Sharifov & Associates, PLLC

Felony is a serious criminal charge in NY. It is when an accused faces over 1-year in jail. It also carries potential collateral consequences in employment, immigration, professional licensing, housing, voting rights, etc. A person who is charged with a felony has an absolute right to have his ca...

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES IN FEDERAL COURTS. The majority of white collar criminal cases prosecuted in Federal court are wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, Medicaid & health care fraud & related conspiracies. Before an arrest is made, there is usually a long-term investigation, often involving c...

DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED - DWI. There are several scenarios, how a drunk driver gets arrested by police. First, the driver gets into an accident. Second, the driver is stopped for any traffic infraction & after the stop, police officer notices that driver is drunk. Also, the driver may be asleep...

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What to do when contacted by law enforcement or served with subpoena? Clients often ask what to do if they are contacted law enforcement. Unfortunately, most of them ask this important question after they already spoke with police/FBI, possibly made some damaging admission. The best is not to ans...

SEALING CRIMINAL RECORD. In 2017, a new law went into effect in NY, that allowed for sealing criminal record under certain conditions. First, the defendant has to wait at least 10 years since the imposition of sentence for the most recent conviction. Some serious offenses cannot be sealed. You ar...

WHITE-COLLAR CRIMES IN FEDERAL COURTS. The majority of white collar criminal cases prosecuted in Federal court are wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, Medicaid & health care fraud & related conspiracies. Before an arrest is made, there is usually a long-term investigation, often involving c...

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - LLC is a popular form of business organization. Often we have clients having business disputes with their partners. Clients admit that they don’t have agreement & rely on oral promises. It will save litigation cost, stress & aggravation, if you draft agreement BEFORE s...

DRIVING WITH SUSPENDED REGISTRATION IS A CRIME IN NYS. Common scenario: The driver gets car insurance, pays for 1 month, & fails to make the next insurance payment. The driver either ignores or forgets about the warning letters from insurance & eventually, the insurance company notifies DMV of th...