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06/18/2012

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A pompous a$$ that is more lik...

A pompous a$$ that is more likely to help the prosecutor than you and take every dime you have doing it. Never believe what he tells you it will cost...it WILL cost a lot more and he will accomplish NOTHING! One has to wonder about his integrity. I do not recommend this attorney for any reason!

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Phone: (618) 462-8484

Address: 307 Henry St, Alton, IL 62002

Website: http://www.stobbslaw.com

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Criminal Defense
When I began practicing in Edwardsville, the number of felony cases filed in a calendar year was miniscule. Over the years, the State’s Attorney’s office in Edwardsville has increased the number of felony cases filed in a year to over 3,000. An unforeseen result in the increase in felony prosecutions is that the level of representation of criminal defense lawyers in Edwardsville has declined.
Sex Crimes
Allegations of possession/distribution of child pornography can permanently destroy your reputation among family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. In addition, you will more than likely be found guilty in the court of public opinion before your trial even begins.
Fraud
My white collar experience runs the gamut of federal white collar prosecutions from telemarketing fraud, to medicare fraud to tax fraud to mail and wire fraud. Often after I receive a positive result in a white collar case, clients will confide in me that they had previously spoken to another attorney, who painted a dire picture of their situation, prior to seeking my expertise.
Robbery
It is a rare feat to have two back to back acquittals in federal court. A month after Tom Keefe & I obtained an acquittal for Jacob Nelson, I had a jury trial with my client Willie Bassett who was charged along with three others with bank robbery. The evidence against Willie was overwhelming and included his fingerprints on weapons to be used in a robbery, video surveillance and a “confession.” Willie has an exceptionally long criminal record, including two homicides. If Willie pleaded “guilty” the only deal he could have received would have been 20 years. Willie rolled the dice and decided to go to trial and I think he was acquitted because the jury believed the FBI agent lied under oath about Willie’s confession. I pointed out in my closing argument that if the FBI agent was going to lie about something so trivial, what else would he lie about.
White Collar Crimes
When I first started practicing, tax cases were rare. Since I’ve been an attorney I’ve seen how run of the mill white collar crimes take on a tax element. In my opinion, the reason for this is so that the Government can pressure my clients to plead "guilty" because of the fear people have of the IRS.
Drug Crimes
With the advent of mandatory minimum sentences and the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines in the 1980's, very little could be done to help a loved one charged with a federal drug crime.
Homicide
Jacob Nelson was charged with drug induced homicide as well as being a drug dealer and maintaining a drug house. If convicted of drug induced homicide, Jacob would probably have been incarcerated for the rest of his life. This was the fourth trial Tom Keefe and I had together and the second one involving drug induced homicide. Tom was brilliant in his cross-examination of the Government’s experts. Because Tom and I were so comfortable working together we were able to divide the work and represent Jacob Nelson effectively. We used a risky strategy of admitting that Jacob was a drug dealer and maintained a drug house but fought hard about whether the cause of death was heroin or other illegal substances in the decedent’s body. The only witness to the alleged drug transaction which caused the drug induced homicide was Terry Moskodauz who I demolished on cross-examination. Tom’s cross-examination of the experts and my cross-examination of Terry Moskodauz combined with my closing argument resulted in an acquittal of the drug induced homicide count and conviction of the other counts. Jacob was only sentenced to 6 years in jail.
Money Laundering
Brief Summary: Bill Davidson was charged in a 31 Count Indictment with Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Bank Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion. The charges stemmed from Mr. Davidson's work for the Vincentians, which is a Catholic religious order. Mr. Davidson allegedly bilked the Vincentians out of millions of dollars. We had a two day contested sentencing where the Government argued for a sentence of nearly 20 years because of the alleged massive fraud involved. We were victorious at the contested sentencing and convinced Judge Jackson to sentence Mr. Davidson to 10 years.

Workers Compensation
Brief Summary: Tara Prince's case took a toll on me emotionally because while she was "guilty" of the crime she was charged with, she did not deserve the 8-10 year sentence envisioned by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. She and I met on an average of twice a month and our original strategy was to go to trial and demand the Government prove all of its charges. We would have challenged the evidence the Government had against Tara which meant that I had to become an expert on employee leasing companies known as a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). A PEO assumes the responsibility for the human resources related functions for small businesses, handling payroll and worker's compensation benefits for their clients. Tara was President of a small PEO and would have become a "Guideline casualty" had she pleaded "guilty" to the original charges. Fortunately, Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Weinhoeft filed a Superseding Indictment and Tara pleaded "guilty." I filed a Sentencing Memorandum setting forth our position and Judge Gilbert sentenced Tara to only 21 months. Judge Gilbert told Tara at Sentencing that I had done a wonderful job representing her and but for my hard work she could have easily received a 10 year sentence.

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