News Articles

Court Grants Motion to Suppress Crack Cocaine

Houlon Berman’s client was charged on February 2011 with possession of crack cocaine. He was seen leaving a motel room by undercover officers watching the motel. The officers claimed that when they approached the client, he consented to being searched and the drugs...

Client Acquitted of Four Major Charges

Houlon Berman’s client, charged with assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct, threat to do bodily harm and failure to obey a traffic order, was found not guilty on December 6, 2010 after a Court trial lasting two days in the Superior Court for the District of...

Currency and Vehicle Recovered in Federal Forfeiture Case

Houlon Berman’s client was the wife of a person convicted of a drug offense in Federal Court. The Government sought forfeiture of numerous bank and investment accounts, vehicles and defendant’s marital home. Houlon Berman successfully recovered currency and vehicles...

DUI Charges Against Two Houlon Berman Clients Dismissed

In November 2010, Houlon Berman’s managing partner, Richard A. Finci, noticed that two separate clients with District of Columbia DUI cases involving very high breath testing results had retained the firm. Neither client demonstrated extreme levels of intoxication and...