I retired from the pharmaceutical industry in 2007 after 30 years. At the time of my retirement I had reached the level of regional sales director. In 2009 I began working with special tiremed students as a substitute and then, in 2016, I started full time as an aide at an elementary school, working with students who had behavior issues. Over a 9 year period I built up an exellent reputation. In October of 2018, I was assigned to a different school. After 2 1/2 weeks I was involved in an incident with one of the behavior kids. I didn't think much of the incident, but was called to see principal and was fired from my position. I was totally shocked by the firing. Even after the firing, I coninued to work for the school district for the next 4 1/2 months at athletic events. On March 1, 2019, I got in touch with a Hewitt police detective who had called me. She said there was a warrent for my arrest on charge of injury to a child. en tried to find. I turned myself in, spent a night in jail, and then began looking for a lawyer. I spoke with several attorneys and decided on Cody Cleveland.
I retained Cody as my attorney and went to see him for the 1st time. I took all the information I had previously discussed with him and he remembered all the facts we discussed at our initial consultation. More importantly, Cody told me he woulld be proactive in getting information to DA's ofice prior to the date that the grand jury would decide whether or not to indict me. Most of the attorneys I talked to discussed plea deals. I didn't want a plea deal because a felony record would prohibit me from working as an official of track, baseball, and volleyball. Also, I would NEVER be able to work with children again.
Cody WAS proactive and was able to show the DA that I didn't do what I was accused of. The grand jury met and decided to "no bill" my warrant. They dropped my charges. Had it not been for Cody, there's a good chance I would have been indicted. I'll be forever grateful to Cody Cleveland for taking my case and for giving me my life back.
THANK YOU CODY!