Children’s best interests come first

After a full consolidated matrimonial and family offense trial in Supreme Court: Queens County, a judgment was granted in favor of our client for divorce; sole legal and physical custody of the children; an order of protection; the spouse was denied any visitation; and the Court further awarded maintenance and child support above the guidelines. […]

Spoliation of Evidence

Supreme Court: Appellate Division: Second Department reversed Supreme Court: Queens County Order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denying our motion for sanctions for spoliation of evidence. Kudos to Adam Nichols, Esq on a phenomenal result. Great job, Adam!! http://www.nycourts.gov/…/handdow…/2017/Decisions/D53876.pdf

APPELLATE PRACTICE – APPELLATE DIVISION

APPELLATE PRACTICE: RECENT PUBLISHED DECISIONS FROM THE SUPREME COURT: APPELLATE DIVISION SECOND DEPARTMENT REVERSING SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY AND QUEENS COUNTY ORDERS Congratulations to Ying Hua Huang, Esq on the Koutsoumbis Matter and Jeremy Ribakove, Esq. who argued the Valerio Matter before the Court. http://www.nycourts.gov/report…/3dseries/2017/2017_03162.htm http://www.nycourts.gov/report…/3dseries/2017/2017_03217.htm

Commercial Team: Mortgage Fraud Litigation

TEAMWORK Commercial Team: Mortgage Fraud Litigation 542A Realty, LLC v. Zinnanti, et al. This complex commercial/real estate litigation file was dear to the firm where we were retained to save elderly sisters from losing their home and sole asset from a foreclosure action that all arose from fraud. A loss would have devastated our clients. […]

Congratulations to our commercial team for resolving an adverse possession claim after approximately 5 years

ADVERSE POSSESSION is a method of acquiring title to real property by possession for a statutory period under certain conditions, viz: proof of non-permissive use which is actual, open and notorious, exclusive, adverse, and continuous for the statutory period. Congratulations to our commercial team for resolving an adverse possession claim after approximately 5 years of […]

RECENT PUBLISHED DECISIONS FROM SUPREME COURT

APPELLATE PRACTICE: RECENT PUBLISHED DECISIONS FROM SUPREME COURT: APPELLATE DIVISION FIRST DEPARTMENT REVERSING SUPREME COURT: BRONX COUNTY AND NEW YORK COUNTY IN BOTH INSTANCES: Ampofo v. Bryd 2016 NY Slip Op 08023 http://www.nycourts.gov/report…/3dseries/2016/2016_08023.htm and Gomez v. Davis 2017 NY Slip Op 00090 http://www.nycourts.gov/report…/3dseries/2017/2017_00090.htm Great Job by Sacco & Fillas attorneys’ Ying Hua Huang, Esq. and […]

Sacco & Fillas thanks three of our personal injury paralegals Mercedes Arias, Laura Munoz and Danielle M. Kuchinskas

Sacco & Fillas thanks three of our personal injury paralegals Mercedes Arias, Laura Munoz and Danielle M. Kuchinskas that displayed great teamwork on recent files. Once a file was marked final for trial they prepped each file to perfection for our attorneys to finalize and execute. As a result of their diligence, on the eve […]