Career Highlights

People v. Wallace: Client, an attorney, was charged with 25 counts of insurance fraud, stemming from a "capping" scheme, in which accidents were staged, and monies collected. The cases were old, lacked proof, and were filed just before the statute of limitations expired. The case was then further delayed for a year, during which time the statute of limitations expired. Just before the preliminary hearing, Steve Levine filed a motion to dismiss for violation of the statute of limitations because the documents in support of the probable cause finding (which tolled the statute) were missing from the court file, making it impossible to review that finding. The trial court agreed and all 25 counts were dismissed.