April 17 - Richard Levitt's Annual Second Circuit Criminal Law Lecture, sponsored by the New York Criminal Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society, 5:30 pm, 8th Floor Meeting Room at the Southern District Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York

March 8 - Judge Pisano (D.N.J.) today granted the defendants' Rule 29 motion to dismiss in U.S. v. Muhlstock, agreeing that the proof prejudicially varied from the indictment and that the government failed to prove that the charged wires were connected to the indicted scheme.  We were pleased to have assisted Ed Sapone in the preparation of the Rule 29 papers.  Ed brilliantly tried the case to a hung jury prior to the court's decision dismissing the indictment.  See decision here. 

February 25 - Second Circuit affirms district court order compelling payment of legal fees.  See decision here.
 
February 10 - Lengthy government investigation of popular former NYS State Senator Nick Spano ends with plea disposition to single count Information charging tax violation with possible sentence of 0-3 years. See press conference here.

Yvonne Shivers, Senior Appellate Attorney at Levitt & Kaizer, publishes habeas corpus article in Atticus Magazine, titled, "Use It Or Lose It." Read article here

North Law Publishers publishes new edition of Just the Rules. Purchase copy for just $24.95 here.

November 4 -- habeas granted to federal inmate serving mandatory 20-year crack cocaine sentence, after district judge noted possible errors in prior felony complaint proceedings.  Government agreed that defendant should be re-sentenced under Fair Sentencing Act and client was re-sentenced to new mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years -- which client had already served.

November 9 -- Second Circuit oral argument conducted by Richard Levitt in United States v. Morrison at Yale Law School Auditorium.  Read our brief, authored by Richard Levitt, Dean Solomon and Yvonne Shivers, here.

October 5 -- Habeas Granted:  Today, the Hon. William M. Nickerson of the District of Maryland granted the habeas corpus petition filed by Levitt & Kaizer and Raymond Granger and Associates on behalf of their client Christopher Cartwright.  Mr. Cartwright, a successful and respected businessman working in the aviation field, pleaded guilty to an honest services fraud conspiracy and received probation.   In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Skilling v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 2896 (2010), Levitt & Kaizer and Raymond Granger and Associates filed a habeas corpus petition, arguing that the conduct to which Mr. Cartwright pleaded guilty was no longer a crime.  The government acknowledged that the habeas petition should be granted and the parties entered into an agreement to affectuate that result.  See court’s order here.

October 15 -- Richard Levitt participating in NYCLA Federal Sentencing Guidelines Panel.  See details here. Read and download Richard Levitt's outline of recent Second Circuit sentencing decisions here.

October 24 --  Following the June 2011 grant of a Padilla hearing (see above), Levitt & Kaizer senior associate Yvonne Shivers brokered an agreement with the Nassau County District Attorney's office resulting in the vacating of the client's conviction of attempted larceny and the entry of a new plea to disorderly conduct, making her eligible for a deportation waiver.  We are presently representing other defendants also seeking relief under Padilla and anticipate substantial additional litigation on behalf of clients who had not been informed of the immigration consequences of their pleas.

September 5 - Levitt & Kaizer is pleased to welcome Emily Golub to the firm. Ms. Golub is a recent graduate of NYU Law School, where she served as a Student Instructor in NYU’s Prisoners’ Rights and Education Project and worked as a Student Attorney at NYU's Federal Defender Clinic.

September 8 -- Levitt & Kaizer, cocounsel with Leon Friedman, Esq., wins affirmance in First Department of dismissal of action alleging fraud in connection with stock transfer and Canadian real estate venture.  Our brief was authored by Levitt & Kaizer attorney Dean Solomon. Read decision here. Read our brief here.

June 2, 2011 - North Law Publishers, Inc., publishes, "The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010," by Knox Dobbins and Jason Stone, the first book devoted solely to Title X of Dodd-Frank.  Available as a fully searchable PDF download or in hard copy here.

June 16 - Court grants hearing on asserted Padilla violation.  See decision here.

June 21 - Richard Levitt's white collar defense lecture at NYCLA with Edward Sapone. See thank you letter here

June 27 - Richard Levitt's Second Circuit Criminal Law lecture at the Nassau County Academy of Law. Download Power Point demonstration. 

Levitt & Kaizer attorney Dean Solomon obtains nunc pro nunc dismissal of arrest warrant; saves VA benefits for a disabled vet. Read about it.

Richard Levitt's lecture on Second Circuit Criminal Law. See PowerPoint presentation.

Oral argument in New York Court of Appeals in People v. Remy Smith (Remy Ma). See 
Brief.

Filed Second Circuit Appellee/Cross-Appellant's Brief in U.S. v. Morrison. See 
Brief.

 

Filed Motion to Intervene with co-counsel Beasley, Hauser, Kramer, Leonard & Gardi, PA in Madoff Bankruptcy. Litigation. See 
Motion.

North Law Publishers, Inc., publishes new edition of Richard Levitt's Second Circuit Criminal Law Outline (approx. 1200 pp.). Purchase download for just $49 here.

 

North Law Publishers publishes new edition of Just the Rules. Purchase copy for just $24.95 here.

 

Richard Levitt wins jury acquittal in People v. Jackson (attorney charged with extortion).  See 
article.

Habeas petition granted ordering client released from Special Housing Unit at MDC.