PN client Vanessa Destin, 25, and her younger brother, Smiley Destin, are Haitian immigrants who shared an interest for business and a passion for fashion that led them to be the proud owners of a Queens-based clothing brand called AuFutur (pronounced Ooo-Fee-Tuur), which is a French term that means seeing
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PN Partner Taso Pardalis at the White House with Vice President of The United States of America Joe Biden
Pardalis & Nohavicka LLP partner Taso Pardalis at the White House with Vice President of The United States of America Joe Biden.
P&N CRIMINAL LAW UPDATE
Sonny Om, climbed a fence on the pier at Playland Park and, in response to a double-dog dare, jumped into the Long Island Sound. He was arrested for trespass and disorderly conduct. The court ruled that "while the defendant's action may have been stupid, he is not charged with stupidity,
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P&N DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW UPDATE: Knowledge of Order of Protection Enough, Proper Service Not Required
Just Knowing that an Order of Protection Exists Was Enough to Keep Abuser in the Case Even Though Not Properly Served with Order: People v. Jakubowski. Adam and Roksana's romantic relationship deteriorat...ed into violence. Roksana went to Family Court and obtained an Order of Protection. She later handed a copy
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PN Case Update: EMPLOYEE WRONGFULLY ACCUSED OF IMPROPER INTERNET USE AT WORK VINDICATED BY APPELLATE DIVISION 3rd DEPARTMENT (ALBANY, NY)
The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board thereafter determined that employee's actions had not risen to the level of disqualifying misconduct because the Internet use was unintentional, and awarded him unemployment insurance benefits. The employer appealed. Vivianna Schwoerer, a Law Clerk at our firm, was assigned to assist on the appeal and
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