Over the previous twenty-three years as a working towards legal professional, first as a Manhattan prosecutor after which a prison protection lawyer earlier than increasing my authorized companies, I’ve had the skilled success to efficiently symbolize shoppers in an assortment of prison prices and trials, Article 8 household courtroom orders of safety proceedings, Title IX and collegiate code of conduct investigations, and sextortion and blackmail associated issues. I’ve performed all this whereas serving as an area prosecutor after which an elected official, even quickly serving as appearing supervisor, aka, mayor, in a Westchester County municipality.
Nonetheless, since District Legal professional Alvin Bragg’s New York County indictment of former President Donald Trump’s alleged “hush cash scheme involving Stormy Daniels on dozens of counts of First Diploma Falsifying Enterprise Information, a brand new and sudden alternative arose that has been professionally and personally rewarding: working as a authorized analyst on nationwide networks from CNN and MSNBC to extra NYC centric stations like Spectrum’s NY1 and Fox 5 NYC.
As a result of being a prison protection legal professional and household courtroom lawyer in New York, amongst different areas of legislation, is a full-time job in and of itself, figuring out and seizing alternatives which are wholesome dose of enjoyable and have a nexus to legislation shouldn’t be at all times really easy. When yow will discover one thing that helps hold you abreast of related prison instances and statutes, you’ll want to bounce on the alternative earlier than it escapes your grasp. Although I might admittedly reasonably be canyoneering or mountaineering, for those who can’t run off to Escalante or Mt. Rainier on the each day, fielding questions from anchors retains you in your toes with a touch of adrenaline whereas serving to you hone a few of the expertise trial attorneys use often in a courtroom after they don’t know what query a decide will ask subsequent.
For the reason that first Trump indictment hit the information, what began off with MSNBC and NY1 erupted into over 170 appearances on CNN, ABC, Information Nation, NBC and different networks. Although most of my authorized evaluation has concerned or been centered across the former-President’s authorized troubles in Jack Smith’s January 6th and categorized doc indictments out of Washington DC and Florida respectively, Fulton County’s RICO case, New York Legal professional’ Common Tish James’ civil swimsuit, E Jean Carroll’s defamation motion, and Manhattan District Legal professional Bragg’s “hush cash” case, networks each on-line and off have additionally invited me to debate then-Congressman George Santos’ indictment, former-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s authorized troubles, and the problems and appeals stemming from all these issues. On a extra native degree, many of those networks have sought out my commentary on instances together with the Daniel Penny/Jordan Neely NYC subway murder and new prison statutes enacted by the New York State legislature resembling amendments to the state’s Revenge Porn statute and enactment of the Clear Slate Act.
Although I stay in courtroom often, have a trial schedule, discover myself coping with universities helping my student-clients with their authorized points, and serving to some undeserving individual, typically a teen, liberating themself from a sextorter they met on Instagram, Snapchat, or elsewhere, I’m lucky to maintain my schedule full and that these networks proceed looking for my perception. As a lot as I look ahead to my common appearances on CNN Information Central, CNN This Morning, and CNN Early Begin, with the occasional go to to the Lead with Jake Tapper, CNN Information Night time with Abby Phillip, NBC’s Meet the Press Now, and MSNBC’s All in with Chris Hayes and Katy Tur Reviews, amongst others, becoming a member of Fox 5 NYC’s night Information and NY1 ’s Pat Kiernan and Shannan Ferry is at all times a welcomed alternative to dig into Gotham’s authorized happenings.
With continued optimistic suggestions from viewers and producers alike, and so long as my “day job” schedule permits, I look ahead to persevering with to share a few of my interviews on frontpage authorized instances with past-clients, future shoppers, mates, household, and the general public. Although not all of them are saved and uploaded to my web site or Saland Regulation PC YouTube channel, the place yow will discover greater than 75 interviews, I’ll proceed so as to add extra “hits”, as realized they’re known as within the business, as time permits.
Thanks for permitting me to share what have been thrilling alternatives over the previous ten months (who knew getting glammed up on set could possibly be so enjoyable!). I look ahead to many extra conversations, discussions, and interviews with native and nationwide networks, on-line and off, concerning the numerous indictments, lawsuits, and different authorized associated issues which are entrance and middle proper right here in New York Metropolis, New York State, and throughout the nation within the 12 months to return.
Saland Regulation was based by Jeremy Saland, a former Manhattan prosecutor. Saland Regulation represents shoppers in prison investigations, arrests and trials all through the New York Metropolis and lower-Hudson Valley space. Along with prison instances, Saland Regulation represents shoppers in Article 8 Household Court docket proceedings involving orders of safety, Title IX and school disciplinary investigations and hearings all through america, and victims of harassment, extortion, blackmail, and stalking.
