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How Shalley & Murray Can Help
New York Criminal Cases We Handle
About Criminal Defense Lawyer Don Murray
About Criminal Defense Lawyer James Shalley
Directions to
Offices
Client
Rights and Responsibilities
Contact Shalley & Murray
Terms of Use
We have more
than sixteen years (each, not combined) personal experience practicing
criminal defense in Queens County, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan
criminal courts, as well as Nassau County, Westchester County, and
Putnam County criminal courts. Our practice is highly
focused on New York criminal defense. We are in Court nearly every day. We have the courtroom skills, experience, and
local knowledge to provide high quality criminal defense for those
arrested in New York City, Nassau County, Westchester County and Putnam
County.
No lawyer
can guarantee a particular result. But we can guarantee the skill,
dedication, and experience to provide you or your loved one the highest
quality defense possible.
We are
proud of the quality of our work. Click
here to read two memos written by Mr. Murray and a sample of an actual closing argument in a
felony trial.
Where We Practice
New York
City
We defend
people accused of crimes in all New York City Criminal Courts,
including:
Queens
County Criminal Court
Brooklyn Criminal Court (Kings County)
Manhattan Criminal Court (New York County)
Bronx Criminal Court
Our New York
City Office is conveniently located in Forest Hills, Queens, easily
accessible to Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx by public transportation or by
automobile.
Westchester County
Likewise, if you need the
assistance of a criminal lawyer in Westchester County or have a
Westchester County
Criminal Case, you can contact Shalley & Murray as well.
Clicking on one of these links will take you to our
Westchester County
Criminal Defense web site where you will find a great deal of
information specific to Westchester County.
James Shalley manages the
extensive Westchester practice. Mr. Shalley has enormous
experience handling criminal cases in the numerous local criminal courts
in Westchester County.
Our Westchester County
Office is located in Somers, a short drive from most of the numerous
criminal courts sprinkled throughout Westchester County and Putnam County.
Nassau
County
If
you need the assistance of a
criminal lawyer in
Nassau County or have a
Nassau County Criminal
case you can contact Shalley & Murray. Following these links,
you will find our separate web site devoted to
Nassau County Criminal
Defense where you will find information
specific to Nassau County.
Criminal
Cases
we Handle in New York
Some of the
types of cases we have handled include:
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Don Murray graduated from Williams
College in 1986. He graduated from The University of Florida
College of Law, with honors, in 1989. During law school
and briefly afterwards, Mr. Murray worked for William DeCarlis, a
prominent criminal defense lawyer in the Southeast. While
working for Mr. DeCarlis, Mr. Murray assisted in the defense of a
number of complex criminal cases, including an international drug
smuggling conspiracy case out of Atlanta, Georgia.
It was his work with Mr. DeCarlis that
sparked Mr. Murray's interest in and commitment to criminal defense.
In 1990, Mr. Murray accepted a position as a trial lawyer for The
Legal Aid Society, criminal defense division in New York City.
While a trial lawyer for The Legal Aid Society, Mr. Murray defended a
wide variety of criminal matters, and tried quite a few criminal
cases.
While a trial lawyer with The Legal Aid
Society, Mr. Murray published a chapter in the Matthew Bender series
of books Criminal Defense Techniques. The series is a reference
tool for criminal defense lawyers, and Mr. Murray's chapter analyzed
the law as it relates to cross-examination of witnesses with their
prior convictions.
In 1996, Mr. Murray, along with James
Shalley, founded the law firm
Shalley & Murray and
began practicing criminal defense in the private sector. Mr.
Murray currently handles a caseload of criminal matters in New York
City, Westchester, and Nassau County.
Mr. Murray was retained by a
law firm in London, England as an expert in the field of New York
Criminal Law as part of an international defense of a person sought in
an extradition matter in which the defendant (in England) was wanted
by New York State.
Mr. Murray has also served as a faculty
member for the Cardozo Law School's intensive trial advocacy program
in the area of opening statements.
Mr. Murray's recent publications
include an article in the
Queens County Bar Association Journal about the despicable state of
discovery rules in criminal cases in New York State.
Mr. Murray
is a member of the
National
Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the
Westchester County Bar Association and the Queens County Bar Association.
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James
Shalley graduated from Brooklyn
Law School in 1989.While in law school, he clerked for the United
States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York and the
Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
In 1989,
Mr. Shalley became a Trial Attorney for The Legal Aid Society in New
York City in their Criminal Defense Division. As a Trial Attorney
in Queens County for about 7 years, Mr. Shalley distinguished himself as
an excellent trial attorney, conducting a wide variety of trials in both
Criminal and Supreme Courts.
Mr. Shalley has taken on
management responsibility for the firm's extensive Westchester practice
and therefore finds himself frequently juggling appearances in the
various local criminal courts in Westchester County.
Mr.
Shalley is a member of the
National
Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, the Westchester County
Bar Association, and the Queens County Bar Association.
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Directions to Our New York City (Forest Hills, Queens) Office
We are conveniently located
in the Forest Hills Tower
building,
a short distance from the Criminal Court Building in Queens County.
Our street address is 118-35 Queens Blvd. Parking is available in
the building.
