#ABKLaw BLOG by Marianne Bertuna, Esq.: We Were Born To Defend
WE WERE BORN TO DEFEND...
11 February, 2021
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#ABKLaw BLOG by Michael Jaccarino: Motor Vehicle Accident and Sentencing
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 York, if...
22 January, 2021
ABKLaw BLOG by Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: New York Law Journal Criminal Law and Procedure column October 5, 2020
Appellate Review of Credibility Determinations at Suppression Hearings In People v. Nettles, an appellate court has, for the first time, reversed a credibility determination made at a Darden hearing. While it is axiomatic that appellate courts will give great deference to credibility determinations made at a suppression...
05 October, 2020
#ABKLaw NEWS: ABKLaw client murder conviction REVERSED by Appellate Division in Brooklyn
ABK client Daniel Greenspan, who was convicted of murder in Suffolk County in 2017, has had his conviction reversed by the Appellate Division in Brooklyn earlier today! During the trial, in which Mr Greenspan was represented by Arthur Aidala and Michael Jaccarino, the Appellate Court held...
05 August, 2020
ABKLaw BLOG by Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: New York Law Journal Criminal Law and Procedure column August 3, 2020
New Legislation Implementing Police Reform in New York In the wake of an historic wave of protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd, New York became one of the first states to enact an expansive package of police reform bills. In addition, the New York...
03 August, 2020
ABKLaw BLOG: Employers Could Face Audits and Criminal Liability After Receiving Federal Assistance During COVID
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: Employers Could Face Audits and Criminal Liability After Receiving Federal Assistance During COVID The CARES Act, passed during the recent COVID-19 health crisis, made available over $2 trillion in economic stimulus, aid loans and relief to individuals, state...
05 June, 2020
ABKLaw BLOG by Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: New York Law Journal Criminal Law and Procedure column – Bail, Discovery and Speedy Trial: The New Reforms
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 statutory...
31 May, 2020
#ABKLaw NEWS: Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq. securing ABKLaw client release from federal prison at Otisville following COVID-19 concerns
While the press has been reporting this week that Michael Cohen - Donald Trump’s former lawyer, as well as former Republican State Senate Majority Dean Skelos, will be released from federal prison, another Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins client will also be released. These releases, along...
21 April, 2020
From our ABKLaw Partner Hon. Barry Kamins: With Deepest Sympathy
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 each...
20 April, 2020
#ABKLaw NEWS: Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq. secures release of an #ABKLaw client incarcerated on Rikers Island
Earlier today, our Partner Michael Jaccarino was able to secure the release of an #ABKLaw client who had been incarcerated on Rikers Island for the past several months. The client, who had been arrested twice and charged with several felony and misdemeanor offenses, was facing...
09 April, 2020