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BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  Sealing In 2017, New York State passed a new sealing law that enables anyone who has been convicted of a crime to have his or her records sealed.  This was huge! Why aren’t we hearing from more of...

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:   The Law on Bicycles on the Sidewalk in New York City The next time you are thinking of riding your bike on the sidewalk - think twice, or make sure there are not any police officers around.  Indeed, you...

A BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner John S. Esposito, Esq.  Joaquin Guzman (El Chapo) was convicted of all counts on Tuesday after a three month trial that exposed the inner workings of one of the world’s most notorious drug cartels. The kingpin, who attained folk hero...

A BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Hon. Barry Kamins:  Landmark Discovery Legislation in Criminal Cases Almost a half century ago, New York enacted a discovery statute that provided minimal discovery for defendants in criminal cases. That statute is about to be repealed and replaced with a groundbreaking new...

BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:   To Arrest or Issue a Summons? A conundrum with huge implications! Enforcement of low-level offenses in New York City has always been arbitrary and inconsistent.  Examples of such offenses are trespass, consumption of alcohol in public, possession of marijuana,...

A BLOG from our Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins P.C. Partners Hon. Barry Kamins and Marianne Bertuna: Supreme Court to Take Another Look at DWI cases   The police are called to the scene of an accident in which one or more individuals have been injured or killed....