AWARDS: $2,350,000 award to automobile accident wrongful death plaintiffs • jury acquittal – double criminal homicide • $1,000,000 award to motorcycle accident wrongful death plaintiffs • jury acquittal – criminal homicide • $465,000 award to medical malpractice plaintiff • jury acquittal – criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, neglect of a care dependent person • $325,000 federal jury verdict, UIM and insurance bad faith award to automobile accident plaintiffs • jury acquittal – attempted criminal homicide • $300,000 award to medical malpractice plaintiff • jury acquittal- attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon • $300,000 award to automobile accident/ products liability plaintiffs • jury acquittal – homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle DUI, aggravate assault by vehicle • $115,000 award to truck accident plaintiff • jury acquittal – murder, rape • $100,000 non-jury trial verdict to facial laceration plaintiff • jury acquittal – 1st degree Murder (capital case) • $90,000 award to premises liability/slip-and-fall plaintiff • jury acquittal – DUI, terroristic threats, carrying firearms without a license • $440,000 award to civil rights violation plaintiff • jury acquittal – theft, receiving stolen property • $135,000 award to civil rights violation plaintiff • jury acquittal – possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (PWI) • $636,000 jury verdict in plaintiffs’ medical malpractice case • jury acquittal – indecent assault, indecent exposure • $550,000 award in plaintiffs’ personal injury case • juvenile case acquittal- solicitation to commit aggravated assault, aggravated assault of unborn child • $250,000 award to mass transit accident plaintiff • jury acquittal – theft, receiving stolen property, conspiracy • $130,000 award to premises liability/slip-and-fall plaintiffs • court-appointed appellate counsel – Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reversal of rape conviction • $465,000 award to automobile accident plaintiff • jury acquittal – aggravated assault • $125,000 award to automobile accident plaintiff • jury acquittal – DUI • non-jury acquittal – dismissal of armed robbery charges • $170,000 award to automobile accident plaintiffs • successful jury verdict in defense of attorney charged with legal malpractice in professional liability case • $140,000 award to injured bicyclist plaintiff • non-jury acquittal – dismissal of 2 counts of criminal homicide • $180,000 award to employment discrimination plaintiff • jury acquittal – indecent exposure • non-jury custody trial – award of primary physical and legal custody of minor to paternal grandparents over natural mother • juvenile decertification petition granted to criminal homicide charges – release at age 21 • non-jury custody trial – award of primary physical and legal custody of minor to father • jury acquittal – DUI • $90,000 award to automobile accident plaintiffs • non-jury custody trial – award of primary physical and legal custody of minor to mother • $50,000 jury verdict for plaintiff- passenger in automobile accident case • non-jury custody trial – award of primary physical and legal custody of minor to father • hung jury – Arson trial (no criminal punishment imposed) • $265,000 award to premises liability plaintiff • jury acquittal – delivery of a controlled substance • $125,000 award to premises liability plaintiff • jury acquittal – DUI • $190,000 award to products liability plaintiff • $150,000 award to premises liability/construction accident plaintiff • $750,000 award to prison medical malpractice and civil rights violation plaintiff • $90,000 award to automobile accident plaintiffs • $108,500 award to automobile accident plaintiff • $80,000 award to automobile accident plaintiff • $150,000 award to truck accident plaintiffs.
Were you hurt in an accident, injured at work, or denied governmental disability benefits?
If so, you need attorneys with an established track record of victory in personal injury litigation and success in helping their injured clients get the money they are legally entitled to receive. You need attorneys you can trust — skilled, talented and respected litigators, each with nearly 40 years of trial experience and legal training — who are adept at handling the most serious and complicated civil litigation, including car, truck, motorcycle, train, aviation and mass transit accidents, professional and medical malpractice, birth trauma, products liability, premises liability, and nursing home abuse.
You need the attorneys at Charles Law Offices. Attorneys Fredrick E. Charles and Dennis G. Charles will answer your questions and diligently and thoroughly prepare your case for trial. They have access to, and have worked with, some of the finest medical, scientific and forensic experts in the country, such as accident reconstruction experts, forensic pathologists, toxicologists, orthopedic and bio-mechanical experts, physiatrists, forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, engineers, and other experts needed to properly prepare your case for trial and give you the greatest chance of success.
When faced with the anxiety and reservations surrounding personal injury and disability, it helps to know that your attorneys have a long and distinguished history of success and experience in litigation, and will work tirelessly and efficiently to achieve a successful outcome in your case, and the maximum compensation to which you are legally entitled for your injuries and damages.
Verdicts and Acquittals
About the lawyers at Charles Law Offices
Since 1977, the lawyers at Charles Law Offices have successfully represented injured clients in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and helped them to achieve favorable outcomes in all types of personal injury cases, some receiving settlements in the millions of dollars. Their successful trial verdicts and settlements speak for themselves. Attorneys Fredrick E. Charles and Dennis G. Charles have been recognized by their peers and clients as preeminent and distinguished attorneys in both legal ability and ethics, and are knowledgeable and experienced in all forms of personal injury litigation.
About Attorney Fredrick E. Charles
Attorney Fredrick E. Charles has practiced law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1977. A Dean’s list student and graduate of both the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Louisville School of Law, Attorney Fredrick E. Charles is the only individual in the history of the County of Lehigh to have been appointed Chief Public Defender in the field of criminal law, and later chief Solicitor in the field of civil law. He has litigated complex, high level civil and criminal matters on behalf of the County of Lehigh as well as private clientele and, as a result of his extensive legal knowledge, trial experience and skill, has served as special counsel to one of the oldest franchises in the National Football League (NFL) as well as nationally recognized celebrities in the sports and entertainment fields. He is rated by his peers and clients as preeminent in legal ability and ethical standards, and is endorsed by the Better Business Bureau.
About Attorney Dennis G. Charles
Attorney Dennis G. Charles has practiced law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1979. He graduated in 1976 with Honors from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and is a Dean’s List student and 1979 graduate of Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His extensive legal training, litigation and trial experience include serving as private legal counsel in civil and criminal matters for more than 37 years, as assistant civil counsel for the County of Lehigh for seven years, and as the lead mental health defense attorney for the County of Lehigh since 1989, representing more than 15,000 individuals suffering from diverse mental disorders and/or criminal charges. He is the only attorney in the history of the County of Lehigh to achieve multiple legal insanity acquittals in murder and major felony litigation, and has been featured on nationally syndicated, as well as local regional, television programs including the Arts & Entertainment Network television program “American Justice,” Court TV, the Lifetime Movie Network television program “Killer Kids,” and AM Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper featured Attorney Charles in a front page article entitled “Insanity on Defense.” He is rated by his peers and clients as distinguished in legal ability and ethical standards, and is endorsed by the Better Business Bureau.
Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, it is not intended to provide legal advice as individual situations will differ and should be discussed with a lawyer. For specific technical or legal advice on the information provided and related topics, please contact the attorneys at Charles Law Offices.
A Family History of Devotion to
Law and Public Service
Law and Public Service
The Charles Brothers’ devotion to the law is derived from a family history in the legal system and of service to others. Their father, Charles “Chink” Charles (depicted in the lower left-hand corner of the photograph) held a 35 year career in law enforcement, and was selected to serve as the personal bodyguard for former United States Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson during their campaign visits to Allentown.
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