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The “Gay Panic” Defense: Outlawed In New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In the summer of 2019, New York became one of several states to ban “gay panic” defenses in homicide cases. Now, defendants cannot defend against a murder charge by claimin...

Cancel Culture and Its Conflict With Criminal Justice Reform

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Online boycotts seem to happen nearly every day to celebrities and politicians. Sometimes it happens to a restaurant or business. And even non-public figures can be the tar...

Repeal of Section 50-a: Disclosure of Police Disciplinary Records

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. On Friday, June 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation repealing a law which prevented the disclosure of law enforcement disciplinary records to the public....

Police Encounters: What to Do When Stopped by Police

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Police officers routinely stop people and ask them questions. This is part of their job to help keep our communities safe. It can be tense for the officer, as he or she doe...

Trial by Skype: Video Conferencing of Criminal Trials in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. When the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic hit New York, the courts in our state closed for several weeks. Since then, many court appearances and conferences have been happenin...

Probate & Administration in New York: When A Loved One Dies

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. As a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, many people are reeling from the unexpected loss of friends and family. Whether your loved one died with or without a Wi...

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We’re Moving! P&P Moving to White Plains as of May 1, 2020

Since the 1960s, Pappalardo & Pappalardo, LLP has been representing- clients in Westchester, New York City, and the lower Hudson Valley. After careful consideration, we will be moving our offices...

Rollback of Bail Reform in New York for Certain Offenses

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. On April 2, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the state's 2021 budget. Part of the budget is new legislation dealing with bail reforms which went into effec...

Scams and Frauds Related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) Pandemic

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Whenever there are vulnerable people, there are criminals lurking to take advantage. Sometimes, its preying on the elderly. Other times, its exploiting the security of priv...

P&P Mourns the Passing of Attorney Gary A. Jenkins

It is with very heavy hearts that we share with you that on Sunday, March 29, 2020, Gary A. Jenkins, Esq. died of complications resulting from COVID-19 (coronavirus). More than an attorney, Gary was a...

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Criminal Prosecutions in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. COVID-19, the novel coronavirus causing a global pandemic, has effected criminal prosecutions in the state of New York. As discussed in our recent blog, we are closely moni...

COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Our Response to the Local, State, and National Emergency

First and foremost, from all of us here at Pappalardo & Pappalardo, we want to wish you health and safety during this difficult time. Given the state of things, we are closely monitoring the situa...

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