ETKS partner Donald Thompson and ‘Golf Digest’ helped free wrongly convicted Buffalo man
Read the article by Democrat and Chronicle reporter Gary Craig...
read moreBrian Shiffrin obtains reversal of Robbery convictions at Appellate Division
On July 6, 2018, partner Brian Shiffrin obtained a reversal in People v. Jonathan Spinks. Mr. Spinks had been convicted of Robbery in the First Degree and Robbery in the Second Degree following a jury trial. Read the Appellate Division decision here:...
read moreETKS representation helps client avoid deportation
Bill Easton and Brian Shiffrin successfully represented a woman who had a deportation warrant due to her conviction, following a guilty plea, to felony assault. First, they successfully moved to reinstate her dismissed appeal. Then, on appeal, the Appellate Division agreed that she had not been properly informed of the immigration consequences of the plea. That decision led to the vacating of the conviction and a plea to a misdemeanor for which she does...
read morePartner Donald Thompson obtains partial acquittal and mistrial in 2 1/2 month federal Hobbs Act conspiracy, robbery, kidnaping and murder trial in Buffalo
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read moreAnother appellate victory for Brian Shiffrin in People v Lopez
Weapons conviction reversed due to unlawful stop of the vehicle Mr. Lopez was driving where there were discrepancies between the description of the suspect and the man the police had seen entering the vehicle. Read the full decision here....
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