Associate Paul Meabon teams with Assistant Public Defender Josh Stubbe to present CLE on justification
The Monroe County Public Defender’s Office will be hosting a CLE on Friday, September 7, 2018 on the defense of justification. Joshua Stubbe (Monroe County Public Defender’s Office) and Paul Meabon (Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin) will provide a general overview of the justification statute, help differentiate between lethal and non-lethal force and analyze facts courts rely on to determine the initial aggressor. Participants will receive 2.0 credit hours in the areas of skills (both...
read moreBrian Shiffrin obtains reversal of Robbery convictions at Appellate Division
On July 6, 2018, partner Brian Shiffrin obtained a reversal in People v. Jonathan Spinks. Mr. Spinks had been convicted of Robbery in the First Degree and Robbery in the Second Degree following a jury trial. Read the Appellate Division decision here:...
read moreETKS representation helps client avoid deportation
Bill Easton and Brian Shiffrin successfully represented a woman who had a deportation warrant due to her conviction, following a guilty plea, to felony assault. First, they successfully moved to reinstate her dismissed appeal. Then, on appeal, the Appellate Division agreed that she had not been properly informed of the immigration consequences of the plea. That decision led to the vacating of the conviction and a plea to a misdemeanor for which she does...
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