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By Zachary Margulis-OhnumaI woke up this morning to the tenth anniversary of the most important day of my legal career and an even more important day in the life of my treasured client, Antonio Yarbough.On February 6, 2014, Antonio and his co-defendant Sharrif Wilson walked out of Supreme Court in Brooklyn as free men.They had

By Tess CohenAdvocates for criminal justice reform are celebrating as Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Clean Slate Act into law, making millions of New Yorkers now eligible to have their criminal records automatically sealed. Before the new law was signed, New York only allowed special categories of people to apply to seal their convictions based

By Zachary Margulis-OhnumaWith November upon us, the window is closing quickly on the New York Adult Survivors Act, which gave adult victims of sexual assault a chance to bring their claims in court even if the assult happened years ago.The law became effective for one year starting on November 24, 2022. That means that November

By Zachary Margulis-OhnumaIn a stunning revelation quietly received this week by the New York press corps, Gang Land News journalist Jerry Capeci broke a monster story: he revealed after two decades that a prolific mafia witness alleges he was coerced into sex with an FBI special agent who helped handle him while he was wearing

By Zachary Margulis-OhnumaAs the school year and the fiscal year and the biblical year all get underway, ZMO Law is settling into its new routine. We announced earlier this month that Tess Cohen is now a partner at the firm with increased responsibility for expanding our services to clients. We have a brilliant new paralegal,

By Tess CohenA medical examiner declares cause of death. A DNA expert explains the likelihood of a match. A translator explains the meaning of a word in a foreign language. Criminal trials often hinge on the testimony of expert witnesses such as these, and all too often lawyers presume that the testimony of experts is