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When your situation requires the help of the legal system, you need the help of experienced New York City attorneys that can help you succeed with your case. Our team at Cohen Forman Barone, PC brings over 100 years of experience to each case we take, giving us the unique insights and understanding to help you obtain your best possible outcome. Read more here about how we have helped clients in the past to protect their futures and preserve their interests. Call today for a consultation.

Criminal Defense

Conviction Thrown Out: Winning the War in Nassau County

Victory Through a Brutal, Multi-Day Courtroom Battle

Criminal Defense

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!

Criminal Defense

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

Criminal Defense

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

Criminal Defense

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

Criminal Defense

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

Criminal Defense

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

Crimmigration

Green Card Granted

A Success in Federal Court, Results in Green Card Being Granted to CFB Client

Crimmigration

After years of denials and delays, a CFB client has finally been granted his green card. The client, who first...

Prevented Deportation

Successfully Prevented 23 Year Old Client's Deportation

Crimmigration

A 23 year-old green card holder from the Dominican Republic faced deportation due to eight arrests and several criminal convictions...

Approved US Citizenship

Citizenship Won for Client Whose Case Was Turned Down as "Too Difficult" by Three Other Law Firms

Crimmigration

CFB client’s application for citizenship was approved by the immigration authorities in Holtsville, Long Island. This client came to CFB...

Granted Withholding Of Removal

Client Granted Withholding Of Removal Despite Prior Deportation Order

Crimmigration

Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully obtained Withholding of Removal for an El Salvadoran client who had previously been ordered deported....

Conviction Vacated

Client Walks Out Of Immigration Custody After Winning Motion To Vacate His Conviction

Crimmigration

Cohen Forman Barone, PC client, Markis Guzman Rosario, will get to walk the streets a free man for the first...

Green Card Granted

Green Card Granted To Client Despite Foreign Drug Trafficking Arrest

Crimmigration

Cohen Forman Barone, PC recently obtained lawful permanent residence for a client through the adjustment of status process at USCIS’s...

Family Law

International Custody Trial Victory

Family Law

After a mother was accused of wrongfully removing her child under the Hague Convention, she faced the possibility of being...

Order Of Protection Dismissed: CFB Secures Pre-Trial Victory

Family Law

A client facing a family offense petition and a final order of protection risked lasting consequences for both their personal...

Cyberstalking Allegations Resolved Without Trial

Family Law

After a former partner accused a client of cyberstalking in Family Court, the allegations threatened both his reputation and future....

Dismissed Order Of Protection, Father’s Visitation Restored

Family Law

After a father facing mental health challenges was prevented from seeing his daughter for weeks, he also faced a family...

Not Guilty

Successful Victory with Mother of Child and Family Court, New York County

Family Law

Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully defends Mother against claims of wrongful removal under Article 3 of The Hague Convention. The...

Successful Outcome

Successful Outcome for Father in Family Court, Queens County

Family Law

Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully defended a Husband in Queens County, who was facing mental health issues and had not...

Immigration Law

Marriage Green Card Approved After Multiple Denials

Immigration Law

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

Immigration Law

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

Immigration Law

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

Immigration Law

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

Immigration Law

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

Immigration Law

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