July 2011 - Multiple DDP Clients Not Guilty of DWI - Two separate cases have been resolved in July in non-convictions for DWI, and a third one in May, 2011.  The May case involved a 1.7 BAC breath result.  The charge was dropped after Attorney Pendleton pointed out to the State the booking room video showed the officer not watching the client during the 20 minute observation period required prior to administering a breath test.  Another case was resolved after Attorney Pendleton won the Administrative License Suspension Hearing at the NH Division of Motor Vehicles.  The hearings officer concluded at the end of testimony that the facts did not indicate that the client was "impaired to some degree by alcohol." 

March 2011 - Attorney Pendleton settles injury case, where client fell walking into a commercial building where she worked on a well worn non-paved path. Total settlement figure was in excess of $300,000. The case involved complex property design issues and “pathway of desire” doctrine. Attorney Pendleton was able to utilized these issues to challenge the building owner’s claims that the client was at fault for choosing a non-paved pathway.

March 2011 - Attorney Pendleton successful argues in federal court that client in criminal case should receive sentence of 18 months instead of the governments recommendation of 60 months (5 years). Attorney Pendleton utilized substantial medical evidence to establish that the defendant suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the acquisition of a gun was a result of the client's PTSD and in reaction to being the victim of a violent home invasion. Client also had made extraordinary rehabilitative efforts to address a persistent drug and alcohol addiction issue.

February 2011 - Federal Obstruction of Justice charges resulting from client's employment at United States Passport Center end with client receiving no jail time. Attorney Pendleton representing a former US State Department employee successfully argued that the employee's criminal activity was of such an extremely limited nature that it did not warrant any period of incarceration.

January 2011 - Firework burn case settles as trial is about to commence. Attorney Pendleton and Dwyer settle a burn case on behalf of a client injured while watching a fireworks display at a private residence.