Donald M. Thompson Secures Misdemeanor & ‘Time Served’ Sentence for Client Alleged to Have Been Involved One of the Biggest Cases of Mortgage Fraud in the Country
Earlier this month, ETKS Partner Donald M. Thompson, was able to achieve a Misdemeanor-level plea offer and sentence of ‘Time Served’ with a $500 fine for a client that was initially looking at a decades-long prison sentence. The four individuals, including the ETKS client, were charged in May 2019 in a indictment that accused them of mortgage fraud and inducing loans from banks on apartment projects, by submitting fake rent rolls, income statements, appraisals...
read moreETKS Associate Yousef Taha Achieves Dismissal of Indictment on Criminal Possession of Weapon in the Second Degree Indictment Following Brian Shiffrin’s Motion to Vacate Conviction Under CPL 440 Granted.
On September 3, 2021 Brian Shiffrin achieved a remarkable feat of the granting of his CPL 440 motion for an ETKS client who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 7 years. Brian was able to uncover the repeated lies and inconcistencies of Officers within the Rochester Police Department that were witheld from trial counsel at the time the charges were filed in 2014. Following the granting of his 440 motion and setting aside of...
read moreETKS Partner Lawrence Kasperek Wins Order to Show Cause Regarding Recognizance Hearing in Parole Following New ‘Less is More’ Law
ETKS Partner Lawrence Kasperek received a decision from Judge Randall on a parole recognizance hearing issue allowing his client to remain free and not detained by the Monroe County Sheriff; one of the first of its kind since the passing of the new New York State Parole Laws in March of 2022. First, Larry got the client’s new criminal allegations dismissed in a seperate Court. Larry then argued that the client was entitled to...
read moreETKS Partner Donald M. Thompson Featured in New Documentary Detailing Wrongful Conviction of Valentino Dixon and his Release from Attica
ETKS Partner Donald M. Thompson and his client Valentino Dixon, whom he helped secure his release from prison after 27 years of being incarcerated for a crime he did not commit, were featured in a documentary from VOA Films showcasing the shocking case of injustice and how both men were able to secure his release from prison legal appeals and Valentino’s amazing works of art. You can watch the documentary in its entirety...
read moreETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin Achieves Another Reversal at NYS Appellate Division Fourth Department
On January 28, 2022 the Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department agreed with Brian Shiffrin’s appeal on behalf of his client Matthew Ringrose.The Fourth Department agreed with Brian’s arguments and reversed the Monroe County Court decision and vacated the prior plea. Brian argued that when the client plead guilty in Monroe County, but then had his sentenced lowered from another jurisdiction, he lost the benefit of the plea...
read moreETKS Named to U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 List of Best Law Firms
Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP announced today that it has been named to the 2022 list of Best Law Firms by U.S. News and World Report. The Best Law Firms list, which began over a decade ago is one of the best known and respected peer reviews of the legal field. Inclusion is based on a stringent evaluation process that covers a wide range of criteria, not just a firm’s results. Their skill, responsiveness,...
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