A TEAM With a PLAN
The United States has the highest rate of conviction and imprisonment of any nation in the industrialized
world.
Serious criminal defense requires not only the blend of science and law, but
also a multi-faceted approach that brings numerous disciplines together. The
state does this, with prosecutors, police, and forensic laboratories.
Defendants must do this as well or they simply lose.
Our TEAM approach to criminal defense is designed to meet the state at every
turn and really get to the bottom of things. The state and the prosecutor just
want their conviction, and they’ll use all the resources they have at their
disposal to get it. Our TEAM and PLAN have been developed to do the same for
you. That’s why we win.
There are eight reasons we
win and others lose:
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We have a
comprehensive TEAM.
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Our chief litigator is
a SCIENTIST and an honors law school graduate.
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We have Certified
Criminal Law attorneys as back up.
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We have an experienced
private investigation team.
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We have a Certified
Appellate Law specialist on our team.
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We have experienced
legal research specialists on our team.
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We have graduate
school educated science research assistants.
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We have a cadre
of specialist experts from around the nation in medicine, psychology,
psychiatry, social work.
THE TEAM
The legal TEAM members are based in Michigan and California, in Dr. Lorandos’ Ann Arbor
and Patrick Clancy’s Bay Area offices. Since 1980, members of our team have
dealt almost exclusively with issues of abuse and molestation. Our TEAM has
attorneys that are Certified Criminal Law Specialists, Certified Family Law
Specialists, and even a former prosecutor.
In addition, our TEAM maintains a research library with over 800 articles (and
growing) on medical and mental health research issues that are vital to the
defense of a case of false accusations. Our Medical/Mental Health researchers
have direct access to Medline and most medical and mental health research
journals.
The investigation TEAM members are experienced law enforcement retirees. Each investigator has
undergone the certification classes given to Law Enforcement.
HERE’S WHAT WE DO:
- Read the entire case
and interview you.
- Based upon our
knowledge of the case, we lay out the following plans:
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Develop a "Theory
of the Case";
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Develop an
Investigation Plan;
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Develop an Expert
Witness Plan;
- Build and file a
Motion Plan.
AS YOUR TRIAL COUNSEL
Our TEAM members practice in all fifty states, military and federal courts, and
several countries. Of course, our litigators cannot be members of every state
bar, but all states allow attorney’s to appear on an individual case when
working with an in-state attorney. We utilize local attorneys to make
court appearances such as bail motions, discovery motions, continuance, etc.
However, we handle the major decisions during hearings and the
trial. The work necessary for an average abuse case would overwhelm any trial
attorney that is not a specialist in this area. It takes an enormous amount of
work to win one of these cases. Our science base and TEAM approach, finds that
we are the winning combination.
THE
PLAN IN MORE DETAIL
Theory of the Case:
Alibis and the exposure of inconsistent
statements, do not win abuse cases. The jury is very forgiving of abuse
witnesses’ factual errors. They ask themselves, "If it didn’t happen, why is the
witness saying this?" This is where our Theory of the Case is most important.
After our investigation is completed, our medical and mental health research is
done, our motions are written, and we know what is or is not admissible, we
redouble our efforts on the theory of the case.
Again, this provides the rationale the jury needs to really understand
that the allegations are false.
Investigation Plan / Discovery Plan:
After establishing a
tentative Theory of the Case we create a plan concerning which witnesses
should be interviewed and on what issues. We also create a plan of what
documents and evidence needs to be gathered.
Investigations in an abuse case are more difficult than in other areas of
criminal law. The witnesses are reluctant to talk and don’t want to get
involved. They have information that is relevant to the relationships between
the parties and don’t realize its significance. We train our investigators in
what we call the "people skill" methods of interviewing. It is totally different
than police interviews or interrogation.
Expert Witness Plan:
After learning the facts and
developing a cogent theory of the case, we will know if the prosecution is going
to use expert witnesses against you. The experts used most commonly in abuse
cases are mental health and medical experts. The expert witness plan identifies
the issues that will be testified to by the prosecution and the way our group of
experts will deal with it. We always base our expert testimony on the
research articles on the issues.
Because our TEAM is headed by a scientist / litigator, we provide the research
needed by our experts to handle the issues in your case. We have over 800
research articles on abuse issues in our library, and that number is constantly growing.
We also have researchers and are connected to computer banks around the world
that can help stay on top of cutting edge science.
Motion Plan:
We tailor our motions to the law in all
fifty states, military, and
federal courts. We understand the legal issues in these cases and specifically
tailor our legal motion plan to your state’s current law.In smaller states, there might not even be case law on these issues at
this time. Nevertheless, as we litigate nationally, we work to help your court understand the
cutting edge science and law that applies to your circumstances
The Motion Plan is designed to help keep the prejudicial, irrelevant
evidence against you out. It is also designed to make sure that
reliable – scientific defense evidence is in.
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