CRKL partner Effie Blassberger was recently appointed by the New York City Bar Association to a working group tasked with reviewing the process to nominate, appoint and confirm judges to the state’s Court of Appeals. Blassberger will be part of a diverse group representing a cross section of public and private sector attorneys drawn from […]
CRKL partner Isabelle Kirshner has been selected by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers review process. This is the third consecutive years she has been awarded this recognition. Each year since 1991, Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in New York Metro via […]
Partner Wayne Gosnell recently secured a full dismissal for a client charged with criminal contempt. Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office initially refused to dismiss the case outright, despite failing to uphold their discovery obligations as required under New York’s recently revised Criminal Procedure Law. In response to Gosnell’s motion to dismiss, the court […]
CKRL partner Isabelle Kirshner successfully defended Congressman Matthew Gaetz (R-FL) in an investigation by the Department of Justice looking into allegations of sex trafficking and obstruction of justice. In a statement released earlier today, Kirshner, along with co-counsel Marc Mukasey, announced that the Department of Justice, which had been investigating the matter since 2020, had […]
CRKL attorneys Ramsey Hinkle and James Valentino recently secured a significant result in an employment discrimination matter on behalf of a female executive seeking protection under New York City’s Human Rights Laws. The executive had sought a reasonable accommodation from her employer in order to provide necessary assistance to her disabled child. Shortly after requesting […]
CRKL attorneys Ramsey C. Hinkle, James Valentino and Eliel Talo recently secured a full dismissal for a client charged with multiple misdemeanors including criminal contempt, harassment, menacing and unlawful imprisonment. Prosecutors in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office initially offered a plea deal to the client, which was rejected. In response, Hinkle, Valentino, and Talo filed […]
CRKL partner Isabelle Kirshner recently spoke with Reuters to share her insight and perspective about the decision to charge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter. “The decision to charge Alec Baldwin flies in the face of a thoughtful, intelligent exercise of prosecutorial discretion,” Kirshner said. “Alec Baldwin had every reason to believe that the weapon […]
Partners Ramsey Hinkle and Paul Hugel recently secured a rare non-incarceratory sentence for an individual charged with filing fraudulent applications for Covid-19 relief loans. Although their client faced up to 20 years imprisonment, the attorneys successfully argued that prison time was not warranted in this instance. “The Department of Justice has been aggressively filing enforcement […]
CRKL is pleased to welcome Effie Blassberger as a partner with the firm. Effie Blassberger is a highly experienced trial attorney specializing in white collar criminal defense matters and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP, she was an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, where she prosecuted more than 600 […]
Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP congratulates our partner Isabelle A. Kirshner on being named by Super Lawyers among the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in the New York Metro Area. Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in New York Metro via a patented, multi-factor selection process involving independent research, peer nominations and evaluations, as well […]