Criminal Matters

K & S has handled everything from simple assaults to murders for clients ranging from MS-13 members to business executives, effectively using in-depth investigative techniques, aggressive and creative litigation strategies and innovative expert witness testimony.  K & S has also advocated for victims of crimes who are seeking to have prosecutorial authorities bring charges.  K & S also handles sealing or expungement of arrest records; prisoner transfers; clemency petitions; and international criminal cases, particularly in Brazil and Latin America.

• A prominent U.S. Congressman investigated by DOJ for Foreign Agents Registration Act violations in relation to work for a Ukrainian presidential candidate. DOJ declined to prosecute after K & S thoroughly investigated the matter, prepared witnesses for DOJ interviews and presented a summary of the defenses to prosecutors.
• A U.S. Congressman investigated for assault. K & S fully investigated the matter, engaged with law enforcement and prepared a vigorous defense. No charges were brought against the client.
• A college athlete accused of rape. K & S fully investigated the matter, engaged with law enforcement and prepared a vigorous defense. No charges were brought against the client.
• A senior U.S. military officer charged with sexual assault in D.C. Superior Court. DOJ dismissed all charges against the client after K & S compiled video and other evidence through investigation that refuted the allegations. K & S then successfully moved to seal all records of the arrest and assisted military counsel in resolving related U.S. military proceedings.
• A prominent activist for the Uyghur community charged in D.C. Superior Court with threatening the life of a purported fellow activist. K & S successfully rebuked the Government’s efforts to impose a protective order on the FBI’s interview of the client and then, using expert witness testimony, prepared a defense that the fellow activist was a PRC covert operative who was attempting to infiltrate the client’s human rights organization. DOJ dismissed all charges against the client before trial.
• A sports coach investigated by U.S. Park Police for allegedly giving a woman a “date rape” drug. No charges were brought after K & S compiled and presented evidence that exonerated the client.
• A man convicted in D.C. Superior Court of second-degree murder arising from a shooting of a third-party bystander during an urban gun battle. K & S handled the appeal and, after extensive briefing challenging the Court’s jury instruction and a lengthy oral argument, the government agreed to substantially reduce the client’s sentence before the Court of Appeal issued any decision.
• K & S litigated a petition under the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act in D.C, Superior Court, seeking to reduce the 57 year sentence of a man who had been convicted at age 16 of multiple shootings in Washington DC. K & S, working with co-counsel at Cozen O’Connor, presented the IRAA petition, and, after a three-day hearing in D.C. Superior Court, was successful in securing a 29 year reduction in his sentence and his immediate release from prison.
• Washington lobbyist investigated by police for sexually assaulting a woman.  No charges brought after K & S investigated and presented compelling and exonerating evidence to the police.
• College athlete investigated by police for rape and defamed on social media.   No charges brought after K & S investigated and presented compelling and exonerating evidence to the police.  The defamation ceased after K & S threatened litigation.
• Private school teacher accused by student of a lewd sexual act in her presence.  No charges brought by local authorities after K & S investigated and presented compelling and exonerating evidence.
• Alleged MS-13 member charged with armed robbery.  Not guilty verdict at trial after K & S presented evidence of client’s non-involvement, attacked the credibility of the complaining witness and convinced the court of significant prosecutorial misconduct in suppressing exonerating evidence.
• Client charged with rape and possession of drug paraphernalia.  Not guilty verdict at trial on rape charge after K & S presented evidence showing the encounter was consensual.
• Government contractor client investigated for false statements on work status reports on large project.  After taking the case over from a major firm when indictment was imminent, K & S successfully convinced the federal prosecutors not to bring charges.
• Appeal of conviction of carjacking and other violent crimes.  Conviction reversed after K & S argued successfully that the client had been denied his Fifth Amendment right to counsel during police questioning.
• Appeal of conviction for child sexual abuse.  Conviction reversed after K & S argued successfully that the prior counsel had been ineffective by failing to interview key fact witnesses.
• US Army Major accused of sexually assaulting and striking a woman on a DC street.  The charges were dismissed by the US Attorney’s Office after K & S obtained video evidence and witness statements refuting the allegations.
• Prominent Uyghur human rights activist arrested for threatening the life of a woman who was attempting to infiltrate his organization.  K & S succeeded in having all charges dismissed after challenging the government’s proposed protective order and providing compelling evidence that the client was the victim of a foreign espionage operation.
• K & S recently successfully secured a resentencing and 16 year reduction in sentence for a client under DC’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act.  The client had been incarcerated at age 16 for a series of DC shootings and would not have otherwise been eligible for parole until 2038 at age 62.