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.