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Our client, a 50-year-old man employed at the same job for 32 years with no prior record, was arrested for allegedly stalking and endangering the welfare of a 14-year-old child who was walking home from school. Our client was off from work that day, and he went to work out at a gym and then proceeded to a basketball court to play some basketball with the plan to go home after. On the way home he stopped to admire some flowers in front of a house wherein he proceeded to chant mantras and enjoy the beautiful day. At the same time that the Defendant was maneuvering his car to get in front of the house, the 14-year-old child was walking home from school and mistakenly thought that the Defendant was following her and further misconstrued his chanting mantras as sexual sounds. In a very detailed Trial presentation, Mr. Greenberg reconstructed his clients’ vehicles movements to show that at the time every movement was made the young girl was coincidentally in the area. Further, evidence was introduced that the Defendant hums and sings mantras all the time and it was his habit to do so. Based on that presentation, including the testimony of our client, he was found “Not Guilty” of all charges. Mr. Greenberg’s argument that this was a chance encounter, far from stalking, won the case! Please do not hesitate to call to discuss your case. Call Mr. Greenberg at 718-268-0400 or visit our website www.queenslaw.com

Wonderful Night In Honor of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz at Our Holiday Dinner!! We had a great turnout of ADA’s spanning 60 years!! A lot of fun and laughs! I am so proud to be President of the Queens Assistant District Attorneys Association!!!!!

January 13, 2023 Our client was charged with 2 counts of Criminal Mischief, both Class A Misdemeanors, and charged with intentionally destroying her landlords property. From the outset, our client maintained her innocence and the case proceeded to trial. Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg, through diligent research, located information that severely affected the credibility of the witnesses, leading the Court to find our client “Not Guilty.” You can call Mr. Greenberg at 718-268-0400 and read about the accomplishments of Addabbo & Greenberg at Queenslaw.com.

Dominic L. Addabbo Appointed to 3rd Term as Chair of the Committee on Character and Fitness that The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, has Reappointed Founding Partner Dominic L. Addabbo Appointed to 3rd Term as Chair of the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Second. Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts. We are Proud to Announce that The Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, has Reappointed Founding Partner Dominic L. Addabbo to a 3rd Term as Chair of the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Second. Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts. Read More…

New York Daily News His defense attorney, Todd Greenberg, said probation was appropriate in this case based on the mitigating circumstances and Mangaran’s personal history. Read More…

Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg obtained suppression of an AK-47 Riffle leading to a dismissal of a Queens County Indictment that charged the Defendant with a 3 ½ year minimum to 15 year maximum sentence for possession. Our client, along with four other “knuckleheads” (all were college graduates and some had a Masters degree), were at client’s business, two isolated acres bordered by water in Rockaway, Queens, on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2020, and fired an AK-47 in the air. The shots were picked up by ShotSpotter and the police arrived. According to the District Attorney, our client, the owner of the premises, consented to a search which yielded the AK-47. The Prosecution demanded two years in jail and the case proceeded to Hearings. This was a case that Body Worn Cameras actually helped the Defendant expose the truth! The alleged “Consent” to search the premises was captured on video and Mr. Greenberg maintained that the video established that the District Attorney failed to meet it’s “heavy burden” of showing “clear and positive evidence” that there was a voluntary consent to search. Mr. Greenberg performed his usual due diligence by viewing every single Body Worn Camera worn by every Police Officer at the scene. There were at least thirty Body Cameras and fifteen Police Officers involved. During his review of the Body Cams, a Police Officer is heard “faintly whispering” to a fellow Police Officer just 10 minutes after the alleged consent “… are you sure he gave permission?”. Suppression granted! If you or your loved ones are charged with a crime, contact the Attorneys who review every tape, every piece of paper and make every legal argument on a client’s behalf and whom have been successful in preserving the Constitutional Rights of citizens. Contact our firm and ask for Todd Greenberg at 718-268-0400 or at Queenslaw.com.

At the Richmond Hill – South Ozone Park Lions Club Tree Lighting with The Hon. Melinda Katz, District Attorney of Queens County, The Hon. Donovan Richards, Borough President of Queens County, Romeo Hitlall, Past President and founder of RHSOP Lions Club, Santa and Members of the Club. Great night with great, giving and selfless people!!! Happy Holidays to all!!!!

Using a newly enacted 2019 Law, Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg was able to have his client’s fifteen-year-old conviction vacated and the Defendant resentenced to a Crime and Sentence that no longer mandated deportation. Our client, born in Lima, Peru, came to the United States with her parents on a temporary visa. After overstaying her visa, our client, now 37 years old with 3 children and gainfully employed, led a law-abiding life. However, at a young age, she did get involved in a criminal act in Queens which caused her to enter a plea to a Class “A” Misdemeanor. Now, fifteen years later, that guilty plea mandated deportation for our client who now resides in Miami, Florida. Based on the recommendation of an immigration attorney in Miami, Mr. Greenberg was retained and advised of a newly enacted New York Statute that the Legislature passed to relieve collateral consequences of a guilty plea regarding immigration status. Mr. Greenberg filed an extensive Motion, including the details of our client’s exemplary behavior since the time of the incident, and the Court granted our Motion; our client was permitted to withdraw her previous entered plea of guilty and the case was resolved in a manner that would no longer affect immigration status and saved her from deportation! Please contact Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg at (718) 268-0400 or visit us at www.Queenslaw.com if you have any questions regarding prior convictions, including marijuana convictions, and learn how these convictions can be set aside or reduced to avoid immigration consequences.