Handling a DWI Case in NYS | The Nuts and Bolts
Jonathan D. Cohn is a partner in the law firm of Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Lafayette College, where he graduated with honors. He is a 2008 cum laude graduate of Albany Law School, where he was selected as a member of the Government and Law Journal. Mr. Cohn was one of a select group to be published as a member of the journal. Mr. Cohn is also the state delegate for the National College for DUI Defense ("NCDD"). Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cohn was an Assistant District Attorney in the Rensselaer County District Attorney's Office, who handled all aspects of criminal law. He also gained a thorough understanding of the Criminal Procedure Law and Penal Law as a Law Clerk to Honorable Karen A. Drago, Schenectady County Court Judge.
Mr. Cohn's practice is focused on criminal defense – with an emphasis on alcohol-related offenses.
In 1976, nationally renowned Rochester New York DWI trial expert, Edward L. Fiandach, presented his first paper on Driving While Intoxicated. Since then he's given over 100 lectures on DWI, became New York's first Board Certified DWI Specialist, authored two sets of books on DWI, established a firm that tries more DWI cases than any firm in the State of New York and has written more articles on New York DWI than any attorney in the world. His monthly DWI newsletter, The New York DWI Bulletin, is the only statewide publication of its kind and for twelve years has been continuously used by lawyers, prosecutors and judges across the state. His annually supplemented DWI treatises, New York Driving While Intoxicated, 2d and Handling Drunk Driving Cases 2d, both two volume, nationally distributed texts, are widely acclaimed as the most authoritative publications of their kind. His DWI articles have been published nationally in The Magistrate, The Public Defense Backup Report, The Daily Record, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Times Union, Criminal Justice Journal and The Automobile Liability Newsletter, The Champion and numerous state and local bar association publications in New York and elsewhere.
Lisa Saltzman is a supervising attorney at Queens Law Associates and Director of their DWI Unit. She specializes in representing individuals accused of DWI and driving related offenses, as well as handling all types of criminal cases. She is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and has taught as faculty during their ITAP program. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School, where she teaches law students Persuasion and Advocacy. She has completed the NHTSA DWI/SFST student course, a course recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the administration of standardized field sobriety testing in DWI arrests. She is a member of the National College for DUI defense and a graduate of their Summer Session at Harvard Law School. She regularly lectures on the topic of DWI defense and also teaches attorneys on how to handle all aspects of DWI cases, from arraignment to trial.
Kimberley F. Wallace is a Felony-Level Assistant Public Defender in Albany County. She represents indigent clients from inception through trial. She is a former Assistant District Attorney and former associate attorney at Carter Conboy where she represented individuals and businesses in white collar and corporate governance matters and investigations. Kimberley is a graduate of Sage College of Albany where she sits on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association. She earned her law degree from Florida State University College of Law and is a member of the Capital District Women’s Bar Association where she sits on the Judiciary Committee, Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association, and the Albany County Bar Association where she sits on the Pro Bono committee.