Emily Dahm’s client, Tun Sein, a recent immigrant from Burma, was accused of pushing his wife so violently that she fell and hit her head on the sidewalk. After a jury trial, he was found not guilty. The jury was convinced of Sein’s innocence after hearing testimony from emergency room physicians, who could not find […]
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Emily Dahm represented a 21-year-old Marine who had met a young woman online whom he believed was 18 years old. Unbeknownst to him, she was 17 and still a few months shy of her 18th birthday. The two exchanged numerous messages, including suggestive photographs and videos. After the young woman’s mother discovered her phone and […]
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Emily Dahm’s client was seen exposing and touching his genitals on a BART train. He was charged with felony indecent exposure and faced a prison sentence. However, through her skillful cross-examination of the train operator and her persuasive arguments to the jury, Emily was able to convince the jury that her client was not guilty […]
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Emily Dahm represented one of nearly two dozen men arrested in Contra Costa County in the “Omega Red” wiretap operation, targeted at bringing down an alleged Norteño gang conspiracy to commit a variety of crimes. Emily took an aggressive approach to the wiretap evidence, forcing the government to turn over the wiretap evidence and transcripts […]
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Emily Dahm and Danielle Harris defended Tim Stewart, who was charged with first degree, premeditated murder in the bludgeoning death of his husband, Rex Spray. The two had been together for nearly 20 years. After just over a day of deliberations, a jury found Mr. Stewart not guilty of the offense. Stewart had faced life […]
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Emily Dahm successfully defended Jake Fitchbarclay at a jury trial where he was accused of robbery at a Target store in San Francisco. Mr. Fitchbarclay was caught and tackled by three security guards after shoplifting several items from the store. When confronted by the guards outside the store, Mr. Fitchbarclay dropped all the stolen merchandise, […]
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Emily Dahm was able to secure a six-month jail sentence for a client who, while driving under the influence of alcohol, hit and killed a 17-year-old girl in San Francisco. He stopped immediately, called 911, and tried to render aid at the scene. Emily was able to demonstrate to the court and the prosecution her […]
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Mirador Law values giving back to our community by being actively involved in numerous organizations, including the Alameda County Bar Association. Megan Burns was recently sworn in as a member of the Board of Directors for the Alameda County Bar Association. The Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) is a voluntary bar association, established in 1877, […]
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San Francisco, Calif. (San Francisco Chronicle) – A man convicted of robbing three people in San Francisco last spring was granted a new trial after a Superior Court judge ruled that a juror’s statements about gangs and another’s story about a made-up kidnapping had tainted deliberations. Jurors found Fernando Renteria, 20, of Vacaville, guilty last […]
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