DRIVING
DIRECTIONS
Traveling on the Van Wyck
Expressway toward JFK, take the Queens Blvd. exit and bear to your
far right as you approach Queens Blvd. Take a right onto the
service road and then an immediate right that will take you directly to
the parking area of Forest Hills Tower. The building will be on
your left and you will see a picnic area by this side entrance to the
building. After parking your car, go in this side entrance, go
straight ahead to the elevator and go to the 12th floor. We are
located in Suite 1220.
Traveling on the Van Wyck
away from JFK, take the Queens Blvd. exit and merge onto Queens
Blvd. You will find yourself traveling down Queens Blvd. with the
Criminal Court building on your right side. Keep traveling on
Queens Blvd. until you go through the busy intersection of Queens Blvd.
and Union Turnpike. You will see a large statue on your right.
The Forest Hills Tower building will be on the far side of this
intersection on your right. It is quite a tall tan building with
large round ornamental holes built into the very top. Continuing
toward the building, bear right to go down the small one way road that
will take you by the side entrance and toward the parking area.
After parking your car, go in this side entrance, go straight ahead to
the elevator and go to the 12th floor. We are located in Suite
1220.
SUBWAY
Forest Hills Tower is
conveniently located by the Union Turnpike subway stop, serviced
by the E and F lines.
Coming from the direction
of Manhattan toward Jamaica, ride at the back of the train and get
off on the North side of Queens Blvd. You will then be in the
shadow of Forest Hills Tower. If you walk in the entrance right on
Queens Blvd. you will have to walk toward the back of the building and
go down steps to get to the elevators that will take you to the 12th
Floor. We are located in Suite 1220.
Coming from the direction
of Jamaica going towards Manhattan, ride at the front of the train
and get off on the North side of Queens Blvd. You will then be in
the shadow of Forest Hills Tower. If you walk in the entrance
right on Queens Blvd. you will have to walk toward the back of the
building and go down steps to get to the elevators that will take you to
the 12th Floor. We are located in Suite 1220.
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Client
Rights and Responsibilities
Rights
You are entitled to be treated with
courtesy and consideration at all times by your lawyer and the other
lawyers and personnel in your lawyer’s office.
You are entitled to an attorney capable
of handling your legal matter competently and diligently, in accordance
with the highest standards of the profession. If you are not satisfied
with how your matter is being handled, you have the right to withdraw
from the attorney-client relationship at any time (court approval may be
required in some matters and your attorney may have a claim against you
for the value of services rendered to you up to the point of discharge.
You are entitled to your lawyer’s
independent professional judgment and undivided loyalty uncompromised by
conflicts of interest.
You are entitled to be charged a
reasonable fee and to have your lawyer explain at the outset how the fee
will be computed and the manner and frequency of billing. You are
entitled to request and receive a written itemized bill from your
attorney at reasonable intervals. You may refuse to enter into any fee
arrangement that you find unsatisfactory.
You are entitled to have your questions
and concerns addressed in a prompt manner and to have your telephone
calls returned promptly.
You are entitled to be kept informed as
to the status of your matter and to request and receive copies of
papers. You are entitled to sufficient information to allow you to
participate meaningfully in the development of your matter.
You are entitled to have your
legitimate objectives respected by your attorney, including whether or
not to settle your matter (court approval of a settlement is required in
some matters).
You have the right to privacy in your
dealings with your lawyer and to have your secrets and confidences
preserved to the extent permitted by law.
You are entitled to have you attorney
conduct himself or herself ethically in accordance with the Code of
Professional Responsibility.
You may not be refused representation
on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, national origin, or disability.
Responsibilities
Reciprocal trust, courtesy and respect
are the hallmarks of the attorney-client relationship. Within that
relationship, the client looks to the attorney for expertise, education,
sound judgment, protection, advocacy and representation. These
expectations can be achieved only if the client fulfills the following
responsibilities:
The client is expected to treat the
lawyer and the lawyer’s staff with courtesy and consideration.
The client’s relationship with the
lawyer must be one of complete candor and the lawyer must be apprised of
all facts or circumstances of the matter being handled by the lawyer
even if the client believes that those facts may be detrimental to the
client’s cause or unflattering to the client.
The client must honor the fee
arrangement as agreed to with the lawyer, in accordance with law.
All bills for services rendered which
are tendered to the client pursuant to the agreed upon fee arrangement
should be paid promptly.
The client may withdraw from the
attorney-client relationship, subject to financial commitments under the
agreed to fee arrangement, and, in certain circumstances, subject to
court approval.
Although the client should expect that
his or her correspondence, telephone calls and other communications will
be answered within a reasonable time frame, the client should recognize
that the lawyer has other clients equally demanding of the lawyer’s
time and attention.
The client should maintain contact with
the lawyer, promptly notify the lawyer of any change in telephone number
or address and respond promptly to a request by the lawyer for
information and cooperation.
The client must realize that the lawyer
need respect only legitimate objectives of the client and that the
lawyer will not advocate or propose positions which are unprofessional
or contrary to law or the Lawyer’s Code of Professional
Responsibility.
The lawyer may be unable to accept a
case if the lawyer has previous professional commitments that will
result in inadequate time being available for the proper representation
of a new client.
A lawyer is under no obligation to
accept a client if the lawyer determines that the cause of the client is
without merit, a conflict of interest would exist or that a suitable
working relationship with the client is not likely.
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