 Bruno & Hogle, LLP, understands that results matter. We approach each and every case with care, enthusiasm, and zealousness.
The cases below represent the actual results of recent cases handled by our attorneys. Please note that the names have been changed to protect the privacy of our clients.
ROSENBAUM & ETESS v. LARRY HOWARD
[Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty]
Client was sued by his former lawyers for $400,000.00 in allegedly unpaid legal bills. Client Howard countersued for Breach of fiduciary duty and other claims. After three weeks of trial, Mr. Bruno defeated all of Rosenbaum's claims and won the lawsuit on behalf of his client, resulting in nearly 1 million verdict in money damages and the return of property. Punitive damages awarded against Rosenbaum & Etess.
L.L. APPLIED RESTORATION SERVICES, INC v. GUERRERO
[Breach of Contract]
Client L.L. Applied Restoration sued Felicitas Guerrero after Guerrero threw them off the job and refused to pay for the work done. Guerrero sought to have unlicensed illegal workers finish the job at a significant discount. After Guerrero couldn't get plan approval from the City of San Diego, she initiated litigation with L.L. Applied, claiming they were negligent. After a three week trial, the jury did not believe anything Ms. Guerrero had to say and awarded L.L. Applied every penny that Mr. Bruno had asked for.
PEOPLE v. STEVEN H.
[Felony]
Charged with brandishing a dangerous and deadly weapon during a fight and committing battery against the alleged victim. After trial, Steven was found not guilty of the more serious brandishing charge. Steven was found guilty of simple battery (for allegedly sitting on the victim) despite any credible evidence to prove malicious intent. The single guilt charge is being appealed.
PEOPLE v. JUAN S.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with commercial burglary. Found not guilty.
PEOPLE v. KENT J.
[Felony]
Client charged with Robbery (a strike) and receiving stolen property. Found not guilty of Robbery. Found guilty on the conceded charge, receiving stolen property.
PEOPLE v. ANDREA L.
[Felony]
Client charged with possession of drugs for purposes of sales and prostitution. Found not guilty on all counts.
PEOPLE v. AMANDA G.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with prostitution. Case dismissed mid-trial.
PEOPLE v. JERRY M.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with throwing an explosive at a moving vehicle and assault and battery. Case dismissed mid-trial.
PEOPLE v. OMAR M.
[DUI]
Client charged with DUI while under the influence of Ambien. Mistrial declared.
PEOPLE v. LUIS Q.
[Felony]
Client accused of trespassing and burning down multiple houses in Santa Ana. Restitution was sought in the amount of $7million. Not guilty after trial.
PEOPLE v. JOSE L. Q.
[Felony]
Client accused of multiple counts of vehicle theft, perjury and receiving stolen property. After preliminary hearing, all charges dismissed.
PEOPLE v. JUAN C.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with vandalism. Client allegedly throws a large flower pot through his ex-wife’s Hummer windshield as she frantically tries to drive away from his home after dropping off their young daughters. According to the police report, one daughter witnessed the entire violent affair and corroborated the ex’s story. During trial, the ex-wife was completely discredited during cross-examination. Client found not guilty. After trial, several members of the jury informed Mr. Hogle that they believed his assertion that it was actually the ex-wife who threw the pot and missed Juan. No charges pending against ex-wife.
PEOPLE v. ADOLFO M.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with domestic violence for purportedly choking and kicking his ex-girlfriend. Police arrive only to find Adolfo pinning the “victim” between the door and a wall. The case was dismissed after Mr. Hogle presented evidence of the “victim’s” history of filing false police reports against Adolfo, as well as evidence that she was actually trying to break into his apartment at the time he pinned her.
PEOPLE v. JOHN S.
[Felony]
Client charged with Robbery. During trial, witness who identified John as the culprit was completely discredited during Mr. Hogle’s cross-examination. The Judge dismissed the case and released John from custody immediately.
PEOPLE v. JORGE P.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with domestic violence. Client and ex-girlfriend get into argument as client is picking up his belongings at ex’s house. Client allegedly hit ex-girlfriend across the face, as witnessed by her brother and a neighbor. Found not guilty after trial.
PEOPLE v. SAMUEL B.
[Felony]
Client charged with three counts of felony criminal threats. Client sent an email threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and start a school shooting the last week of school. Client acquitted on all counts. In the wake of Virginia Tech, Columbine, and various others, this was a big win for Mr. Hogle.
PEOPLE v. TUJI L.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with domestic violence causing corporal injury. Client hits his internet-met lover over the head with a wooden duck, causing significant bleeding. Prosecutor dismissed the case after Mr. Hogle presents evidence that client was actually acting in self-defense during an attack by the alleged victim.
PEOPLE v. ERIN B.
[Felony]
Client charged with feloniously providing false documents to a court. Presented evidence during trial showing client did not have knowledge the documents were false. Client acquitted.
PEOPLE v. BRENT F.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with domestic violence causing corporal injury on girlfriend, and simple battery on her small child. Client, recently released from prison, accused of scratching and bruising his new girlfriend, and battering her ten-year-old son during the altercation while the boy was calling the police. Client found not guilty of domestic violence, guilty of the lesser battery charge against the boy.
PEOPLE v. JOSE Q.
[Misdemeanor]
Client, with an extensive criminal history, charged with four counts of assault and battery, one count resisting arrest. Client gets into verbal argument that got physical with ex-wife’s in-laws after he entered their property. Client chokes one male “victim,” causing significant scratches and redness on his neck; the other female “victim” was allegedly slapped, as witnessed by the several police officers as they arrived on the scene. After trial, client found not guilty of the assault and battery charges against the male, and a mistrial was declared for the charges against the female (the charges were later dismissed by the Judge). Client only convicted of resisting arrest. Sentence imposed was community service, after initially being offered by the District Attorney 120 days in county jail to plead guilty.
PEOPLE v. THEODORE S.
[Misdemeanor]
Client, with drug history and on formal probation, charged with possession of a meth pipe. Probation searches client’s home only to find him sitting at a desk with a meth pipe in the drawer, wrapped in a napkin. Client allegedly admits to ownership of the pipe not only to the Probation Officers searching his home, but also to the police that arrested him. The jury voted 7-to-5 for not guilty. Mistrial declared after trial. Case was later dismissed by the prosecutor.
PEOPLE v. MARK V.
[Misdemeanor]
Client charged with domestic violence causing corporal injury. Fire Department responds to a woman having an asthma attack. Police get involved after “victim” reports the extensive scratches and bruises on her body and face were caused by her husband. Case dismissed before trial after thorough investigation reveals that injuries were actually caused by “victim’s” lover, not client.
PEOPLE v. LOUIS F.
[Felony]
Client and his friends go on a large crime spree, stealing a car, breaking into many others, and stealing merchandise valued in the thousands. Client charged with committing these crimes in association with and for the benefit of a criminal street gang. Investigation revealed that the gang charges were tenuous, and the District Attorney agreed to dismiss all gang charges and enhancements in exchange for an admission to the other crimes where the evidence was significant.
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