Blog Posts in September, 2013

What Is the "Adolescent Diversion Part" Program?

Recently, in Nassau County, Foley Griffin was able to set up an “Adolescent Diversion Part” program for teens aged 16-17 who have been charged in an adult criminal court. If the case is accepted into the program, it will be dismissed or reduced to the point where there is no record. With 50 years of combined legal experience and offices in both Nassau and Suffolk County, Foley Griffin, LLP is ...

Is It Important to Have an Experienced Attorney In a DUI Case?

“It’s important for a couple of reasons to have an attorney in a DWI case. First of all, you want to make sure that the evidence against you is indeed valid evidence. If the closing of the crime lab has taught us anything, it has certainly taught us to not take evidence at face value. You want an attorney that is thoroughly familiar with that type of evidence, and has the ability to question it ...

What Is Unique About Working With Professionals?

“In terms of working with professionals, I think the representation has to take into account a lot of different things. Number one, of course, any criminal punishment can be devastating to any individual. But when it comes to a professional, that can have some collateral consequences in terms of the loss of their license to practice their profession. Or, even if they retain their license, the ...

Car Accident Law in New York

“At our firm one of the types of cases that we handle very frequently are cases where people have been involved in a car accident . It’s a very common way that a person is injured. One of the things that we do in order to maximize our client’s recovery is to conduct a full and thorough investigation immediately after an accident happens. We have found over the years that the best thing that we can ...

Defending Students Accused Of DUI and DWI

“One of the most critical things we do as attorneys here at this firm is take care to represent students, young people, because the consequences of their actions can last a lifetime. We work hard for every client, but when it comes to a young person, we really have to ensure that it is done perfectly. What’s unique about college students is you got to take into account the fact that they have a ...

New York Commercial Vehicle Accident

“If you contact Foley Griffin for a car accident case, you will meet with me. I’m the named partner here. I considered it very important to meet with all new clients myself. The difference between commercial vehicle accidents and regular vehicle accidents generally has to do with the significance of the impact between the vehicles. Most of the time, commercial vehicles are larger vehicles, and ...