Practice Areas - Criminal Law
- Criminal Defense
- Driving While Intoxicated
- Felonies
- Drug Crimes
- Misdemeanors
- Assault and Battery
- Burglary
- Criminal Investigation
- DUI/DWI
- Federal Criminal Law
- Forgery
- Grand Jury Practice
- Police Brutality
| - Habeas Corpus
- Homicide
- Manslaughter
- Parole and Probation
- Sex Crimes
- Theft
- Shoplifting
- Weapons Charges
- Wire Fraud
- Wiretapping
- Civil Litigation
- Civil Rights
- False Arrest
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 718-596-1829
Fax: 718-228-4612
http://cerbinlaw.com
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| University | Audrey Cohen College, B.P.S., 1998 |
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| Law School | Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., 2003 |
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| Admitted | 2003, New York and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2004, New Jersey |
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| Memberships | Brooklyn Bar Association; Kings County Criminal Bar Association; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Catholic Lawyers Guild. |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Born | Brooklyn, New York, 1972 |
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| Biography | Scott began his legal career as an intern in the Major Offense Prosecution Bureau of the Legal Aid Society's Brooklyn Office in 2001. He regularly tries criminal cases throughout New York City and has won numerous acquittals and dismissals. Scott is a tireless advocate having handled some high profile criminal cases and he has an extensive amount of litigation experience, including: winning a verdict on a major commercial L& T trial; arguing a homicide appeal before the appellate division; cross examining state expert in felony DWI case (minutes now used in training class for prosecutors); settling numerous civil rights cases in federal court for substantial sums of money; litigating adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court (including boxer Mike Tyson's case); and obtaining favorable results in numerous other civil and criminal cases in federal and state courts. Panelist: "Can Justice Be Had: Vehicular Homicide Symposium," Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY, 2009. Scott enjoys an excellent reputation among the bench and bar owing to years of competent and ethical advocacy on behalf of his clients. |
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| Reported Cases | Mack v. Brown, 2011 NY Slip Op 01809 (2d Dept, 2011); People v. Borgella, 2009 NY Slip Op 51226(U), 24 Misc 3d 1202(A), (Crim Ct, Kings Cty, 2009); People v. Rodriguez, 19 Misc.3d 1128(A), 866 N.Y.S.2d 94 (Crim Ct, Kings Cty, 2008); People ex rel. Cerbin ex rel. Montes v. Warden, 43 A.D.3d 415 (2d Dept, 2007); Castleton Holding Corp. v. Forde, 15 Misc.3d 1111(A), 839 N.Y.S.2d 432 (Sup Ct, Kings Cty, 2007). |
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| ISLN | 917536043 |
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