PRESS RELEASE Contact: Michael Skelly 917-551-1354 mskelly@idcwlaw.com Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien LLP CO Cleared of 11 Criminal Counts in Bronx State Supreme Court Bronx, New York–March 3, 2014—In a major legal victory today in Bronx State Supreme Court, Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien LLP Attorney Peter Troxler successfully won an acquittal for his client, […]
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JOHN JAY – Justice Matters: John Jay College Recognizes Distinguished Alumnus and Board Trustee Richard J. Koehler
In honor of his extraordinary generosity, loyalty and vision, a lecture hall in the New Building was named after Board member, alumnus and former John Jay tenured professor Richard J. Koehler, on September 24, 2013. See the Full Article Here
Continue reading…Federal Law: Free Speech at Work (September, 2003)
Can your employer retaliate against you for speaking out about a matter of public concern? No. If your employer does so, then it will be liable under either your State’s relevant whistleblower statute or the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This pamphlet discusses liability under the First Amendment, which applies only to government-run employers. […]
Continue reading…New York’s Civil Service System: The One in Three Rule
By Cynthia Devasia, Esq. Many State and Local government jobs are part of the competitive class of the Civil Service and can only be filled by candidates who succeed on civil service examinations. In 1883, New York became the first state to establish a Civil Service system. As mandated by the state constitution, this […]
Continue reading…Purchasing a Short Sale
By: Felicia Pinto In today’s real estate market, a potential home buyer looking to purchase a home, will almost surely come across a short sale. A short sale is when a lender agrees to accept less than the outstanding mortgage balance. When home owners can no longer afford to make mortgage payments, rather than allow […]
Continue reading…Understanding Spousal Maintenance
By: Rena C. Dawson, Esq. Before filing for divorce or deciding to separate from your spouse, the most commonly asked question is: AWill I have to pay my spouse alimony?@ Alimony is called spousal maintenance or spousal support in New York. The question of whether one spouse will have to pay the other spouse alimony and […]
Continue reading…The Basics of Line of Duty Job Injuries
Understanding NY General Municipal Law Section 207-c – Part III By: Liam L. Castro, Esq. In Part I of this multi-part series we explained, generally, that New York General Municipal Law Section 207 c provides the payment of full regular salary or wages and for medical treatment to specific groups of law enforcement and municipal […]
Continue reading…JOHN JAY ALUMNI NEWS – Coming Soon – Koehler Hall
Coming soon – Koehler Hall When an alumnus like Richard J. Koehler, (BA ’73) gets involved with his alma mater, he doesn’t do it halfway. A former NYPD executive and a busy labor attorney for the past 30 years, Koehler is a John Jay College Foundation Trustee, chaired the College’s first Founding Generation activities in […]
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THE JOURNAL NEWS – Isaacs, Devasia, Castro & Wien LLP Attorney Joey Jackson Wins Acquittal on Behalf of Rockland County Correction Officer
Suspended Rockland jail officer acquitted of cocaine charge Orangetown – An Orangetown jury on Friday acquitted a suspended Rockland correction officer of possessing cocaine and fleeing a state trooper. Read Full Article Here
Continue reading…Strip-Searching CO Gets Correction Sued, Ripped
By MARK TOOR | Posted: Monday, June 17, 2013 A five-year-veteran Correction Officer is suing the city in Federal court, saying he was strip-searched by his supervisors in a an effort to find contraband. “I have never had someone take one of my members into the Warden’s office in front of Captains and tell them […]
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