Attorney Mingli Chen's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Petit larceny case to be dismissed

Oct 02, 2017

OUTCOME: To be dismissed.

A lady traveled from Virginia to New York and took some merchandise from a store in New York City. She gets arrested for two criminal charges. She Google-d for criminal defense attorneys and retained ... me for legal representation. Through thorough preparation, and by only one court appearance, in reliance of the effective negotiation with the District Attorney's office, this case is adjourned for 6 months in contemplation of dismissal - Case to be automatically dismissed in 6 months if the lady does not get into any trouble within the next 6 months.

Criminal defense

Visa Refusal For Evading Criminal Charge, Mingli Chen Dismissed Case

Dec 16, 2016

OUTCOME: Criminal charges dismissed-client obtained visa

A Chinese college student came to New York, as a visitor on B1/B2 visa, two years ago and got arrested by the police on the charge of theft. Seeing as her U.S. temporary residency was expiring, this st ... udent left the U.S. without appearing at the criminal court as required. Recently, when she applied for a U.S. visa from the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai China, she was told by the visa officer that her arrest in New York and the pending criminal court case are factors for contemplated denial of her visa application. The student searched online from China for criminal defense attorneys in New York, and she found and hired ML and CHEN, P.C. Within a matter of three weeks, attorney Mingli Chen caused the student’s criminal case to be dismissed without even calling for the student-defendant’s personal and mandatory appearance at the New York criminal court.

Mingli Chen's Legal Cases (2)

Petit larceny case to be dismissed

Visa Refusal For Evading Criminal Charge, Mingli Chen Dismissed Case