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May 18, 2015

On May 5 th, 2015, Federal Criminal Defense attorney Todd Greenberg obtained a sentence of one year and one day for a client who was charged in a heroin drug conspiracy in the Southern District of New York that mandated a ten-year minimum sentence. Mr. Greenberg was able to advocate for his client that his involvement […]

May 11, 2015

On May 7th, 2015, a six figure settlement was reached against a Nassau County Hospital for the negligent handling of a corpse. On April 29th, 2011, the deceased was rushed to a Nassau County Hospital after being discovered nonresponsive in her bed. Two weeks prior thereto, the deceased had an operation on her Achilles tendon […]

May 2, 2015

Queens Attorney Todd Greenberg with Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Andrea Greenberg and Ed Schachter, Special Counsel Office of the Town Attorney, Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, NY. Madeline, a former Assistant District Attorney of Queens County, is a career Prosecutor, highly skilled, tough on crime, fair and compassionate. We need a top […]

Apr 8, 2015

The Defendant was arrested on October 4th, 2013 for Driving While Intoxicated and passing a red traffic signal. In suppressing the video tape, which ultimately led to the dismissal of the charges, the Court noted that “…at the time the Defendant was offered the Intoxilyzer test, he cursed at the officers and was generally uncooperative […]

Mar 11, 2015

Once again, persistence on the part of the attorneys at Addabbo and Greenberg resulted in a dismissal, after more than one year of litigation, of the charge of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated as well as Operating a Motor Vehicle While Impaired by Alcohol. The Defendant was charged on December 29 th, 2013 after being […]

Feb 7, 2015

Based on extensive legal research, all Felony charges contained in the Indictment against Addabbo and Greenberg’s client were dismissed immediately before Jury Selection. The issue involved an evidentiary principle known as a “Presumption of Possession” wherein a Defendant is presumed to have possessed a weapon with “intent to use”. The presumption allows a District Attorney […]

Nov 26, 2014

Queens Attorney Todd Greenberg Heads Legal Team Which Litigated Case For Nine Years In Montreal, Canada This is a tragic case: In 2005, a thirteen year-old resident of Queens suffered severe and permanent brain damage in a near drowning accident in a City of Montreal owned swimming pool. He suffered an anoxic encephalopathy (lack of […]

Oct 28, 2014

On October 27 th, 2014, a Queens County Supreme Court Justice approved a six figure settlement for a client of Addabbo and Greenberg who was in elementary school in Queens County when his teacher organized a fist fight between the eleven year old Plaintiff and another student while telling other students to close the classroom door […]

Oct 27, 2014

On October 27th, 2014, a Queens County Supreme Court Justice approved a six figure settlement for a client of Addabbo and Greenberg who was in elementary school in Queens County when his teacher organized a fist fight between the eleven year old Plaintiff and another student while telling other students to close the classroom door […]

Sep 2, 2014

Our client, a 69 year. old Home Health Aide, was injured in January 2012 while on her way to work. She was crossing Atlantic Avenue and 130 th Street in Queens County when she was struck by a school bus. Our client suffered a comminuted proximal humeral fracture which required surgical hardware. She had to have a […]

Aug 19, 2014

Our client lived a person’s worst nightmare: arrested and detained for a crime he did not commit. On Friday August 8th, 2014, our client, along with his wife and two young children, travelled to Kennedy Airport to board a plane to Mexico for a one week vacation. Instead, our client’s name came up as a […]

Aug 1, 2014

August 1, 2014 No matter where the problem is, Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg is there to help. On July 16, 2014, in Virginia State Court, Fairfax County, all Sex Offense charges that carried a life sentence were dismissed and Todd Greenberg’s client was permitted to plead guilty to a Misdemeanor charge, was released from […]

Jul 11, 2014

July 11, 2014 An incriminating statement by a motorist who was arrested for DWI was “Suppressed” and the District Attorney of Suffolk County is barred from using the statement at trial. A good lawyer knows the law and how to cross-examine a witness. A great lawyer knows when to say nothing and rest on the […]

May 1, 2014

All criminal charges have been dismissed against the Defendant, a young man with a good job, who was wrongfully charged with Criminal Possession of a Control Substance in the Third Degree, a Class “B” Felony. Upon being retained, Queens Criminal attorney Todd Greenberg commenced an investigation and confirmed that the Defendant, while waiting outside a […]

Mar 7, 2014

Attorney Todd Greenberg was featured on the CBS news show “48 Hours” on May 10, 2014.