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
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...
read moreThe Winter 2021 Issue of Atticus Includes an In-Depth Article by Brian Shiffrin Regarding the Inadmissibility at Trial of Police Lies and Statements of their Opinion about the Suspect’s Guilt During Recorded Interrogations
ETKS Partner Brian Shiffrin is out in front of the Winter 2021 Edition of Atticus, the leading online publication for the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, regarding his years’ long work researching and litigating the issues of the Inadmissibility at Trial of Police Lies and Statements of their Opinion about the Suspect’s Guilt During Recorded Interrogations. Click the link below to read the article in its entirety. The article starts on...
read moreDonlad M. Thompson Testifies Before International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racism in the United States
On January 23, 2021, Managing Partner Donald M. Thompson testified before the the International International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States. The Commission was brought forward by the Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), the National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL), and the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), whom decided to convene this International Commission of Inquiry. Hearings for the Commission will take place between...
read morePaul Meabon Secures Release of Client Held Under Sealed Indictment Rioting Charge
On December 10, 2020, Associate Paul Meabon, secured the release of his client who was held under a sealed indictment for the allegation of ‘Rioting’, at the time citizens of Rochester were protesting the death of Daniel Prude. Mr. Meabon wrote to Supreme Court Judge Victoria Argento and was granted the release of his client who was held at the Monroe County Jail. Mr. Meabon cited New York State Criminal Procedure Law in securing...
read moreBrian Shiffrin Quoted in Gannett (Democrat and Chronicle & Daily Messenger) News Article Regarding the Reversal and Granting of a New Trial for Client Convicted of Manslaughter and Originally Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Brian Shiffrin was quoted at length in a newly released Gannett (Democrat and Chronicle/ Daily Messenger) news article regarding his appellate victory on Novembr 20, 2020 at the Appellate Division, Fourth Department of the New York State Supreme Court. Brian successfully argued on behalf of his client Jeffrey Salone who was convicted of Manslaugter before Judge Dennis of Ontario County Court and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Brian was able to secure a...
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