Steven J. Topazio - Attorney At Law

The defendant received a citation after allegedly speeding in a movie set work zone. Today after a Clerk’s hearing, Attorney Topazio convinced a Clerk Magistrate to find the defendant not responsible.

The defendant received an application for criminal complaint after allegedly allowing his insurance on his motor vehicle to lapse when he left the country for employment overseas. When the defendant returned to the United States to take his motor vehicle to a dealer for sale, he was stopped by State Police and charged. Attorney Topazio produced evidence that his client’s motor vehicle was placed for sale and that the tint was removed from the vehicle. Today after a Clerk’s hearing, Attorney Topazio convinced a Clerk Magistrate not to issue the criminal complaint against his client.

The defendant received a citation after allegedly speeding and running a red light. The defendant was unsuccessful at a Clerk Magistrate’s hearing, hired Attorney Topazio. Today Attorney Topazio convinced the Court to find the defendant not responsible.

The defendant, a professional person, was accused of altering several written prescriptions for the prescription medication for Adderall that she was prescribed by her doctor. After being summonsed to court for arraignment on three (3) counts of uttering a false prescription, the client hired Attorney Topazio to defend her. Attorney Topazio contacted the prosecuting officer and presented his client’s version of facts in an attempt to negotiate a resolution of the case. He also provided the Commonwealth with a copy of his client’s medical records. When Attorney Topazio appeared in court for arraignment of his client, who had no criminal record, he convinced the District Attorney not to arraign his client and the case was continued for further arraignment. The reason for the continuance was to protect his client’s record since once an individual is arraigned, the charges will appear on that person’s CORI. The continuance further gave the District Attorney the opportunity to review his client’s medical records. Despite the allegations, his client had valid prescriptions for Adderall prescribed by her doctor. Today, Attorney Topazio convinced the District Attorney and the Court to dismiss two (2) charges of uttering a false prescription prior to arraignment and secured a disposition of pre-trial probation for his client on the last charge.

The defendant, a traffic manager employed by a 3rd party logistics provider, who was on probation with a CWOF for the charge of possession of a class A substance, heroin, was stopped while operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license, and was arrested for same. During a search of the defendant’s motor vehicle, a bottle cap with residue believed to be heroin was found in the defendant’s car, and the defendant was also arrested for possession of a class A substance, hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio met with the supervising probation officer who wanted to revoke the CWOF and impose a guilty finding, which would have the collateral consequence of suspending the defendant’s driver’s license for one year. Today in court, Attorney Topazio convinced a judge, over probation’s objections, to find a violation of the defendant’s probation, but not to revoke the CWOF, but rather to impose the same terms and conditions of probation previously imposed.

The defendant was charged for allegedly striking his son in the face with his belt, causing one of his teeth to be knocked out, hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio appeared with his client during an investigation by the Department of Family and Children after a 51A complaint was filed alleging neglect. Attorney Topazio caused his client to enter counseling and to take an anger management program and parenting classes while at the same time preparing the case for trial. Today, on the day of trial, Attorney Topazio, during a lobby conference, convinced the District Attorney and the Court to reduce the charges against his client to simple Assault & Battery upon a sentence of straight probation.

The defendant received a citation after allegedly operating his motor with improper equipment that being a defective headlight. Today after a Clerk’s hearing, Attorney Topazio convinced a Clerk Magistrate to find the defendant not responsible after presenting evidence that the headlight was fixed.

The defendant, a professional person, was accused of altering a written prescription for a prescription medication she was prescribed by her doctor. After refusing to answer questions from police, the client received an Application for Criminal Complaint from the Court, and thereafter hired Attorney Topazio to defend her. Attorney Topazio contacted the prosecuting officer and presented his client’s version of facts in an attempt to negotiate a resolution of the case. After securing a continuance of the Magistrate’s hearing, Attorney Topazio obtained his client’s medical records to substantiate his client’s course of treatment and prescription medications for the hearing. Today, Attorney Topazio convinced a Clerk Magistrate, with the consent of the police prosecutor, to hold the case open for one year, with the agreement to dismiss the case if his client encounters no further trouble during that time.

The defendant was cited by State Police when observed driving 85 in a posted 65 MPH zone. This citation was the defendant’s third speeding violation within a one year period which would have caused his right to operate a motor vehicle within the Commonwealth to be suspended for 30 days. At the initial Magistrate’s Hearing the defendant represented himself and was unsuccessful and appealed the Magistrate’s finding to a Judge Hearing. The defendant, a doctor of internal medicine, fearing a license suspension, hired Attorney Topazio. Today, Attorney Topazio was successful in obtaining a finding of NOT responsible for his client.

The defendant while dropping off her children to their father was arrested for Domestic Assault and Battery after allegedly striking him in the head and then allegedly being struck in the head by the father while in his automobile. When the police arrived, the parties were separated and interviewed individually. The police arrested both the defendant and the father after concluding that a verbal argument escalated to the point where the defendant hit the father leaving a visible mark on his neck when the father then struck the defendant in the head twice. The defendant hired Attorney to represent her in this case. After investigating the facts of the case, Attorney Topazio argued that his client had acted in self-defense after the complainant jerked the automobile causing his client to lose her balance and fall backwards grabbing at him for balance when she scratched him in the neck area. Today, at a pre-trial conference, Attorney Topazio was successful in getting the Court to dismiss the charges against his client after each party entered into an Accord & Satisfaction.