Case Results
As Part of Our Matrimonial and Family Practice:
We have successfully litigated and negotiated hundreds of divorce and family cases. We have appealed certain rulings to overturn prior rulings such as an award of attorney’s fees and custody orders. The names and references to such cases are confidential.
As Part of Our Civil Litigation Practice:
We have handled many several notable cases. Below is just a mere sampling of our successful cases:
J.B vs. O. County
- Successful motion to dismiss all charges for the stalking of a Prosecutor
- Negotiated sizable settlement for client after the dismissal of all charges
- Successful litigation to force a vote of the members of a Cambodian Temple where the Board of Trustees refused to hold a vote in an effort to remain on the Board indefinitely
- Successful litigation vacating an Arbitrator’s award to vacate a Pastor
- Successful litigation in annulling a vote removing Pastor from his position
- Published opinion and cited to by other cases
- Brief submitted is currently being used by Westlaw as literary work and a sample trial court document to be used by researchers and subscribers.
- Successful appeal holding that an attorney was not permitted to convert a contingency agreement to a billable retainer
- Brief submitted is currently being used by Westlaw as literary work and a sample trial court document to be used by researchers and subscribers
- Brief argued before Appellate Division First Department
- Civil jury trial - No liability found, case dismissed
- Successful summary judgment motion dismissing a trip and fall complaint
- Successful Article 78 litigation to appealing the denial of non-for-profit corporation's tax exempt status
As Part of Our Criminal Practice:
One of the goals in handling criminal cases is to seek alternatives to incarceration and to avoid a criminal record for our clients. Our team often works with the court and Prosecutors’ offices in developing plans to address possible underlying issues to avoid recidivism.
We also represent clients during the investigation stage of federal and state criminal and/or civil cases. We have been successful in avoiding charges from being brought against our clients in many instances.
We have also been effective in obtaining the dismissal of criminal charges before the case even goes to trial. Here are only a few examples:
- Several successful downward departure arguments for Federal criminal cases
- Successful safety valve arguments significant sentence reduction in Federal criminal cases
- Our office has successfully obtained probation and non-incarceratory sentences for our clients
- Acquittal all charges assault
- Deferred prosecution federal fraud case, and charges dismissed
- Dismissal of all assault charges after suppression motions filed
- Settlement against city of Mount Vernon after dismissal of all changes
- Class A felony homicide and narcotics indictment reduced to Misdemeanor for plea
- Dismissal of all robbery charges after our team created a timeline of events excluding client as a perpetrator
- DWI charges dismissed after suppression hearing
- Dismissal of all drug charges after negotiations
- Dismissal of assault charges after forensic submission
- Settlement against New York City after dismissal of all changes
- Dismissal of all fraud and forgery charges after suppression motions filed
- Dismissal of fraud charges prior to trial
- Acquittal on Assault and weapons charges
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*These cases are just a sampling of our results.
*Clients' names or references to their identity are withheld to protect the privacy of the client.