Results

Client Experiences

Case Results

Udashen Anton attorneys have won not guilty verdicts from juries on a wide variety of cases and have also obtained the exoneration and release from prison of countless wrongfully convicted persons. Please note that while this is a list of our representative experience, prior results do not guarantee the same outcome for your case.

Working with a team of pro bono lawyers, Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of a 35 year old murder conviction based on presentation of false evidence by prosecution witnesses.

Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of the denial of a post-conviction challenge to a conviction of a physician convicted of illegal distribution of controlled substances. The appellate court ordered that a hearing be held on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that their client was innocent.

Sheridan Lewis negotiated a charge reduction and time served plea agreement for a client who was facing 25 years to life in the penitentiary on an allegation of indecency with a child in Rockwall County in April 2024.

Sheridan Lewis obtained a jury acquittal in a DWI trial in Collin County in February 2024.

Sheridan Lewis successfully argued a motion to dismiss for speedy trial violation for a client’s DWI case in Collin County in December 2023.

Gary A. Udashen obtained the vacating of a 1972 Theft case based on ineffective assistance of counsel and the entry of an involuntary plea.

Sheridan Lewis and Madison McWithey obtained the dismissal of a sexual assault case after persuading the Travis County District Attorney’s Office that their client never committed a criminal offense.

Working with the Innocence Project of Texas, Gary A. Udashen won the reversal of a capital murder conviction and life sentence based on false testimony.

Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of a conviction of a non-citizen of an old family violence assault case. This resulted in the client avoiding deportation based on this conviction.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a more than decade-old drug conviction, saving their client from deportation.

Gary Udashen won the reversal of a capital murder conviction and life sentence based on false testimony.

Bruce Anton and Madison McWithey won a not guilty verdict for a young man charged with murder in Denton County on the basis of self-defense.

Madison McWithey convinced a Dallas County grand jury not to indict a woman charged with injury to a child.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for tampering with evidence, persuading the court of appeals that the evidence at trial showed only a lesser offense.

Gary A. Udashen was part of an innocence project team who obtained the exoneration of a man wrongfully convicted of Sexual Assault and Burglary in Dallas County in 1982

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a guilty plea to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that their client’s guilty plea was involuntary because the police made material misrepresentations in offense reports.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a guilty plea to possessing, manufacturing, transporting, or repairing a prohibited weapon, persuading the trial court that their client’s previous attorney provided ineffective assistance and, as result, that the client’s guilty plea was involuntary.

Gary A. Udashen and Katherine Reed Have Obtained a Grand Jury No-Bill and Dismissal of a Denton County Felony Family Violence Assault Case

Bruce Anton persuaded Texas’s Sixth Court of Appeals that their client’s direct-appeal attorney provided ineffective assistance, winning their client a new appeal.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for forgery of a financial instrument, persuading the trial court that their client’s guilty plea was involuntary, and his right to due process was violated.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a 15-year-old guilty plea to possessing marijuana that threatened their client with deportation. Bruce persuaded the court that their client’s plea was involuntary because he did not understand its immigration consequences.

Katherine Reed Persuaded a Kaufman County Grand Jury Not to Indict a Young Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

Client represented by several different law firms. Tried and convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Represented on a post-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus. Obtains affidavits from alleged victims recanting their testimony.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a guilty plea for indecency with a child, persuading the trial court that his client’s plea was involuntary and his right to due process was violated.

Gary Udashen was part of an Innocence Project team who obtained a recommendation from a Dallas County District Judge that a man convicted of sexual assault in 1982 was wrongfully convicted and should have his conviction vacated.

Gary Udashen led a team of lawyers who convinced the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office that a man who had spent 33 years in prison on a murder conviction was wrongfully convicted and should have his conviction vacated

Gary Udashen and Katherine Reed have obtained Grand Jury no-bills and dismissal of three separate cases for three different clients for the offenses of Felony Deadly Conduct, Sexual Assault of a Minor and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for possession of fraudulent identifying information and nine-year prison sentence, persuading Texas’s highest criminal court that their client’s guilty plea was involuntary and his right to due process was violated.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a conviction for criminally negligent homicide and the rendering of a judgment of acquittal in a case in which the state prosecuted a grieving parent for tragically forgetting his child in a car on a summer day.

