Success Stories

Daniel Jay Vinatieri was falsely accused by the U. S. Department of Justice of a crime that allegedly occurred over 10 years ago! On April 14, 2021 twelve jurors unanimously found him NOT GUILTY! The ”investigation” in this case commenced in February of last year and was prompted by an “anonymous” tip fueled by jealousy. It resulted in our client being indicted in October. This was the first trial in the Lafayette/Lake Charles division of the Western Di… Read More

We are pleased that Tori Broussard was able to bond out of the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center on March 3, 2021. She is being unjustly prosecuted for two murders that she did not commit and did not have any role in their commission. We commend the Honorable Judge Derrick Kee for having the courage to reduce her bond on yesterday from $300,000.00 to $75,000.00. This was done at the conclusion of a lengthy hearing in which the lead detective from the Sheriff… Read More

Dennis Bartie is charged with Second Degree Murder in the death of Rose Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1998. Due to his blatant bias against Mr. Bartie, and clear favoritism towards the State, we filed a Motion to Recuse the Honorable Judge G. Michael Canaday from presiding over the case. The Honorable Judge Clayton Davis ruled in favor of Mr. Bartie and ordered that Judge Canaday should be recused. He ordered that the Clerk of Court randomly re-allot our c… Read More

The state Supreme Court determined in July 2017 that a Lake Charles man, Woodrow Karey, Jr., accused of fatally shooting pastor Ronald Harris, 51, during a revival service at Tabernacle of Praise in 2013 will be charged with manslaughter instead of second-degree murder. The defense, Todd Clemons & Associates and the Johnson Firm, filed a motion in August 2014 to quash the second indictment — claiming that the District Attorney’s Office had reneged on an… Read More

The case involving Woodrow Karey, Jr. was a highly emotional one, and on April 11, 2018 it reached an emotional, but rewarding, ending. After a week-long trial, a jury of 12 everyday citizens found Woodrow Karey, Jr. not guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Ronald Harris on September 27, 2013. The jury went out for deliberation around 2:33 p.m. and reached the not guilty verdict around 5:30 p.m. We were overwhelmed with gratitude that our client, Mr. Woodro… Read More

A major development in the case of our client, former Deputy Chief Thomas Bell, occurred on August 7, 2018. Our client was charged with Malfeasance in Office and Abuse of Office and on August 7th, the District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against our client. Although our firm is pleased with the decision of the District Attorney’s Office to dismiss these charges, we strongly believe the charges should have never been filed in the first pl… Read More

Our client, Dennis Bartie, is currently charged with Second Degree Murder in the accused killing of Rose Born in Lake Charles, LA in 1998. On March 22, 2018, the Third Circuit Court of Appeal ruled in favor of our client and ruled that the confession given to the Lake Charles Police Department by Mr. Bartie would be thrown out, and not allowed to be used by the State against our client. Third Circuit’s Ruling stated, “Approximately 58 minutes into t… Read More

On October 4, 2017, a jury found our client, Jason Miller, not guilty of Aggravate Rape. Our firm was very thankful that a jury was able to see through the false allegations and was able to declare Mr. Miller a free man. Mr. Miller who had been incarcerated since his indictment was able to walk out the jail on the date he was found not guilty and finally return home. Attorney Todd S. Clemons represented Mr. Miller at trial and stated after the trial, “Our cli… Read More

In February 2005, ADG entered into a written agreement with K.P. Auto Sales to assign all of its rights and obligations under an already entered leased agreement for improvements on a property. As a part of that agreement KP Auto Sales was responsible for paying all real property taxes including assessments for local improvements, merchandise, inventory, fixtures, etc. As a result, KP Auto Sales paid all applicable taxes each year and, in turn, ADG agreed to re… Read More

Attorney Todd S. Clemons zealously represented Mr. Dameon Fusilier when he was on trial for Impersonating a Peace Officer. After the trial commenced, the jury of six only deliberated for 22 minutes before returning a Not Guilty verdict. Mr. Clemons stated, “To have such a short deliberation clearly shows that one, they clearly believed my client, and secondly, the state had a very, very weak case.” Read More