One of the most significant “escape valves” in the Criminal Procedure Law, Youthful Offender status prevents a defendant from having a criminal record. Any person charged with a crime who is at least sixteen years old but less than nineteen years old when the crime is alleged to have been committed is a “youth” as
A person who has been arrested, whether on a serious charge or a relatively minor charge, is immediately faced with two critical decisions. The first decision is “How do I secure my release from custody as quickly as possible?” The second critical consideration, both long term and short term, is “How do I find a
Should a person arrested for driving while intoxicated take the breath, blood or urine test? What are the consequences of a refusal to submit to a chemical analysis? Suffolk County criminal defense attorney Eric Naiburg addresses these complex questions, as well as the many pitfalls that an arrested person might fall into without proper legal
Suffolk County criminal defense lawyer, Eric Naiburg, discusses the main benefit of representing the accused and helping them through their difficult time. You what this business gives you, when the people very often ask me, the question they ask boils down is “How can you possibly represent that person? How do you sit next to
We take DWI defense very seriously at the Law Firm of Naiburg, Obedin and Weissman and if you’ve been arrested for driving while intoxicated you need to take it very seriously as well. DWI has become what I would say is the crime d’ jour. This is what we see when we look at the
Suffolk County criminal defense lawyer, Ira Weissman, discusses what he believes are the qualities that make a good criminal defense attorney. The first thing that I think makes a good criminal defense attorney is a belief in the system – a belief that every person is entitled to and deserves a vigorous defense, and it
Suffolk County criminal defense attorney Glenn Obedin discusses how he got started in criminal defense law and his main area of practice which is defending people accused of and/or arrested for committing federal crimes. Born and raised in New York, I graduated from law school, Benjamin Cordoza Law School in Manhattan in 1987, began working
Criminal defense attorney Ira Weissman addresses the question of whether you should remain silent when you’re driving and you’ve been stopped by a police officer who pulls you over because you’re suspected of driving while intoxicated. If you’re pulled over for drunk driving, you should do what anybody should do if they’re arrested for any
I’m very fortunate in that not only do I consider myself good at what I do, I think others do also, but I’m fortunate that I have surrounded myself and brought into my practice two young men that are, I’d like to say and this is going to sound so egotistical, the future me. I
I’m going to answer the question as to when someone should hire a criminal defense attorney in a very kind of circuitous way. First of all you should contact a lawyer whenever you think you need one. My biggest criticism with many clients is that they wait. They think they can handle it, or that