"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 Farmer & Pyles, P.A. were in involved in a record settlement stemming from an automobile accident in St. Mary's County. James F. Farmer, Esquire, was able to negotiate to negotiate a 1.25 million dollar settlement for a 23 year old woman who was seriously injured. Mr. Farmer, upon taking the case in, 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.
