There are 7 article(s) tagged Greg Gilbert:

• July 2026

  • U of M Public Safety Institute spearheads plan to address domestic violence

    The Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis launched a strategic plan on Friday designed to strengthen the region’s response to domestic violence.

    By Wallis Rogin July 18, 2026

• May 2023

  • Dream Team: Leslie Ballin and Steve Farese made mark with Mullins and Winkler cases

    Leslie Ballin says he’s a “little bit city” and criminal defense partner Steve Farese is a “little bit country.” Together, they’ve won verdicts that seemed impossible. “We sell ourselves because the merchandise we’re trying to sell, our clients, is not sellable.”

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    ‘Formidable Opponents’: Three generations of Ballins carry the torch

    By Don Wade May 08, 2023

  • ‘Formidable Opponents’: Three generations of Ballins carry the torch

    Marvin was the entertainer. Leslie is the legal technician and smooth operator. Blake is a hybrid of the two. The firm known as Ballin, Ballin & Fishman has a reputation as defense attorneys.

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    Dream Team: Leslie Ballin and Steve Farese made mark with Mullins and Winkler cases

    By Don Wade May 08, 2023

• September 2022

  • ‘We are in a war': Government, community leaders discuss rising crime

    Speakers during the panel discussion represented each of the steps against gun violence outlined in the Safe Community Action Plan: focused deterrence approach, violence intervention, federal prosecution of gun crime, communications campaign, reduction in theft of guns from vehicles and Memphis Police Department Gun Crime Unit.

    By Julia Baker September 29, 2022

• July 2022

  • Crime Crisis: Despite tighter laws, scourge of domestic violence rolls on

    In the second part of The Daily Memphian’s three-part series on domestic violence, we take a look at the complexities in getting cases to effectively move through the judicial system to a fair, safe conclusion.

    By Don Wade July 07, 2022

  • Crime Crisis: Domestic violence offenders not all the same

    In the third and final installment of The Daily Memphian’s series on domestic violence: What do offenders have in common? How are they different? Can we tell when violence is about to escalate? Is there hope offenders can change? And can the problem be brought under control?

    By Don Wade July 07, 2022

• February 2021

  • Pandemic sets up victims of abuse for even more terror

    Shelby County prosecutors have seen more violence in domestic violence cases during the pandemic and they worry about the number of post-pandemic disclosures of child abuse. 
    Related story: Pandemic a challenge for criminal justice system? Guilty as charged

    By Don Wade February 08, 2021