Mr. Patel has successfully handled tens of thousands of criminal cases. He has also tried over 100 criminal jury trials to verdict. The following is a brief list of some of Mr. Patel's recent successes in defending the rights of those charged with a criminal offense. Although he cannot guarantee any particular outcome, the following case results illustrates Mr. Patel's ability, knowledge, and experience in aggressively defending his client's interest.
- Murder Charges: Recently, Mr. Patel defended a client charged with first degree murder, 3 months after the client had served a 20 year sentence for another murder. The State was seeking the death penalty due to his violent record. Mr. Patel assembled a team of investigators, crime scene experts, and mitigation specialists in his effort to provide a complete "team defense". As part of his trial preparation, he actually conducted a mock trial of the case from start to finish. On the first day of jury trial, the State succumbed and offered a significantly reduced charged resulting in the client's release from custody after only a few months of incarceration.
- Murder Charges: After a presenting the results of a thorough investigation, including locating witnesses that law enforcement failed to identify, Mr. Patel convinced the prosecutor to dismiss all first degree murder charges.
- Drug/Narcotic Charges: A client was charged with possession with the intent to distribute 20 pounds of cannabis which was tracked by federal authorities via the US Mail. After filing numerous motions, Mr. Patel negotiated a term of probation with no jail or prison time at all as part of his sentence, even though the client had a lengthy criminal drug record.
- Drug/Narcotic Charges: After a traffic stop, the police seized a large quantity of cocaine. The client was then charged with possession with the intent to distribute and was facing a mandatory prison sentence of up to 60 years. Mr. Patel filed and successfully argued a motion to suppress the evidence, resulting in the case being dismissed.
- Drug/Narcotic Charges: Mr. Patel successfully convinced the court after filing several motions to suppress evidence and exclude from trial over 6 ounces of cocaine base (crack) due to an illegal search and seizure of the client's residence. All charges were then dismissed.
- Drug/Narcotic Charges: A client's drug charges, in which she was facing up to 30 years in prison, were dismissed after Mr. Patel argued that the police violated her rights in searching her car without a warrant.
- Sexual Assault Charges: Charges of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, where client was facing up to 30 years in prison, were dismissed after aggressively defending client to trial.
- Sexual Assault Charges: Client was found Not Guilty after a 4 day jury trial of Criminal Sexual Assault. The jury deliberated for less than 30 minutes. Mr. Patel successfully presented a defense of consent.
- Aggravated Battery Charges: After a 3 day jury trial, client was found Not Guilty of Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer.
- Aggravated Battery Charges: All charges dismissed for client who was a University of Illinois student charged with Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer.
- DUI Charges: A client was charged with his 2nd DUI. After preparing case for trial, all charges were eventually dismissed and his driver's license was reinstated.
- DUI Charges: Client was charged with a felony DUI facing prison time. As a result of diligent negotiations, charges were reduced to a misdemeanor with no jail time.
- Federal Criminal Case: Client was facing a mandatory life sentence for Narcotic Trafficking charges. After providing a vigorous defense, the client received the lowest sentence the federal judge has ever given for such charges.
- Federal Criminal Case: Mr. Patel represented a client charged with illegally dumping of chemical waste when he was a foreman at a chemical plant. Mr. Patel was able to get the United States Attorney's office to agree to a term of probation with no jail or prison time. The client was the only one of the numerous co-defendants to receive probation.
- Federal Criminal Case: Defended a client charged with several securities fraud violations involving a Ponzi scheme of over seven million dollar ($7,000,000). The case involved tens of thousands of pages of evidence. After aggressively defending the client, the federal judge sentenced him to short time in a federal work camp.
- Federal Criminal Case: Mr. Patel represented a client charged along with many other defendants as part of a conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud. The indictment alleged over five million dollars ($5,000,000) of real estate transactions were closed with fraudulent bank documents. The client was the owner and president of a mortgage company. Not only did Mr. Patel successfully achieve the lowest sentence of all those charged, but the client was sentenced to a federal work camp avoiding hard prison time all together.
