Pittsburgh Criminal and DUI Lawyer

According to news reports, a former radiologist from UPMC has been charged with health care fraud and distributing narcotic pain pills. The charges are federal charges and are the result of an investigation brought by UPMC police. Accused is Marios Papachristou, age 43, of Hampton. He has been charged with 46 counts of illegally distributing…

There have been three fatal accidents in Ross in the past half-year. PennDOT, along with township officials, admit that there are some things they can do to increase the safety of pedestrians. However, the behavior or drivers and pedestrians can be the best and most effective method. Todd Kravits, a PennDOT traffic engineer, says that…

I read an article today about Pennsylvania’s prison system and its ability to take care of inmates who have mental health issues. The article states that the non-profit Treatment Advocacy Center, based in Washington, D.C., gave the Commonwealth a “D” grade. The reason for the low score is largely due to the persistent lack of…

The Pennsylvania Department of Health continues to fight a ruling that it must identify the members of a panel that evaluated applications for state medical marijuana permits. “Releasing this information puts these state employees at personal risk for harassment or worse, and the regulations specifically protect this information, as best practices from other states support…

The coordinator of the Washington County DUI Court, John Ridge, would like people to use the term “first conviction” instead of “first offense” when talking about the changes made recently to Pennsylvania’s driving while intoxicated law. Typically, the first time a driver is picked up for a DUI that does not involve a crash, he…

In 2017, three men were accused of killing a child and his father in Swissvale. Yesterday, the three men attended a preliminary hearing in the case. Brandon Barnett, age 26, of East Pittsburgh, his brother, Jacqua Barnett, age 30, of Homestead, and Donavan L. Wilson, age 23, of Rankin will face a jury on homicide…

The Pittsburgh criminal defense attorneys at Logue Law Group are noticing that the District Attorney’s Office seems to be cracking down on Drug-Related Offense. There have been a few well-publicized police raids over the past few months statewide. Every now and then, the D.A.’s Office will work with local and state Law Enforcement to shake…

Drunk-driving accidents can wreak havoc on the lives of many people, including victims, communities and family members. State police recently announced that a Washington County man is facing homicide charges after he struck and killed a Moon Township man early in a head-on car crash in Robinson Township, Washington County. George Raymond Jucha Jr., 50,…

In news that should surprise absolutely nobody, there were a flurry of citations written during the much-anticipated (and in some circles, maligned) Kenny Chesney concert in Pittsburgh recently. As a Pittsburgh criminal lawyer who often handles cases related to so-called “college crimes” just like public drunkenness and underage drinking, I was also unsurprised to hear…

The last thing I want to do is turn this blog into an after-school special of sorts, but I think it’s important to remember that, while we talk about the financial and legal ramifications of drinking and driving, we always have to remember there is also a real human toll. As a Pittsburgh criminal defense lawyer…