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"Attempted murder charges dropped"
(The Enterprise, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008).
Two charges of attempted first-degree murder were dismissed by St. Mary's County prosecutors. Defense Attorney James F. Farmer, Esquire, discusses his representation of Michael D. Redman, 34, for charges that Mr. Redman attempted to hire an individual who was incarcerated to kill his wife. Detectives had taped three conversations between Mr. Redman and the alleged hit man. Mr. Farmer was able to convince prosecutors that, under the statute, the evidence was not sufficient to convict Mr. Redman beyond a reasonable doubt. Mr. Farmer also arranged a psychological evaluation of Mr. Redman which indicated that he was not the type of individual who would commit such an act. Based on that evidence, the State's Attorney agreed to dismiss the charges and the charges will be able to be expunged on behalf of Mr. Redman.
Record Judgment Awarded in St. Mary's County
Record Judgment in the amount of $1,250,000.00 received by Claimant. The law office of James F. Farmer, P.A. were involved in a record settlement stemming from an automobile accident in St. Mary's County. James F. Farmer, Esquire, was able to negotiate a 1.25 million dollar settlement for a 23 year old woman who was seriously injured. Mr. Farmer, upon taking the case on, knew that the Defendant owned a waterfront farm in an adjoining county and pursuant to the law in Maryland regarding fraudulent transfers, he filed suit immediately. The insurance policy which covered the Defendant was $500,000.00 and the insurance company made an offer for a full and final settlement of $500,000.00 to Mr. Farmer and his client. Mr. Farmer flatly rejected the offer, proceeded to have the farm appraised and was able to receive an additional $750,000.00 from the Defendant personally in order to compensate his client for the accident. Part of the ongoing preparation by Mr. Farmer's law firm was an Economist preparing future lost wages for his client since she had to change career fields and the medical testimony of a large amount of future medical bills which would be required to bring his accident back to her pre-accident state. To the best of any recollection and review of the court records, there has never been such a large settlement in this county, nor has any Plaintiff ever received such a large sum of money.
The settlement is discussed in the article, Failing Economy Slows Settlement from 2007 Crash ( The Enterprise, Friday, Feb 27, 2009). This was the third time in the last eighteen months that Mr. Farmer had received a significant amount of money from a Defendant by pursuing a Defendant's assets beyond the insurance policy limits.
The following cases were prevalent news stories in the Southern Maryland community:
State v. Bush
Mr. D. Bush faced approximately 50 years in jail with a mandatory minimum sentence. James F. Farmer, in plea talks with the prosecutor, was able to point out several technical problems with the State's case. As a result of Mr. Farmer's legal work, Mr. Bush walked out of court with only a minimal fine. Under normal circumstances, Mr. Bush would have suffered a significant period of incarceration.
State v. Darus
Mr. D. Darus faced numerous charges after allegedly striking a police office and fleeing on foot. He had an extremely bad criminal history. This "Copper Bopper" was represented by James F. Farmer, who was able to get most of the charges thrown out. The case was resolved with Mr. Darus having to pay a mere $200 fine; most of the charges were dismissed because of Mr. Farmer's hard work and expertise.
"I didn't believe that Mr. Farmer could get the results that he did," said Darus at the conclusion of his case. "I am eternally grateful."
Juvenile Case
James F. Farmer represented a juvenile who was accused of writing a "hit list," in which he threatened to kill teachers, members of the school faculty and other students. When Mr. Farmer was retained by the youth's family, the school administration had already suspended him and was in the process of trying to expel this student from the county school system. Mr. Farmer was able to convince the school administration that this case did not warrant such a dire consequence for this particular young man. As a result of his efforts, the school decide not to expel this student.
This juvenile will now be able to apply and be accepted into colleges without the stigma of an expulsion on his record. Needless to say, his parents were extremely impressed with the results and extremely grateful for Mr. Farmer's hard work.
