Corporate Litigation

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OUTCOME: Case dismissed on summary judgment after completion of extensive discovery.

Claim of fraud against client's former board and/or Officers.

Guardianship

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OUTCOME: Successfully had father succeed as guardian when it was presented to the Court that mother had institutionalized disabled child without permission yet was still collecting monthly incomef or her support.

Family Offense

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OUTCOME: Successfully defended client- father in an order to protection matter.

Judge was initially going to dismiss action after petitioner's case was presented upon our oral motion. However, Judge allowed petitioner and her counsel to amend petition because of Judge's concern of ... the language barrier between petitioner and her counsel. At second day of trial, successfully convinced court after strenuous argument to dismiss with prejudice.

Real Estate

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OUTCOME: Plaintiff closed on contract and is in possession.

Easement, bar claims, quite title; specific performance; verdict and judgment awarding title by adverse possession of Brooklyn multiple family dwelling verdict and judgment for specific performance of ... contract of sale in favor of client-plaintiff against seller condominium sponsor for Brooklyn apartment valued eight times more than the contact price.

Paternity

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OUTCOME: Successfully litigated issue of Paternity and DNA of respondent who signed acknowledgement of paternity 12 years prior.

Court granted DNA test which came back negative, negotiated terms with mother's counsel for her to withdraw her argument of equitable estoppel.

Child and Spousal Support

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OUTCOME: Order was upheld.

Father refused to respond to our client- wife's discovery demands. A hearing was held and Court did not find father credible and Child and Spousal Support was ordered on behalf of client- wife. Thereaf ... ter, responded to father's objections and Order was upheld.

Child Support

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OUTCOME: Vacated registration of out state support order that was improperly served upon client- father for children that had been emancipated for over 10 years.

Resolved issue with Child Support Enforcement which was incorrectly continuing to charge client- father with support causing over $140,000.00 in liens of his real property. After resolution of both iss ... ues, lien was purged and client was able to recoup the $140,000.00 from the sale of his real property.

Child Support

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OUTCOME: After several days of trial, negotiated a favorable settlement as to educational expenses and waiver of arrears.

Client- payee retained our office on the eve of trial for willfulness and modification proceeding which client had appeared several times pro-se. Appeared before Support Magistrate requesting an adjour ... nment due to both the extensive financial before the court and the threat of client- payee's incarceration. Support Magistrate ruled that client- payee had a continue with that day's hearing pro se on the issue of willfulness over counsel's repeated objections that he has the right to be represented by counsel. Filed objection to Support Magistrate's ruling which were granted and case remanded for a de novo hearing.

Visitation

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OUTCOME: Successfully negotiated terms of visitation where mother refused to allow client- father any access to the children.

Custody

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OUTCOME: Successfully litigated grandparent custody petitions in two separate acrimonious proceedings (Queens and Kings County) where father was manipulative and emotionally abusive to his custodial daughters.