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About Yvonne
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Criminal Defense
100%
39 years
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Licensed in New York for 36 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Location
Levitt & Kaizer
40 Fulton Street, 23rd floor, New York, NY, 10038
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Experience
Work Experience
2004 - Present
Senior Appellate Counsel, Levitt & Kaizer
1999 - 2004
Staff attorney, Appellate Advocates
1996 - 1999
Associate Attorney, Darby & Chin
1991 - 1995
Assistant Attorney General, New York Attorney General's Office
1986 - 1990
Appellate Counsel, The Legal Aid Society- Criminal Appeals
Associations
New York County Lawyers' Association
member
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
Westchester County Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
member
Sample of Legal Cases
Lopez v. Miller
Petition granted, defendant released, State's appeal dismissed
People v. Smith
Leave to Court of Appeals granted
People v. Alston
Sentence reduced from 10 to 4 years
The City of New York v. Golden Feather Smoke Shop, et al.
Questions certified to New York Court of Appeals
People v. Taylor
conviction reversed
Jackson v. City of New York
settled
People v. Ross
conviction reversed
People v. Combest
leave to Court of Appeals granted
Education
1986
New York University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1979
New York University-WSUC
BA- cum laude
Publications
2012
Atticus (NYSACDL)
Use It Or Lose It: Preserving Issues For Federal Habeas Review
Activity
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