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Success
Measuring Success
Drew and Courtney measure success one case at a time, by resolving cases in ways that make their clients happy. They have had thousands of successes over the years, and it would be impossible to list each of their victories. Not every case is easy to resolve. Here is a small sample of some of their harder won battles.
February 2025
Drew and Courtney defended a TRAFFICKING METHAMPHETAMINE case, which was the largest case (by aggregate weight of drugs seized) in the history of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. They tried their client to acquittal by a jury. The case was tried in the Washington County Circuit Courthouse and the Honorable Judge Joanna Taylor presided.
May 2020 – June 2022
Drew and Courtney represented their client in the United States Federal Court of the Western District of Arkansas, on 55 counts of WIRE FRAUD. Their client was a tenured professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He was accused of being an unregistered Chinese foreign agent. This was a prosecution under the China Initiative targeting foreign talent programs. Ultimately all 55 counts were dismissed against their client. The case was presided over by The Honorable Judge Timothy Brooks.
September 2019
Drew and Courtney tried an AGGRAVATED ASSAULT case, wherein their client was accused of shooting at Fayetteville Police Department officers, to a jury in the Washington County Circuit Courthouse. Their client was acquitted by a jury. The case was presided over by the Honorable Judge Mark Lindsay.
December 2018
Drew and Courtney tried a CAPITAL MURDER case to an acquittal by a jury, in Madison County, Arkansas. The case was presided over by the Honorable Judge Mark Lindsay.
April 2015
Drew and Courtney tried a FIRST-DEGREE MURDER case to a jury in the Marion County Courthouse. Their client was accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend, and she was acquitted by a jury of FIRST-DEGREE MURDER and convicted on the lesser charge of manslaughter. The case was presided over by The Honorable Judge John Putman.
December 2014
Drew and Courtney tried a SECOND-DEGREE MURDER case to a jury, where their client was a well-known former University of Arkansas Razorback football player. This case was tried in the Washington County Circuit Court and the case was presided over by The Honorable Judge William A Storey. Their client was acquitted by a jury.