Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Featured in ‘Daily Record’ Article of Regional Attorneys and their Law Firm Plans During and Post Covid
Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson was featured in a Daily Record Article which included many of Rochester’s and Buffalo’s greatest legal minds. The article is an expose being ran by the Daily Record showcasing the personal lives of many attorneys throughout the region and their toughest challenges during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Donald discusses the challenges that many of his clients have faced during the shutdown of courts and especially shutdown of trials. You can...
read moreManaging Partner Donald M. Thompson Leads Legal Team in Filing a Landmark Federal Class Action Lawsuit against the Rochester Police Department and Local Political Leaders.
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...
read moreETKS Partner Lawrence Kasperek Awarded 2021 Charles F. Crimi Memorial Award
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...
read moreETKS Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson Contributes to Groundbreaking Report on Trial Penalty in New York
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...
read morePartner Brian Shiffrin to Instruct Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Issues Raised by the Admission of Recorded Police Interrogations
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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