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Partners Matt Galluzzo and Zack Johnson were interviewed by Tamer El-Ghobashy (@TamerELG) of the Wall Street Journal and featured prominently in a story about social media and the practice of law.

Matthew Galluzzo appeared on an episode of Richard French Live on RNN TV on July 26, 2011, to discuss issues pertaining to the prosecution of rape cases and the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case, specifically. The video is available here.

In 2007, a new law went into effect that created a special class of felonies called “sexually motivated felonies”. Pursuant to Penal Law Section 130.91, a person is guilty of a sexually motivated felony when he or she commits one of several specified felony offenses “for the purpose, in whole or substantial part, of his…

Matthew Galluzzo recently appeared in a Reuters article about prosecuting perjury charges in New York and how the law might apply to Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s accuser. The link is available here: http://tinyurl.com/65w9hoc

The horrendous killing and dismemberment of Leiby Kletzky and subsequent arrest of Levi Aron has shocked New York. In light of recent reports which suggest that Aron has been hallucinating and hearing voices, the question arises, “Will Aron actually be tried or be subject to normal criminal procedures for this murder?” The arraignment judge apparently…

The firm and its pioneering use of social media was featured prominently in a Wall Street Journal article on July 15, 2011. The link to the article is here:http://tinyurl.com/6kco78s (paid subscription to WSJ required).

Never mind drug-dealing and violence – it appears the NYPD is cracking down on people who remain in New York City’s parks after closing time, despite the fact that signs which indicate closing times are often small and go unseen. As a result, we have seen an increase in the number of law-abiding citizens (including…

The workplace can be stressful, and sometimes that stress causes co-workers to get angry enough with each other to engage in physical altercations. From a lawyer’s standpoint, however, these cases can be especially complicated for a number of reasons. The attorneys at The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo include three former prosecutors that regularly represent…

NYPD officers regularly arrest people without probable cause. A wrongful arrest such as this often results in an innocent person spending a night, or more, in jail before he/she is released from custody. Sometimes the falsely arrested person has to spend months, even years, battling his/her case. Needless to say, criminal cases can result in…

Although it has always been illegal in New York to intentionally cause physical injury to another person (see Assault, Chapter 120.00 of the Penal Law), a relatively new set of laws has increased the penalties for the strangulation of another person. New York Penal Law Section 121.11 (Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation) makes…