Gary Udashen won a new sentencing hearing for a client convicted of aggravated robbery based on the prosecution suppressing exculpatory evidence.

Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of an arson murder case based on actual innocence and new scientific evidence.

Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of a Federal bank fraud conviction based on insufficient evidence.

Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of a 40 year sentence for the offense of aggravated robbery based on the suppression of exculpatory evidence by the prosecutor.

Gary Udashen won the reversal of an evading-arrest-with-a-vehicle conviction based on an error in the jury’s instructions.

Gary Udashen obtained the reversal and an order for a new sentencing hearing on a federal white collar fraud conviction based on ineffective assistance of counsel.

Bruce Anton won the reversal of a 16-year-old guilty plea to tampering with a governmental record on the basis that, at the time of the plea, the client was not aware of possible defenses to the charge.

Katherine Reed won the reversal of two 24-year aggravated-robbery sentences on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel.

Gary Udashen obtained the reversal of a 25 year old murder case after discovering exculpatory evidence withheld from the defense by the investigating detective. The District Attorney’s Office then dismissed the case.

Gary Udashen obtained a court order setting aside two guilty pleas entered by a foreign national based on the failure of his lawyer to properly advise him of the immigration consequences of his convictions.

Gary Udashen, Katherine Reed obtained a dismissal of a case against a physician who was charged in federal Court with improperly prescribing opioids.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a young woman charged with a federal drug conspiracy and facing a potential 20-year prison sentence. Mr. Mongaras persuaded the court to sentence her to probation.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a local business owner charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. After presenting the case to the grand jury, the case was no-billed.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a financial advisor accused of possession of a controlled substance. After reviewing all the evidence, Joey filed a motion to suppress because the police officer’s search was invalid.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a client accused of driving while intoxicated (DWI), with a blood alcohol score over .08. A motion to suppress was filed and granted.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a client accused of family violence, and after negotiating with the District Attorney’s office the case was dismissed.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a client accused of attempted capital murder and injury to a child prior to trial and achieved case dismissal when it was no-billed at Grand Jury.

J. Joseph Mongaras represented a father who, after tragically forgetting a baby in a car during the summer, was charged with manslaughter, negligent homicide, and tampering with evidence. Mr. Mongaras obtained a directed verdict and dismissal on the manslaughter charge, probation on the negligent homicide charge, and a not-guilty verdict on the tampering charge.

J. Joseph Mongaras won the reversal of a conviction for sexual assault of a child, successfully applying for a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Mongaras’s client was removed from the sex-offender registry, and his case was dismissed.

In United States v. Davis, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of J. Joseph Mongaras’s client, vacating his 25-year prison sentence for using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence. The Court adopted an argument Mr. Mongaras first made before the trial court and that he then successfully argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Gary Udashen won the reversal of a conviction of a young man who was convicted of a series of aggravated robberies based on the police withholding evidence indicating that someone else could have been the person who committed the robberies.

Gary Udashen won the reversal of a conviction of a Dallas County man on a murder case from 20 years ago based on the state presenting false evidence from jailhouse informants and withholding information from the defense about the benefits the jailhouse informants received for their testimony.

Gary Udashen and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a Dallas County conviction for burglary of a habitation after presenting evidence that the defendant was in another city at the time the burglary occurred.

Gary Udashen and Bruce Anton won the reversal of a Dallas County conviction for failure to register as a sex offender after presenting evidence that the defendant was not required to register.

Gary Udashen and Tiffany Talamantez won the reversal of a doctor’s conviction and 78-month sentence for distributing controlled substances.

Businessman accused of theft of trade secrets and breach of computer security. Represented businessman at trial.

College student accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student. Represented student at trial.

Babysitter accused of capital murder and injury to a child for allegedly striking child in head causing the child’s death. Presented comprehensive defense involving four medical experts that establish the client’s innocence.

Client accused of murdering his wife and leaving his two children home alone with their dead mother. Client confesses to killing his wife. Persuaded the trial judge to suppress the confession on the basis it was coerced by a United States Secret Service Agent.

Mother accused of the drowning deaths of her two young children. Mother had no prior history of psychiatric hospitalizations or treatment.

