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.

• 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.