Navigating New York Criminal Courts in a Covid-19 World

There is no doubt that the Corona Virus Pandemic has disrupted every aspect of New York life. This is especially true for New York lawyers practicing in New York Criminal Courts. With New York Courts closed except for essential matters, New York criminal lawyers and their clients find themselves having to navigate a whole new landscape that is having…

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New York Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO), Red Flag Laws Come to New York

As New York gun rights attorneys we are starting to see cases involving New York Extreme Risk Protections Orders (ERPOS) sometimes referred to as Red Flag Laws. New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules was amended to add a new Article 63-A which gives a Supreme Court Justice, sitting in the County where a person resides, the authority to…

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New York’s Right of Election

New York estate litigators Tilem & Associates can not only help you plan your estate, but can assist you if you are already involved in the situation where there is a dispute over what you will inherit either through a will contest or because your loved one died without a will, also called intestate. So, you are married.…

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Court Must Provide a Defendant Sentenced to Probation for a New York DWI with a Written Copy of Any Probation Conditions, Including the Specific “Driving While Intoxicated Conditions”

When one is convicted for Driving While Intoxicated [VTL 1192] in New York, probation is a possibility. As most experienced criminal defense lawyers know, when one is sentenced to probation, the court usually imposes fairly standard probation conditions which are provided to the defendant in writing at the time of sentence. The defendant must sign these conditions in court…

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