Scott Dyleski
Her most famous client was Scott Dyleski. In the fall of 2005, Dyleski, then 16, was accused of beating the wife, Pamela Vitale, of prominent criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz to death in their Lafayette, California home. She became his attorney after the Dyleski family fired their attorney, Thomas McKenna due to a conflict of interest. McKenna had defended the driver of a car that killed Dyleski's sister and another passenger in 2002. Dyleski was later convicted of the charges and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In May and Dec 2011, current counsel for Scott Dyleski submitted a habeas corpus petition with claims of Ineffective assistance of counsel in his initial trial representation by Ellen Leonida
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