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11 Feb #ABKLaw BLOG by Marianne Bertuna, Esq.: We Were Born To Defend

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WE WERE BORN TO DEFEND…Bruce Springsteen who was charged with DWI The National Park Service defines the commission of a DUI offense as a driver: Who is deemed incapable of safely operating a vehicle With a BAC of .08 percent or greater, or With a...

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01 Feb ABKLaw BLOG by Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: New York Law Journal Criminal Law and Procedure column February 1, 2021

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‘Braking’ News: Court of Appeals Tackles Trio of Automobile Cases In his Criminal Law and Procedure column, Barry Kamins reviews recent jurisprudence from the New York Court of Appeals regarding vehicle stops: The court clarified the legal standard required for both a traffic stop as...

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22 Jan #ABKLaw BLOG by Michael Jaccarino: Motor Vehicle Accident and Sentencing

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  In a case involving a tragic motor vehicle accident on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) that resulted in the death of a passenger, Barry Kamins and Michael Jaccarino successfully convinced the Judge in Kings County Supreme Court to dismiss the top charge.   In New...

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04 Jan Hon. John M. Leventhal (Ret)

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  The Honorable John M. Leventhal is retired from his most recent judicial position as Associate Justice of the State Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, a position to which he was appointed in 2008. Judge Leventhal will be focusing on appellate...

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31 May ABKLaw BLOG by Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: New York Law Journal Criminal Law and Procedure column – Bail, Discovery and Speedy Trial: The New Reforms

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Bail, Discovery and Speedy Trial: The New Reforms In the midst of an historic pandemic, the Legislature enacted amendments to sweeping legislation it had enacted last year: limitations on monetary bail; expansion of discovery in criminal cases; and the enhancement of the right to a...

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20 Apr From our ABKLaw Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: With Deepest Sympathy

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With Deepest Sympathy The Brooklyn legal community has been hit particularly hard by the corona virus epidemic. Two Supreme Court Judges succumbed to the virus over the past few weeks and passed away: the Hon. Johnny Lee Baynes and the Hon. Noach Dear. I remember...

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27 Mar ABKLaw BLOG: DATs or SAP Summons

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BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.:  DATs or SAP Summons You’ve been arrested and given a DAT or a Summons – Now What? Enforcement of low-level offenses in New York City has always been arbitrary and inconsistent.  Examples of such offenses are trespass,...

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22 Mar Andrea M. Arrigo, Esq.

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Practice Areas:  Civil Litigation Personal Injury Residential Real Estate Trusts and Estates Andrea M. Arrigo, is a cum laude graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut. Immediately following college, she went to St. John’s School of Law and graduated on the Dean’s List in 2003. Following...

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21 Feb Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.

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Practice Areas:  Civil Litigation – Employment Law Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq. brings more than 10 years of civil litigation experience to the impressive roster of attorneys that work with Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins, P.C. as an employment and labor law attorney. His practice is dedicated to...

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11 Feb ABKLaw BLOG: Fair Chance Act

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If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third.  –Pete Rose. BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.:  Fair Chance Act   People make mistakes. Unfortunately, some mistakes result in criminal convictions. However, serving a sentence is only half...

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