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
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
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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