Conviction Thrown Out: Winning the War in Nassau County

Victory Through a Brutal, Multi-Day Courtroom Battle

Following an intensive legal battle, Judge McDonald of the Nassau County Supreme Court granted a contested CPL 440 Motion on...

Compassionate Release Granted

Client Released from Prison Three Years Early!

CFB attorneys, David Cohen and Elizabeth Lanza, successfully argued in New York Federal District Court (SDNY) for the release of...

All charges will be dismissed

WOMAN ATTACKED ON SUBWAY DEFENDS HERSELF AND ARRESTED

A young female professional was minding her business on a crowded subway train when she accidentally stepped on another woman’s...

All 14 counts on the indictment were dismissed

NYC ACCOUNTANT FALSELY ACCUSED OF RAPE

Mr. X (whose name is withheld to protect the innocent) came to CFBlaw after being indicted on 14 counts related...

Acquitted

Client Facing Possible Life Sentence Acquitted Of Assaulting A Police Officer

After two days of deliberations, a Manhattan jury acquitted a Cohen Forman Barone, PC client of two counts of assaulting...

Murder Charges Dropped

Murder Charges Dropped Against Client

Follow all of ABC 7’s coverage of the case: Bronx DA drops murder charges after surveillance video clears man. Newly-released...

Conviction Vacated

Conviction Vacated Order of Deportation Removed

CFB attorneys, paralegals and support staff recently won a post-conviction motion for our client, a Columbian national. Client’s prior criminal...

Acquittal & Lawfully Residing in U.S.

Green Card Holder Arrested & Charged for Burglary

Juan Carlos had been living in the United States as a green card holder for the past ten years. His...

Cancellation of Removal Granted

Green Card Holder Arrested for Past Drug Convictions

Nazir has been living in the United States as a green card holder since he was brought here as a...

Granted Relief from Deportation

Charged with Multiple Criminal Convictions

Cohen Forman Barone, PC client was granted relief from deportation ending a case that lawyers for CFB have been fighting...

Granted Protection

Charged with Drug Convictions is Granted Protection under the Convention Against Torture

The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed an appeal filed by ICE/DHS after a win by CFB attorneys in immigration court....

Motion to Vacate Denial Appealed

Successfully Appealed Lower Court's Denial Of Lawful Permanent Resident's Motion To Vacate His Felony Drug Conviction

An appeals court agreed with Cohen Forman Barone, PC appellate lawyers, who argued that a lower court erroneously denied their...

Successful Reunification

Successful Reunification of Father with Daughter and Family Court, Queens County

Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully reunited the Father with his young daughter, whom he had not seen in several years...

Granted Father Temporary Pendente Lite

Father Wins Temporary Decision-Making, Pendente Lite

The court granted Father temporary pendente lite final decision-making authority over his child’s medical decisions, a rare ruling underscoring his...

Successfully Defended

Successful Outcome in Family Court, Queens County

Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully defended a man in Queens County against allegations of cyber-stalking by his former partner, without...

Equitable does not always mean equal

Equitable does not always mean equal.

Carla Barone successfully advocated on behalf of a police officer to retain 70% of his police pension in a highly...

Dismissed

Family Court Order of Protection Dismissed

Our family court lawyers fought hard against a family offense petition, which led the opposing party to withdraw the case...

Custody Jurisdiction Deemed Appropriate

Custody Jurisdiction Deemed Appropriate in New York for New York Resident

Cohen Forman Barone, PC fought vigorously in court against jurisdictional challenges for a New York father, whose former spouse had...

Marriage Green Card Approved After Multiple Denials

A married couple sought CFB’s help after multiple marriage-based green card petitions had been denied and the non-citizen spouse was...

ACT NOW: 75% increase in naturalization applications proposed by Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed increasing the USCIS naturalization application fee by approximately 75%, raising the standard...

NYPD Approves U Visa Certification

NYPD Approves U Visa Certification for Client, Paving Path to Green Card

An undocumented individual came to CFB as a victim of a crime many years ago and was previously denied a...

CFB Fights for Success

CFB Fights for Success: Sons of Asylee Parents Secure Green Cards, Overcoming Legal Challenges Together

Two sons of an African couple who were granted asylum in the United States and later became citizens faced uncertainty...

Adjustment of Status Granted

Adjustment of Status Granted Based on Lawful Entry

Our client, who had lived in the United States since childhood, faced deportation proceedings after being discovered without legal status...

CFB Rescues Couple’s I-130 Petition

CFB Rescues Couple’s I-130 Petition

Clients, a couple with a wide age disparity, prior marriages, and relationships, and where the non-citizen is in active removal...