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...

Citizenship Granted

Once Fearful of Being Deported Because of Criminal History, Cohen Forman Barone, PC Client is Now A U.S. Citizen

A Cohen Forman Barone, PC client’s dreams of obtaining U.S. citizenship became true. It was a long road for the...

Ruled in Client’s Favored

Cohen Forman Barone, PC Successful in Motion to Rescind and Reopen Client’s Deportation Case

A Cohen Forman Barone, PC client who was ordered removed from the United States in 2014, will get a chance...

Judge Granted Application

2009 Theft Conviction That Rendered Him Inadmissible to the United States

A Cohen Forman Barone, PC client was detained in March upon his arrival at Newark International Airport from a trip...

Won Lawful Permanent Residence

INTERPOL Cancellation of Red Notice Is the Final In A Series of Firm Successes For CFB Client

CFB successfully persuaded the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to cancel the Red Notice/Diffusion Request by the Russian government against...

Drug Charges Dismissed

The Immigration Judge Granted the Waiver

After a contested removal hearing an immigration judge granted cancellation of removal to a CFB client. The client, a lawful...

Post-Conviction and Green Card Success

Post-Conviction and Green Card Success in Nassau County

The client, who had been undocumented in the U.S. since arriving on a temporary visa from Colombia in the early...

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...