Criminal Defense
Not Guilty
Acquittal for Man Facing Life Sentence
CFB’s criminal defense team was up against video evidence from 2 different altercations, a 911 call describing their client as...
Not Guilty
Full Acquittal for Man Facing 25 Years Prison
The prosecutor demanded client (JT) plead guilty and accept an 18-year sentence for allegedly slashing another man (KB) in the...
Charges Dropped
Drug & Marijuana Possession Charges Dropped In Queens County Case
Cohen Forman Barone, PC successfully argued a motion to dismiss all charges for our client facing drug and marijuana possession...
Aquitted
Manhattan Jury Acquits Client Accused Of Causing Major Accident While Driving Drunk
A Manhattan jury took less than half an hour to acquit a defendant accused of speeding across the West Hide...
Employee Reinstatement WITH Backpay
Trial Judge Recommends NYCHA Employee Reinstatement WITH Backpay For Previously Wrongful Suspension
GB had been employed by New York City Housing Authority for more than a decade when he was accosted by...
Not Guilty
"Not Guilty" Verdict For Client Despite DA's Office Claim Of Overwhelming Evidence
In what some considered a “surprise verdict”, a Cohen Forman Barone, PC client was acquitted of selling drugs to an...
Crimmigration
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...
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
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...
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