Westchester New York Criminal Defense Attorney Blog

Finding Employment When You Have a Criminal Record

When you have a criminal record, it can be difficult to explain to potential employers why they should hire you for the job. While there is a trend towards prohibiting discrimination against those wit...

When Substance Abuse Treatment Is the Answer, Not Incarceration

Many times, when someone has been arrested on drug charges, it is not because he or she wants to break the law – it’s because he or she has a serious drug problem and needs help. If you or someone you...

Local Teen Accused of Robbery Despite Nothing More Than Mere Presence

A White Plains teen was wrongfully arrested and charged with robbery on two separate occasions based upon the mere fact that he was present at the scenes. Our attorneys refused to relent to this unjus...

When Your Job Caring for Those With Special Needs Subjects You to Investigation by the Justice Center

The Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs was created pursuant to legislation passed in 2012 known as the “Protection of People with Special Needs Act.” According to this legi...

Why You Should Hire an Attorney When You’re Charged With a Violation

There are three types of offenses in New York: violations, misdemeanors, and felonies. While misdemeanors and felonies are considered “crimes,” violations are not for purposes of a criminal record. Th...

Jury Tosses Two-Page Handwritten Confession

Our attorneys successfully defended a man accused of burglary on six Westchester homes. Our client had signed a two-page hand-written confession, but only after enduring hours of questioning and after...

New Rochelle Police Try to Pin Assault and Reckless Endangerment Charges on Innocent Man

A well-known New Rochelle man faced trumped-up charges of Reckless Endangerment in First Degree, DWI, and Assault on Police Officer after a high speed car chase. The officer testified, among other thi...

Clients Busted in Internet Sex Sting

Our attorneys were able to negotiate “B” misdemeanor dispositions with no jail, no counseling, and no probation for clients accused in Internet sting operations of arranging and showing up to meet a p...

Westchester Taxi Driver Falsely Accused of Raping Woman in Back of Cab

A White Plains taxi driver was the victim of false allegations that he raped a New Rochelle woman in a church parking lot when the woman couldn’t pay her fare. The man was accused of getting into the...

Woman Lies About Threesome, Cries Rape

A New York City working man and his fiancé were accompanied home by a female. After the three participated in consensual adult activity, the woman later accused the client of forcible rape. Our attorn...

Putnam County Teen Falsely Accused of Forcible Rape

This young man lived with his mom and was a conscientious student. Yet the two of them were still struggling with the death of their father/husband who had passed just a year earlier. The false allega...

Westchester Man Involved in International Cocaine Conspiracy

Our client faced a possible 40-year sentence and a 20-year mandatory minimum in federal prison after police uncovered his involvement in an 81 kilogram cocaine distribution scheme that involved partic...