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Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Leads Legal Team in Filing a Landmark Federal Class Action Lawsuit against the Rochester Police Department and Local Political Leaders.

Posted by on April 7, 2021 in Firm News | 0 comments

On Monday, April 5, 2021, ETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson, along with attorneys from Baker & Hostetler LLP, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, LLP, Roth & Roth, LLP, and the Law Office of Joshua Moskovitz, P.C. Baker & Hostetler, filed a landmark federal class action lawsuit in the United States District Court, Western District of New York on behalf of citizens of Monroe County in which they outline a four-decade long history of excessive...

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ETKS Partner Lawrence Kasperek Awarded 2021 Charles F. Crimi Memorial Award

Posted by on March 26, 2021 in Firm News | 0 comments

Congratultions to ETKS Partner Lawrence Kasperek, who was honored as the the 2021 Charles F. Crimi Memorial Award recepient. The Crimi Award recognizes the professional career of a defense lawyer in private practice that embodies the highest ideals of the Criminal Justice Section. ‘Larry’ has been recognized for his tremendous work on behalf of his clients during his near 35 years of criminal defense...

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ETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Contributes to Groundbreaking Report on Trial Penalty in New York

Posted by on March 26, 2021 in Firm News | 0 comments

On March 26 ,2021 the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) released the first-ever report on the decades-long impact of the trial penalty in New York State,  entitled ‘The New York State Trial Penalty: The Constitutional Right to Trial Under Attack’. The first of its kind in the State, it includes statistical analysis of the prevalence of the trial penalty, personal stories...

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Partner Brian Shiffrin to Instruct Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Issues Raised by the Admission of Recorded Police Interrogations

Posted by on February 22, 2021 in Firm News | 0 comments

ETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin will lead a Continuing Legal Education Seminar on the issues raised by the admission of recorded interrogations. Brian has taught attorneys the issues around police interrogations for years as he continues to litigate issues such as these at appellate courts throughout the state. During interrogations, police are permitted to lie and to express their opinion as to the suspect’s guilt. These statements, proper during interrogations, would be inadmissible at grand...

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ETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Returns to ‘May it Displease the Court’ Podcast to Discuss Daniel Prude, Rochester Police Department, Capitol Attacks, and DOJ’s Resumption of Federal Executions under President Trump

Posted by on February 16, 2021 in Firm News | 0 comments

ETKS Managing Partner, Donald M. Thompson, made his return to the critically-acclaimed ‘May it Displease the Court’ Podcast to discuss a litanny of legal topics including his involvement in the Daniel Prude case and lawsuits against the Rochester Police Department for excessive force. The podcast, hosted by Mary Whiteside also discussed current issues relating to former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and the Department of Justice’s rush to execute defendants during...

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