The Kaplan Law Firm's Matthew B. Kaplan obtained the reversal of his client's criminal conviction in a decision issued today by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that strengthens the protections afforded by the jury system to criminal defendants. …
Last week I argued an important case, Mason v. United States (No. 15-CF-305), before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. I represented Mr. Mason, an African-American criminal defendant who had been convicted by a District of Columbia Superior Court jury. During…
The Virginia Court of Appeals today granted a petition that I filed on behalf of my client, Felecia Amos, asking for a rehearing en banc of the Court’s decision in the Amos v. Commonwealth case. The Court of Appeals’ initial…
Think you have the right to basic due process—such as the right to have an attorney, the right to have notice of the charges against you, the right to gather evidence in your favor and to speak in your defense—before…
This weekend’s New York Times has an interesting article on residential real estate closings in New York City. The focus of the article is on disputes that sometimes erupt at closings, but what surprised me was the number of attorneys…