Vincenty v. Bloomberg, 476 F.3d 74 (2d Cir. 2007)

Preliminary injunction affirmed on First Amendment grounds, barring enforcement of N.Y.C. Administrative Code provision curtailing possession and use of spray paint and wide-tipped markers by young adult artists 

 

Allen v. City of New York, 420 F.Supp.2d 295 (S.D.N.Y. 2006)

In case stemming from mass arrest of 60 animal rights activists during World Economic Forum, persuaded court to allow public filing of summary judgment papers including police reports documenting surveillance of protesters 

                                 

Ecko.Unltd v. Bloomberg, 382 F.Supp.2d 627 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)

Preliminary injunction granted on First Amendment grounds, directing City of New York to restore street permit allowing graffiti-themed art festival

           

Codling v. City of New York, 68 Fed.Appx. 227 (2d Cir. 2003)

Vacating, in part, grant of summary judgment in case involving false arrest of Legal Aid Society staff attorney acting as legal observer at demonstration

           

Tunick v. Safir, 209 F.3d 67 (2d Cir. 2000)

Certifying, to New York Court of Appeals, questions concerning scope and validity of statutory ban on public nudity

 

United States v. Pappas, 94 F.3d 795 (2d Cir. 1996)

Criminal appeal involving application of Classified Information Procedures Act

 

Cruz v. Kennedy, 1998 WL 689946 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)

Leading case concerning discoverability of state prosecutors’ files

 

Anthony Faison & Charles Shepherd v. State of New York, New York Ct. Claims

Counsel in wrongful imprisonment case; settlement after trial: $3.3 million

   

Maria Randazzo v. Passenant and City of New York, E.D.N.Y.

Counsel in police misconduct case; verdict: $200,000

 

Universal Calvary Church v. City of New York, S.D.N.Y.

Counsel in 236 plaintiff complex federal civil rights case

 

People v. Wilfred Letlow, Supreme Court, Queens County

Counsel in second degree murder trial of man charged with stabbing wife 92 times; acquitted of murder                     

 

People v. Amir Tawfiyq Abdul-Aziz, Supreme Court, Bronx County

Counsel in attempted murder trial; complete acquittal

 

 

Clarence Bruce Braunskill v. State of New York, New York Ct. Claims

Wrongful imprisonment case; settled for $850,000

 

"John Doe" v. State of New York, New York Ct. Claims

Wrongful imprisonment case; settled for $825,000

 

Steve Bonge, et al., v. City of New York, S.D.N.Y.

Police misconduct case brought on behalf of members and associates of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club; settled for $565,000

 

Steve Bonge, et al., v. City of New York (Bonge II), S.D.N.Y.

Police misconduct case brought on behalf of members and associates of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club; settled for $247,000

           

Ricardo Cruz v. Kennedy, S.D.N.Y.         

Police misconduct case; settled for $275,000