Zeman & Womble, LLP

06/22/2016

New York's absurd gravity knife law is on its way out, just awaiting the governor's signature. The Manhattan DA's response? They think that people who were recently arrested under this soon to be defunct and stupid law should still have to plead guilty and should have to do 2 days of community service.

Justice? Not in Manhattan, and not under Cy Vance's watch.

03/18/2016

Well deserved day of recognition for the junk yard dogs of the legal world. Nobody keeps the system honest like public defenders. Happy !

03/04/2016

Bravo to our former colleague Debora Silberman for her excellent op-ed in today's Times. Incisive and important - great work, Debbie.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/five-black-teenagers-innocent-face-a-lifetime-of-guilt.html?_r=0

The Brownsville Five case shows how prosecutors can legally withhold evidence and help destroy reputations.

03/03/2016

Disturbing case with a clear lesson.

Last week, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson stepped into the fray and the spotlight once again to announce that he and his office would be righting yet another wrong. The widely publicized charges against five Brownsville teens accused of brandishing a gun to scare off the father of an 18…

02/25/2016

"Without really trying, NBC did not miss the mark by as much as you may think. Now, I may never have propositioned a scantily-clad client while I was on the record (or otherwise), but I can certainly shed some light on the differences between TV’s Night Court and real night court."

Feb. 25, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Back in the late 80s, a legal show took America by storm.  Admittedly it was a bit light on the law, but it was heavy on humor and canned laughter.  Its zany characters pulled back the curtain to show us that a judge could mix cut-rate magic tricks with …