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Mar 5, 2013

After a one month Jury Trial in Brooklyn that presented expert toxicology testimony by the District Attorney, attorney Todd Greenberg’s client was found “NOT GUILTY” of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and all Intoxicated related charges. It was alleged that the Defendant, after consuming one 23oz. can of Four Loko (equal to between 4 to 6 beers), sped […]

Feb 23, 2013

After years of litigation, on February 19th, 2013, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, granted Addabbo and Greenberg’s client suppression of a gun found in a draw in his bedroom. At the Probable Cause Hearing, attorney Todd Greenberg argued that the District Attorney failed to present any evidence concerning the information to support […]

Nov 21, 2012

The Defendant, a 32-year-old female, was acquitted of Kidnapping, Robbery and Assault, all Class B Felonies, but found Guilty of Reckless Endangerment. The District Attorney alleged that the Defendant lured the Complainant into a vehicle, drove him to Manhattan, where he was robbed and assaulted by another person secreted in the vehicle. Queens Criminal defense […]

Jul 23, 2012

The Defendant, the alleged bookmaker head of a Criminal Gambling Enterprise, was indicted for Enterprise Corruption and Money Laundering, accused of participating in a multimillion-dollar offshore sports betting operation. The Indictment, filed in Queens County, alleged that the Defendant and twenty-nine co-conspirators unlawfully operated a sports betting enterprise that stretched from Queens County to Nevada […]

Jun 19, 2012

By ZACHARY R. DOWDY AND WILLIAM MURPHY zachary.dowdy@newsday.com, william.murphy@newsday.com A year to the day pharmacist Raymond Ferguson was shot to death in the Father’s Day massacre at a Medford drugstore, his wife filed a wrongful death suit against Suffolk County, its police department, convicted killer David Laffer and three doctors who sold him thousands of painkillers. Viedya […]

May 19, 2012

Attorney Todd Greenberg welcomes President Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana, to Queens County at the office of Attorney Kawal Totaram. President Ramotar addressed the United Nations , on behalf of Guyana and other Caribbean countries, at the UN General Assembly High Level Thematic Debate on the State of the World Economy.

May 18, 2012

On May 18 th, 2012, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a 15 Count Indictment against Attorney Todd Greenberg’ s client which charged her with Importation and Distribution of Counterfeit Goods including baseball hats, toothpaste, clothing and various other items. Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg maintained that his client had no […]

Apr 9, 2012

On April 9, 2012, a Queens business owner was found “NOT GUILTY” of all charges after trial. The Defendant was charged with Felony assault wherein it was alleged that he and a foreman physically beat a worker and then commanded a dog to bite the worker. Underlying the criminal case was an allegation by this […]

Nov 18, 2011

On November 18 th, 2011, Addabbo and Greenberg convinced a Judge that the Police did not sustain its burden of proof at a Motor Vehicle Refusal Hearing. When a motorist Refuses a chemical test to determine Blood Alcohol Content, that motorist is subject to revocation of his or her license for one year. Before that can […]

Jun 30, 2011

On June 29, 2011, Addabbo & Greenberg attorney Jill C. Stone, a New York family law attorney, was, once again, cited in the New York Law Journal. In an ongoing divorce case, Plaintiff’s husband moved for an Order granting him exclusive use and occupancy of the marital residence, subject to reasonable periods of access by the defendant […]

Apr 5, 2011

On April 5th, 2011, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed the Forcible Touching conviction of a Winthrop University Hospital Technician. After a Jury Trial, the Defendant was convicted of Forcible Touching, but the Jury could not reach a decision on several Felony charges concerning three complainants. At a second Trial on the Felony charges, the […]

Mar 24, 2011

The Defendant, eighteen years old when arrested for Driving while Intoxicated, was found “Not Guilty” after Trial on March 24, 2011 in Criminal Court, Queens County. The Defendant was alleged to have been driving approximately 100 miles per hour on Cross Bay Boulevard when he was pulled over by the police after he made an […]

Feb 16, 2011

By WILLIAM J. GORTA The Brooklyn man accused of mowing down a beloved yeshiva teacher faces up to 25 years in prison after a grand jury indicted him on aggravated vehicular homicide charges. Anel Kolenovic ran through a red light at Ocean Avenue and Avenue N while driving recklessly on Nov. 29, 2010, killing Moshe […]

Jan 11, 2011

On January 11, 2011, a Brooklyn Jury acquitted the Defendant, a thirty- seven year old man, of the Class C Felony of Criminal Possession of a Gun that was in a car in which he was sitting. The offer prior to trial was seven years incarceration for having a loaded weapon in the car. Without […]

Jun 21, 2010

A thorough investigation of the facts of this case, along with knowledge of the law, saved this defendant from a Felony conviction for Driving While Intoxicated. The Defendant was arrested and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol as a Felony due to a prior Misdemeanor conviction for the same […]