Client, a mother and graduate school student was shopping with her young children, a pre-schooler and an infant in a stroller. As she pushed her youngest child in the stroller, she placed her items in the basket underneath. At some point, her pre-schooler began to have a shopping-induced melt-down. After repeated attempts to calm him down were unsuccessful, she began to walk toward the exit to flag down her husband who was waiting in the car. As she approached the exit, the security personnel stopped her and removed the items from the bottom of the stroller. Client was brought into the security office, the police were called, and she was summonsed to court for felony larceny charges. Client was mortified - she had never been in trouble a day in her life and had no intention of leaving the store with the items. She was stressed out and couldnt sleep. She knew that if she were convicted, she would not be able to work in her chosen field after graduation, and she would not be able to volunteer with her kids school. Client was referred to me and within a week of hiring me, we were able to bring her case forward, and upon payment of court costs, have it dismissed PRIOR to arraignment. No arraignment means clients record remains pristine.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:58:24 +0000
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