Former law enforcement officer charged in Federal Court with mail fraud based on alleged scheme involving forged car titles. Co-defendant pleads guilty and is sentenced to prison.

Businessman accused of injury to a child based on encounter with a child in a retail store.

Client arrested after police search home and find narcotics.

Client accused of telephone harassment. Files motion to declare harassment statute unconstitutional.

Prominent physician accused of three family violence offenses. Two police officers testified that they observed the assault through a glass door at the physician’s home.

Babysitter accused of injury to a child based on alleged “Shaken Baby Syndrome.” Represented by different lawyer at first trial and convicted of intentionally causing serious bodily injury and sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Client riding in car with friend. Stopped by police for traffic violation. Police discover marijuana in car and client tells police it belongs to him. Client charged with possession of marijuana.

Pilot accused of interfering with a police officer. Four police officers testified on behalf of the prosecution.

Retired businessman accused of wire fraud and bank fraud along with two co-defendants.

Professional athlete accused of assaulting his girlfriend.

Client observed committing traffic offense. Failed to stop for police. Police followed across the city with cars and helicopter. Stopped and arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Client involved in automobile accident. Taken to hospital where blood test shows .14 blood alcohol level. Charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

Well-respected teacher accused of interfering with a police officer who was trying to make an arrest.

Businessman accused of making false statements on loan application. Indicted in Federal Court.

Citizen accused of failure to file tax returns for 20 years. Prosecuted in Federal court.

Construction company accused of insurance fraud. Extensive presentation made to Grand Jury proving the innocence of the clients.

Client accused of incest based on marriage to relative that was legal in the country of the marriage. Attorneys conduct exhaustive resarch on international marriage laws

Business executive charged with carrying a firearm into a secured area of an airport. Made presentation to Grand Jury.

Psychologist accused of Medicaid fraud. Extensive investigation by attorneys establishes psychologist’s innocence.

Long-time employee of major law firm charged with arson. Extensive investigation of case establishes client’s innocence.

Teacher accused of using school computer to download child pornography. Thorough investigation reveals numerous flaws in government’s case and proves client not guilty.

Well respected health provider accused of sexually assaulting a patient. Presentation to Grand Jury proves client is not guilty.

Client indicted in Federal court for fraud and conspiracy. Represented by different attorney and is facing 18 to 24 months in Federal Prison.

Suburban mother accused of arson. Investigation proves that client is not guilty.

Dentist arrested for assaulting woman who had run over his wife.

Client and co-defendant accused of federal mail and wire fraud. Co-defendant received three years in federal prison.

Client stopped by police officer based on suspicious activity. Police search car and find cocaine.

Prominent businessman accused of aggravated assault. Thorough investigation established client’s innocence. Presentation made to Grand Jury.

Employee of National Corporation accused of downloading child pornography on to firm’s computers.

Businessman ordered by Federal Court to pay $17 million in restitution. Court of Appeals agrees with argument that District Court had no authority to order restitution.

Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison. Post-conviction investigation reveals that District Attorney withheld exculpatory information from client’s trial attorneys.

Innocent man convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault. Spends 27 years in prison. Along with the Innocence Project of Texas, takes on this case and obtains DNA testing that shows client to be actually innocent.

Client was convicted in 11 cases of being a serial rapist. Represented by the Innocence Project of New York.

Innocent man convicted on two counts of failing to register as a sex offender. Attorneys hired for post-conviction proceedings. After a lengthy battle, our attorneys persuade the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that client never had a duty to register as a sex offender and was therefore innocent.

Business executive represented by other lawyers and convicted of wire fraud and bank fraud and sentenced to three years in prison.

Banker represented by other lawyers and convicted of conspiracy and misapplication of bank funds.

Innocent man convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery with an additional allegation of Sexual Assault. Represented by different law firm at trial and convicted and sentenced to life in prison. After lengthy court fight, attorneys obtained a DNA test that proves his innocence.

Business executive accused of indecency with a child. Represented by different law firm and found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Represented on appeal and obtained a new sentencing trial.

Working with a team of pro bono lawyers, Gary A. Udashen obtained the reversal of a 35 year old murder conviction based on presentation of false evidence by prosecution witnesses.