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CLIENT GUIDANCE
Koehler & Isaacs E-Newsletter |
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We Help Our Clients When They Need Legal Representation The Most: Attorneys Working With Koehler & Isaacs LLP Recover Millions of Dollars for Our Seriously Injured Clients
by: Richard J. Koehler, Esq. |
Koehler & Isaacs LLP was founded and based on the principles that the best lawyers will achieve the best results for their clients. The attorneys working with our firm leverage years of experience and have recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements, including some of the largest construction, medical malpractice, automobile and premises accident cases in the metropolitan region.
Within the last year, attorneys working with our firm settled a case where $3.5 million was recovered on behalf of a client who suffered a massive stroke and died as the result of medical malpractice.
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Criminal Law: New York State Imposes Higher Penalties for First-Time DWI Offenders: What You Need to Know
by: Steven Isaacs, Esq. |
The State of New York has a new law that went into effect on August 15, 2010 regarding the policy with first-time DWI offenders. The new provision is called "Leandra's Law" and it requires anyone convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony drinking and driving charge to have an ignition interlock breathalyzer device installed on their car for a minimum of six months and up to three years if the person is sentenced to probation.
This law also states that it is now a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child that is under 16 in the car.
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Immigration Law: Cancellation of Removal
by: Jessica Salles, Esq. |
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"I've been here 10 years-do I get to stay?"
A misconception in Immigration Law is that a person who has been physically present in the United States for ten (10) years gets Lawful Permanent Resident Status, commonly referred to as a green card. That notion is partly true. A person in the United States for ten years has an additional avenue for relief available to them in Removal Proceedings (Deportation). That relief is called Cancellation of Removal.
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The Basics of Line of Duty Job Injuries:
Understanding NY General Municipal Law Section 207-c - Part II
by: Liam L. Castro, Esq. |
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In Part I of this multi-part series we explained that NY GEN. MUN. L. § 207-c is a statute which provides the payment of full regular salary or wages to specific groups of law enforcement and municipal employees who are injured or become sick as a result of the performance of their duties. We also explained that employees must prove a direct causal relationship between job duties and the resulting illness or injury. They must also properly and timely document their injury. The purpose of the remaining sections of this topic is to explain very specific issues that relate to NY GEN. MUN. L. § 207-c.
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