mom an...

Jul

Leardini v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Jeff Leardini, a middle school teacher, was charged with improperly touching students. He was terminated by Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and faced criminal charges. Noell Tin represented Leardini and secured a not guilty verdict on all charges in Mecklenburg Coun...

Jul

Gaddy v. Yelton et al.

Jake Sussman and Luke Largess sued the City of Asheville and four of its police officers after Robert Gaddy was assaulted during a wrongful arrest. Law enforcement alleged that Gaddy resisted and then fought the officers during an encounter. In response, law enfor...

Jul

Hall v. Spence

John Gresham represented a former assistant clerk of court on a First Amendment claim that her termination from employment was motivated by her religious beliefs. Ms. Hall received a $300,000 settlement on the eve of trial. ...

Jul

ACLU of North Carolina v. Conti

While Legal Director of the ACLU of North Carolina, Katy Parker represented the organization and its individual members in a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina, challenging the State's new plan to offer a state-sponsored “Choose Life” li...

Jul

Occupy Charlotte

Jake Sussman provided pro bono representation for individuals arrested by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department in January 2012 following the enforcement of the controversial “anti-camping” ordinance passed by the Charlotte City Council in respon...

Jul

Gibson v. City of Salisbury

Jake Sussman and Luke Largess represented Felicia Gibson in her lawsuit against the City of Salisbury in the aftermath of two false arrests by the same Salisbury Police officer. Ms. Gibson's initial arrest, which generated significant media attention, occurr...

Jul

Estate of Kluttz v. Town of Spencer

Jake Sussman represented the estate of Christopher Kluttz in a wrongful death lawsuit that was litigated in the Middle District of North Carolina. Mr. Kluttz, a former police officer and member of the United States military, was shot and killed in his Spencer, Nor...

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