Recent ResultsCriminal: In the Interest of Alleged Delinquent Juvenile. Milwaukee Mob Beating Death Case involving a 10-year-old child charged as a homicide defendant. Charge eventually dismissed after contested hearings resulted in a finding that the child was not competent to proceed. State of Wisconsin v. Pratt, Omokunde, Caldwell, Muhammed, & Howell. Milwaukee case involving allegations of tire slashing vandalism at the Milwaukee Republican Campaign Office during the 2004 national presidential election. Two-week jury trial covered on Court TV resulted in felony charges dismissed and amended to single misdemeanor. Milwaukee County criminal investigation involving a local municipal alderman facing prosecution for failing to attribute a paid source for campaign material, and for sending campaign material on city stationary. Civil plea deal to non-criminal small claim action with payment of a $200.00 fine. Civil*: Plaintiff personal injury/conspiracy case against a religious order for sexual abuse of a member. Sex abuse victim did not seek help from Mastantuono Law Office until 15 years after time of abuse. Confidential out-of-court settlement in excess of $325,000.00. Plaintiff personal injury case involving eye injury resulting from a campfire accident at northern Wisconsin hunting cabin. Out-of-court settlement for insurance policy limit: $300,000.00. * Please note that these are cases that Mastantuono Law Office directly handled. We also refer clients to selected civil practice lawyers for additional litigation. We refer clients to a select group of aggressive, smart, and dynamic lawyers. We look at each case and each client as an opportunity to help. We foster long-term relationships with many of our clients, and with our community. Mastantuono Law Office partners with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee by hosting L4B&G, or Lawyers for Boys & Girls, an annual fundraiser and awareness event benefiting the Clubs through support from the local legal community. We also have a pilot program called Project SOS, or Survivors of the System. This project seeks to foster and monitor the transition back to success that our clients achieve after their cases are over. We communicate these success stories to crucial decision-makers within the criminal justice system. By making judges and prosecutors aware that our clients take advantage of opportunities given to them, we can reduce institutional cynicism and create greater opportunity for future clients. Obviously, SOS can only work when our clients get an opportunity to succeed, and are successful. We try to put all of our clients in this position. Legal News
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