STANZIANO & CATRON, PSC
GETS NEW DIGS

June 1, 2011 was a day that will be remembered by employees and clients of the firm as the date when both offices moved into newer, more spacious accommodations.

The Columbia office moved from Burkesville Street, just off the square in Columbia, to quarters right on the square. "More space, nicer work stations, and closets in the offices instead of closets that are offices", said Bethany Catron, the managing partner in Columbia. "When you walk in, you have the feeling that you are in the offices of a successful company."

The Somerset office moved just up to the front of the building in which it was already housed. AYeah, we just kept moving closer and closer to the front of the building. We were creeping up toward the street. Once the owners gave the okay' for the renovations back in March, we were anxious to get out of the cramped quarters we were in and move into the new place, said Mark Stanziano, the managing partner in Somerset. "The new place even has room to grow. That is exciting."

Though clients seem to love the new accommodations, many are troubled by some of the pictures on the walls. Both offices are peppered with pictures of fierce predatory animals with the phrase, Oderint dum Metuant placedunderneath. Stanziano offered this insight: "The phrase is obviously Latin. It is roughly translated as, Let them hate, so long as they fear. It is from the Roman poet Lucius Accius's play Atreus".

Stanziano added, "We catch a lot of flack for the way we represent our clients. We tend to be more focused on our clients and not worried about "back-slapping" and "getting on" with the judges, prosecutors and other members of the Bar. We try to always be professional, but at the end of the day, we owe our allegiances to our clients, and not the system. . So, our opponents can hate us if they choose, just so long as they fear us, too."

Sacred Text Website Founder/Architect
John Bruno Hare Passes Away...

Here at Stanziano &' Catron, PSC, we are indebted to the work of a man who worked tirelessly to create a website where religious tolerance and scholarship could be experienced and pursued. John Bruno Hare died on April 27, 2010 after battling melanoma for four years. He was 55. He created the Internet Sacred Text Archive, as a repository of the worlds Public Domain sacred texts, and to be a neutral and secure space for free, anonymous, and worldwide access to digital versions of these texts. He called his site, "a quiet place in cyberspace." read more . . .

The ISTA site can be found at: http://www.sacred-texts.com.

Jury Acquits Granddaughter In
Antifreeze Poisoning Of Grandfather

A Casey County circuit court jury returned a not guilty verdict in the case of a young woman accused of poisoning her grandfather with antifreeze, after spending four days hearing the evidence and more than three hours of deliberations.

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Lilly Massengale Found
Not Guilty In Alderdice Break-In

A Pulaski Circuit Court jury has returned a not guilty verdict for Somerset resident, Lilly Massengale, in connection with an April 2007 break-in at the home of Dr. Ben Alderdice. The six-man, six-woman jury brought in its verdict after nearly four hours of deliberations.

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Felony Bad Check Case Dismissed,
Lawyers Credit Unlikely Expert Assistance

A Taylor County Circuit Court judge dismissed an indictment charging Taylor County resident Stephanie Wolfe, with one felony count of Theft by Deception greater than $500.

"TBD is usually just a misdemeanor 'bad check' case," said Ms. Wolfe's attorney, Bethany Catron. "Occasionally, the amount of the check that gets returned is more than $500 which makes the charge a felony-level offense. That's what happened in this case. But, the prosecution must show that when the check was written, the person who wrote the check did not believe there were sufficient funds in the account to cover the check," explained Catron.

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Adair County Woman Accepts Diverted Sentence
In Assault Case Involving Husband

Tammy Bledsoe had lived with verbal abuse and the destructive tirades of her husband for years. But, when he turned to using methamphetamine, she picked up a handgun and, shooting him four times, ended his threatening behavior before it really got out of control. Thanks to the early advocacy of Stanziano & Catron, PSC., she has been placed on pretrial diversion and has her life back.

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Grandfather Able To Reunite With Granddaughter
As Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse Dismissed

A grandfather who maintained a loving relationship with his granddaughter was suddenly stripped of his rights to see the child after sexual abuse allegations were made by the child=s mother who was jealous of the relationship between the child and the grandfather. Stanziano & Catron, PSC was able to try the case to a special judge of the Barren County Family Court and to a verdict in favor of the grandfather.

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Incompetency Finding Results
In Dismissal Of Rape Charge

Adair Circuit Court Judge James Weddle found a young man incompetent to stand trial after a hearing at which Stanziano & Catron, PSC represented the accused on charges of rape of a woman who was attending a college-sponsored dance. The case has since been dismissed.

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