The New York Post printed a full page article yesterday on the dismissal of the bus matron case that was defended by New York criminal defense firm Tilem & Campbell. As explained in our last blog the case involved a school bus matron charged in Brooklyn Criminal Court with failing…
New York Criminal Defense firm, Tilem & Campbell scored a complete dismissal on all charges in a hard fought Endangering the Welfare of a Child case in Brooklyn, earlier today. The case involved a former school bus matron who was charged with standing by and taunting a young autistic boy…
New York Criminal Defense Firm Tilem & Campbell is very happy to announce that its New York Criminal Attorney Blog has been awarded the honor of “Top Criminal Law Blog” by Attorney.org. The award, which is prominently displayed on the blog, is a recognition of the hard work partners Peter…
Tilem & Campbell senior partner, Peter Tilem was quoted by the Associated Press over the weekend in an article about Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall. Marshall was convicted on October 8, 2009 of several counts including Grand Larceny in the First Degree for looting his mother’s estate. Grand Larceny in…
Tilem & Associates senior partner, Peter Tilem was quoted by the Associated Press over the weekend in an article about Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall. Marshall was convicted on October 8, 2009 of several counts including Grand Larceny in the First Degree for looting his mother’s estate. Grand Larceny in the…
New York criminal defense firm Tilem & Campbell announces that Google has recently launched a new site entitled Google Scholar which can be used for legal research by legal professionals and non-lawyers. The Site allows searches for articles and full text legal opinions for free. Opinions from both State and…
Those drivers who receive the new E-Tickets that police officers and New York State Troopers conveniently print from their police cars should take note that one judge is Oneonta has ruled that the tickets are not legal and recently dismissed an Aggravated DWI case as a result. Ruling in the…
In addition to the mandatory reporters I previously discussed, the New York Social Services Law specifically authorizes “any person” to make a report of suspected abuse or maltreatment when they have reasonable cause to believe a child is the victim of abuse or maltreatment. (Soc. Ser. Law § 414). While…
In an effort to identify those children who might be the victim of abuse or neglect in New York, certain individuals who are in a position to observe signs of abuse and/or neglect are required by law to make a report when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a…
As I have explained in my previous blog, the common law, the Penal Law and the Family Court Act all, in theory, allow a parent to inflict reasonable corporal punishment. This does not mean, however, that a parent may freely beat his or her child. To the contrary, “a parent…