CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) NOTICE TO CLIENTS
To ensure the safety and rights of our clients and the general public, Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP is no longer accepting in-person visits at our office until further notice. Furthermore, we have implemented operational procedures that ensure your case is still vigorously defended by all of the attorneys and staff within our office. To contact the attorneys please visit the website at ETKSDEFENSE.COM Please call the office phone system and reach out to...
read moreManaging Partner Donald M. Thompson Mentioned in Jamestown Post-Journal Regarding New York State Court Appellate Division Argument
Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson was mentioned in a front-page article of the Jamestown Post-Journal regarding his advocacy on behalf of client Anthony Taglianetti. Thompson argued the case on behalf of Mr. Taglianetti at the New York State Court Appellate Division on February 18, 2020. Thompson is quoted in the article as stating during his oral argument that “The lower court completely failed to exercise any discretion concerning the belated filing of the 250.10...
read moreManaging Partner Donald M. Thompson Quoted in Buffalo’s NPR Station Article Regarding Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Client Valentino Dixon
Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson was quoted at length in the NPR/WBFO article below regarding the lawsuit filed on behalf of client Valentino Dixon, who was wronfully imprisoned 27 years for a murder he did not commit. His exoneration and release in September 2018 made international headlines including ESPN, ABC News, and Golf Digest. Thompson filed the pro-bono appeal on behalf of Mr. Dixon in 2017 after working nearly two decades to free Mr....
read moreETKS Partners Donald M. Thompson, Rhian Jones, and Brian Shiffrin mentioned in Democrat and Chronicle Article Regarding Letter Sent to the Monroe County Executive and Legislature
ETKS partners Donald M. Thompson, Rhian Jones, and Brian Shiffrin are mentioned in the Democrat and Chronicle article below regarding their letter sent to the Monroe County Executive and the Monroe County Legislature indicating that the newly passed County Ordinance is unconstitutionally vague, overly broad in its potential to prohibit certain legal conduct, and violates the First Amendment. See the article here...
read moreETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Appears on Local Radio Broadcast WXXI Connections to Discuss New Bail Reform Law
Please check out Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson on the podcast link below from his most recent time on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson in which he discusses New York State’s Bail Reform Law that goes into effect on January 1, 2020. You can listen to the podcast from the link below: ...
read moreETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin is quoted at length in Rochester Beacon Article regarding James Moore, New York State’s longest serving prisoner
ETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin, is quoted at length in this Rochester Beacon Article regarding James Moore, New York State’s longest serving prisoner, in his quest for parole and clarifying the misreprenstations made by the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office. See the full article...
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