BLOG from #ABKLaw attorney Lawrence Spasojevich: Fair Chance Act If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third. - Pete Rose People make mistakes. Unfortunately, some mistakes result in criminal convictions. However, serving a sentence is only half the battle....
#ABKLaw IN THE NEWS: Our attorney Lawrence Spasojevich on News12 The Bronx "Several food concession workers who worked at Yankee Stadium during the summer months are claiming they were not paid. The group has now filed a civil lawsuit at Bronx Supreme Court. Attorney Lawrence...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: The Pro Se Defendant Many infamous criminals have represented themselves while on trial. Some examples are Colin Ferguson, John Allen Muhammed, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Zacarias Moussaoui, and even Ted Bundy. They all have one thing in common…. they...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: (Un)lawful traffic stops and the exclusionary rule American courts use the exclusionary rule to deter police officers and other government agents from abusing constitutional rights. According to the rule, courts will suppress evidence that the government obtains through...
BLOG from #ABKLaw Lawrence Spasojevich, Esq.: New Development in Employment Law: Dramatic Increase in Employees Eligible for Overtime Pay “Remember, everything is right until it’s wrong.” – Ernest Hemingway Everyone, paid either by salary or paid by the hour, is entitled to receive overtime pay until they...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: New York City’s “Vision Zero” Law New York City’s “Vision Zero” Law, which we detailed in an earlier blog post, allows criminal charges to be filed against drivers who strike, and either kill or seriously injure a pedestrian...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: NYPD Using Facial Recognition Software to Identify Suspects On August 16, the police arrested a man after he placed a pair of rice cookers in the subway, sparking terror among many who thought they were bombs. They turned...
New York Eliminates a Criminal Defense: A Due Process Violation? On June 30th, New York became the seventh state to ban what is referred to as the “gay and trans panic defense”. Under the new law (Ch.45, L. 2019) that became effective immediately, a defendant is...
BLOG from our #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq.: Gravity Knife ban lifted A gravity knife, small, easy to use blades that are defined under New York law as a knife with the blade in the handle that can be opened with a one-handed flick of the...
BLOG: #ABKLaw Partner Michael Jaccarino, Esq. - New York State recently enacted CPL 160.59 Did you know: Our Partner Michael Jaccarino recently successfully petitioned New York County Criminal Court to seal the prior conviction and criminal record of an Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins client, a great...