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Bill Grant Leads Award Winning Charity "Caring for Kids"

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:43:03 +0000

Family attorney Bill Grant serves as board president of Caring for Kids, which received a Ladue News Charity Award this past year. Caring for Kids meets the urgent needs of kids in the St. Louis County Court system, cutting through the red tape and bureaucracy. Bill Grant certainly knows a thing or two about kids in need as a guardian ad litem for the St. Louis County Court system since 1978. He has served on the board of Caring for Kids since 2005. Kudos to Bill and Caring for Kids for their great work and this recognition.

William Margulis Now Death Penalty Certified in Illinois

[Your Name Here] — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:20:35 +0000

Attorney/partner Bill Margulis was recently certified to handle Death Penalty cases in the State of Illinois. Contact Bill to discuss your case or for expert comment on Death Penalty law.

Bill Grant Featured in Ladue News

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:14:57 +0000

Judge declares Coleman indigent in murder case

[Your Name Here] — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000

WATERLOO — A judge declared Friday that accused killer Christopher Coleman qualifies for taxpayer-funded defense lawyers even though attorneys paid by his father will remain on the case.

Gregory Smith Joins Margulis, Grant & Margulis, P.C.

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:32:00 +0000

ST. LOUIS, August 19, 2009 – The law firm of Margulis, Grant & Margulis, P.C., based in Clayton, Mo., is pleased to announce the recent hire of associate attorney Gregory N. Smith. Smith graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2006 with a concentration in criminal litigation. He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 2006 and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2007.

Abuse-of-Trust Enhancement Applied to Sentence for Defrauding Government

[Your Name Here] — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:00 +0000

Health care providers who defraud Medicaid or Medicare may have their federal sentences enhanced for abusing a “position of trust,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Aug. 3. There is a division of authority among the federal circuits as to whether the enhancement may be applied when the only victim of a fraud is the government (United States v. Hayes, 8th Cir., No. 08-2245, 8/3/09).

Supreme Court ruling shakes up criminal trials

[Your Name Here] — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Reporting from Washington — Until last month, the strongest evidence in drug and drunk driving cases in courtrooms across the nation often was a piece of paper. A crime lab or breathalyzer report would confirm that the defendant indeed had illegal drugs or a high level of alcohol in his or her system. But a Supreme Court decision has sent a jolt through that procedure.

Former bank officer to spend year in prison

[Your Name Here] — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:21:00 +0000

Former president of First Bank Mortgage Mark Turkcan was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for the misapplication of $35 million. A federal judge also ordered him to pay restitution of nearly $25 million.

Ex-First Bank Mortgage CEO Turkcan gets 1 year

[Your Name Here] — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:37:00 +0000

Mark Turkcan, former president and chief executive of First Bank Mortgage whopleaded guilty to misapplying funds in a 21-year cover-up of a $5 million loss that snowballed into $35 million, was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in prison.