The Law Office of Brian McDermott

05/11/2022

Very happy we were able to get the justice my client deserved.

Jay Yoder, one of more than a dozen Pittsburgh protesters facing refiled charges in relation to a confrontation between Pittsburgh Police and marchers during a 2020 protest, has been acquitted. Yoder is using the legal victory to criticize the Allegheny County District Attorney and to reaffirm opini...

06/02/2020

03/09/2020

Celebrating 150 years of the ACBA with this beautiful young lady.

06/12/2019

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07/30/2018

“The national average sentence for men who kill their female partners is 2-6 years in prison. In contrast, women who kill their male partners are sentenced to an average of 15 years, despite the fact that many of these women killed in self-defense.”

Catina Curley suffered physical abuse at the hands of her husband for more than a decade. When she turned a revolver on him, she was charged with murder and sentenced to life. Now, thanks to a court ruling, she has a chance at freedom.

07/10/2018

"The $20 million offer, which would cover bail for the roughly 2,500 mothers who have been separated from their children, comes a day after the Trump administration announced that it will not be able to comply with a court order to reunite all migrant children under five with their mothers by the Tuesday deadline."

The Texas-based legal non-profit will offer the Trump administration $20 million to cover the bail bonds of detained migrant mothers separated from their children at the border.

06/27/2018

“Despite the incredible success rates among older people safely released from prison, we continue to annually spend approximately $16 billion to incarcerate this population.”

We spend an incredible amount of money warehousing older and sicker low-risk people, while not spending what we should on intervention and re-entry resources for young people. A smarter approach to incarceration would do the reverse, write two justice experts.

06/18/2018

"The long-term consequences these children face as a result of toxic stress are as much about physical health as they are about mental health, Shonkoff said. These children are more likely to be diagnosed with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease, experience behavioral problems, drop out of school or struggle with substance abuse."

While it’s not clear how the political fight about the practice will play out, researchers do know how a traumatic event like being separated from a parent affects a child.

05/14/2018

The state of New Jersey won its US Supreme Court case, as a majority of justices declared that the federal ban on sports wagering is unconstitutional.