Attorney Skip Cornelius represented a mother who was charged with starving her child to death. The initial situation was not very encouraging because the mother had CPS problems in the past, was living in a motel, had a history of prostitution and already had another child die while in her care. Gradoni & Associates Investigates During…

Attorney Windi Akins represented a male who was accused of raping his long time live in girlfriend at knife point. The defendant claimed from the beginning that he was innocent. Shortly after the charges were filed, the Harris County Judge revoked the defendant’s bond. The defendant sat in the Harris County jail for 7 months…

Attorney Danny Easterling represented an individual charged with sexually assaulting his uncle’s ex-wife at his grandmother’s apartment while everyone present was consuming lots of alcohol. Gradoni & Associates Investigates Our investigation determined that the complainant did not have a sterling character. The defendant claimed the sexual encounter was consensual between the pair. Our investigation produced…

Houston Attorney Windi Akins represented a defendant charged with fondling a juvenile. The defendant had been working with the complainant’s father and had gotten into a disagreement over the purchase of a truck. Gradoni & Associates Investigates The Matter Our investigation determined that the location in Houston, where the alleged assault took place, did not…

Attorney Robert Fickman represented the son of a Houston, TX daycare owner who had worked at the daycare center in 2001 while recovering from a back injury. A year after the daycare center closed, a juvenile female made an outcry that the owner’s son had inappropriately fondled her. Gradoni & Associates Investigate Investigators conducted a background…

Karen Barney represented a defendant charged with Aggravated Robbery in the 183rd District Court in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Gradoni & Associates Investigates Investigators visited the scene in order to establish the witnesses’ actual vantage points. Witnesses were also interviewed. Karen was able to show the jury that the witnesses’ observations and statements were suspect.…

Attorney Robert Fickman and Attorney Stanley Schneider represented a school teacher charged in Federal Court with Soliciting a Minor on the Internet. During the discovery phase, the defense team was given hundreds of e-mails written by the defendant to 2 females. Gradoni & Associates; Internet Detectives Our investigation determined that the female’s identity was false. Investigators found…

Wayne Hill and David Jones represented an individual charged with possession of methamphetamines. The police report indicated that the male was stopped on a routine traffic violation for not having a front license plate. The officer then arrested the defendant for this traffic violation. The arrest allowed the officer to do an inventory search of…

Attorney Robert Morrow and Attorney David Adler represented a female co-defendant that was charged as a co-conspirator with the ring’s leader in facilitating the smuggling of illegals via a tractor-trailer in Victoria, TX. Attorney Katherine Scardino and Attorney Joe Salinas represented the 2nd trial defendant, also a female. Attorney Gerald Bourque represented the 3rd defendant…

The Doctor Was Charged With Medicaid Fraud Kent Schaffer and Rick Detoto represented a doctor charged with multiple counts of Medicaid fraud related to physical therapy sessions and wheelchair prescriptions. Gradoni & Associates Investigates Investigators interviewed a number of the doctor’s patients, making arrangements to transport them to court in order that they may testify…