Criminal Defense
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...
Crimmigration
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...
Family Law
International Custody Trial Victory
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
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
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
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
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
Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully defended a Husband in Queens County, who was facing mental health issues and had not...
Immigration Law
Allowed to seek a U Visa
Succeeded in having Immigration Court order Administrative Closure on CFB Client’s removal proceedings to allow him to seek a U Visa.
Succeeded in having Immigration Court order Administrative Closure on CFB Client’s removal proceedings to allow him to seek a U...
Granted Lawful Permanent Residence
Immigration Process Guidance
A South African CFB client was granted lawful permanent residence at his adjustment of status interview in Holtsville, Long Island...
Granted Green Card
Armenian/Russian Client Facing a Criminal Prosecution in Russia
An Armenian/Russian national CFB client facing a criminal prosecution in Russia was granted adjustment of status as relief in removal...
Granted a favorable Advisory Recommendation
CFB client is a Christian Syrian seeking J-1 Persecution Based Waiver of the 2-Year Home Residency requirement.
CFB client is a Christian Syrian seeking J-1 Persecution Based Waiver of the 2-Year Home Residency requirement. Waiver was granted...
Successfully granted green card
CFB client is a Ukranian citizen visa overstay.
CFB client is a Ukranian citizen visa overstay. Client successfully granted green card through her marriage based adjustment of status...
Adjustment of status application was approved
CFB client granted a waiver of inadmissibility due to prior foreign assault and possession of a weapon convictions.
CFB client granted a waiver of inadmissibility due to prior foreign assault and possession of a weapon convictions.As a result...
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