Founding Partner Barry Scheck named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America
The National Law Journal has named Barry Scheck one of the hundred most influential lawyers in America. The list of “100 lawyers who shape the legal world through their work in the courtroom, at the negotiating table, in the classroom or in government” was selected by NLJ’s editors in an effort to identify “members of law’s…
Read articleNSB client Jeffrey Deskovic receives Masters Degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Man served 16 years until DNA exonerated him in the death of a classmate when he was a teen. Click here to view the article.
Read articleBarry Scheck and Peter Neufeld win New York State Bar Association’s Highest Honor: Gold Medal Award
Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, two of the nation’s most prominent civil rights attorneys and the co-founders of the Innocence Project, have received the New York State Bar Association’s Gold Medal, the organization’s highest honor. Click here to view the article.
Read articleNSB client Edwin Chandler wins settlement for intentional misconduct by the Louisville Police Department
A Kentucky man who spent about nine years in prison before being cleared in a deadly shooting and robbery will get $8.5 million in a settlement from the city of Louisville. Click here to view the article.
Read articleFounding partners Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck awarded the National Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award
Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck have been awarded the National Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Trial Lawyers Summit. Congratulations to both of them.
Read articleNSB and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady win landmark wrongful death verdict for Native American man fatally shot by Parks Police
A jury on Wednesday awarded $150,000 in punitive damages to the family of a Ramapough Indian who was fatally shot by a state park ranger five years ago in Mahwah. With a 7-0 vote, the panel found that former Park Police Officer Chad Walder’s actions were “malicious or wanton” when he drew his gun and…
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