Appeals
The attorneys at Galluzzo & Johnson LLP are polished appellate advocates with strong backgrounds in the practice area. In fact, Matthew Galluzzo and Zachary Johnson both began their professional careers as appellate lawyers in the Appeals Bureau of the New York County District Attorney’s Office. In that role, they spent years researching complex questions of criminal law, responding to appellate motions, writing and editing appellate response briefs in state and federal courts, and orally arguing dozens of appeals before panels of appellate judges. Unlike many appellate lawyers, however, they also have extensive experience as trial lawyers. Indeed, that experience - gleaned from having tried over twenty trials to verdict – makes them particularly effective at spotting and understanding appealable issues that may have arisen during a trial. Furthermore, their experience is not limited solely to criminal issues as they have both worked as civil litigators at two of Manhattan’s top litigation firms.
Thus, if you or a family member have been convicted of a crime in New York state or federal court, you should consider hiring Galluzzo & Johnson LLP to examine the complete record of what happened and give you an objective opinion of the strength of a potential appeal. In addition, we can help you appeal or defend a civil judgment in state or federal court. You may have been perfectly satisfied with the representation of the prior attorney that worked on the case at the trial level, but there are significant advantages to having a meticulous appellate practitioner evaluate the case with fresh eyes and a new perspective. Moreover, we are prepared to assist trial attorneys that may not have the expertise or the time to thoroughly delve into the appellate issues and prepare the necessary written briefs.
We are capable at handling post-judgment motions, writs, writs of habeas corpus, writs of coram nobus, requests for sentencing reduction, direct appeals, appellant and respondent briefs, substantive summary judgment motions, appellate oral arguments, and stays of execution or enforcement pending appeals.