RECENT CASES

In 2007, Will Van Lonkhuyzen won a motion to suppress all evidence seized in a cocaine trafficking case in the Superior Court, which resulted in the dismissal of all charges against the client.

In December 2007, Inga Bernstein also won a motion to suppress evidence in a drug cases that resulted in the dismissal of all charges against her client.

In April 2006, Norman Zalkind and William Van Lonkhuyzen settled a construction accident case for $8 million after the jury was selected but before the opening statements.

In February 2006, Norman Zalkind and Elizabeth Lunt won an acquittal on federal racketeering murder charges. A year earlier, they had succeeded in persuading the Justice Department not to seek the death penalty in this case.

In 2005, Norman Zalkind and David Duncan won a judgement of aquittal for the CEO of a large corporation in a federal tax fraud case.

We recently prevailed in a non-dischargeability trial in United States Bankruptcy Court, protecting a client's Superior Court judgment from being discharged in bankruptcy.

In October 2005, Inga Bernstein and Monica Pastorok won a $2.2 million verdict in federal court in a discrimination and retaliation case on behalf of a former female police officer who sued her union. This was among the top jury verdicts of the year in Massachusetts.

In 2005, Ms. Bernstein won preliminary recognition that a long term disability policy that limits benefits for persons with mental disabilities might violate the American's with Disabilities Act. This cutting edge litigation is proceeding through the federal courts.


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