PEOPLE V. E.F. E.F. was arrested after driving with his headlights off. After being curbed, the officer’s smelled cannabis and ordered all occupants of the vehicle out of the car. E.F. owned the vehicle and was driving. Upon searching the vehicle a firearm was recovered in the center console and E.F. was charged with Aggravated [...]
H.K. H.K., a police officer was being investigated for testing positive of cocaine during a random drug test through the police department. H.K., an officer on the force for over a decade, risked losing his job, his pension and any opportunity of being a law enforcement officer with another force if the positive drug test [...]
PEOPLE V. D.S. D.S. was accused of multiple sex offenses by a relative. D.S. was arrested, charged and numerous conditions placed on him including not being able to return to his home. D.S. denied all accusations against him. Attorney Bhatt, through his investigation, determined that the alleged offenses occurred well over a decade before D.S.’s [...]
S.P. S.P. was an executive at a Fortune 500 company in the Chicago land area. The company discovered that S.P. had misused her corporate credit card for personal purchases exceeding $100,000. Through proactive contact and careful negotiations with the company, attorney Bhatt was able to settle the matter and avoid the filing of felony criminal [...]
PEOPLE V. P.J. P.J. was a retired police Sergeant who was arrested for misdemeanor battery in violation of 720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(2) during a road rage traffic incident. Attorney Bhatt successfully established that the state's witness was the aggressor in the altercation and that PJ was following his training to ensure that the aggressor was still [...]
PEOPLE V. N.C. N.C. was recorded on video going into a locker at a public gym and removing the wallet of another patron. N.C. then proceeded to use that person's credit card at various locations and made purchases amounting to thousands of dollars. N.C. was charged with felony theft (720 ILCS 5/16-1), identity theft (720 [...]
PEOPLE V J.S. J.S. was pulled over on the highway for following too closely in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-710. While in conversation with the police, the officer became suspicious and continued his investigation of J.S. vehicle. During the search, hundreds of oxycontin pills, as well as, over $600,000 in cash were seized by the [...]
PEOPLE V U.D. U.D. was accused of recording a neighbor through a window while showering. The neighbor alleged that U.D. had used his cell phone to record her and called the police. Attorney Purav Bhatt took the case to trial and argued that the law required proof of a recording as well as proof of [...]
PEOPLE V S.Q. S.Q. was charged with various offenses including domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3.2) and aggravated assault with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12-2) for allegedly threatening his wife and child with a pistol. Through a thorough investigation of the facts, evidence and the witnesses, attorney Purav Bhatt was able to prove that there was [...]
PEOPLE V T.B. T.B. was pulled over and charged with the Driving Under the Influence in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2), after police observed what they believed was impaired driving while picking up her son from work. T.B. performed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. Attorney [...]
