Earlier this year, a student at a prominent New York university was accused by another student at his school of sexual misconduct. He retained MG to help him defend himself at his disciplinary panel hearing stemming from this complaint. The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo assisted him in preparing and organizing and presenting his evidence…
Continue reading ›University Campus Sexual Assault Disciplinary Proceedings Sexual assault on university campuses has long been a huge and underreported problem, but recently, the topic has received a tremendous amount of press coverage. As a result of this – as well as a spate of Title IX lawsuits alleging that universities have failed to make campuses safe…
Continue reading ›Defense attorney Matthew Galluzzo appeared in the New York Daily News on Monday in connection with a story about his client who pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual abuse on an international airplane flight. The Sentencing Guidelines and the prosecutor recommended a sentence of between 6 to 12 months in jail, but Mr. Galluzzo…
Continue reading ›Last night a rookie police officer shot and killed a 28 year old unarmed man named Akai Gurley as he was walking down a staircase in East New York’s Pink Houses. New York City Police Commissioner Bratton described the police shooting as “unintentional, ” and the result of an ‘”accidental discharge.” Whether or not this…
Continue reading ›Attorney Matthew Galluzzo recently appeared as a guest columnist and expert commentator in the New York Daily News on the rape and sexual assault investigation of famous civil rights attorney Sanford Rubinstein. The article is available here: here: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/case-sanford-rubenstein-hard-prove-prosecutor-article-1.1964443
Continue reading ›Criminal defense lawyer Matt Galluzzo was recently quoted in a Village Voice article about arrests in New York City for possessing illegal gravity knives. The article is available here. The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo has represented numerous individuals arrested for possessing gravity knives – if you or someone you love has been arrested or…
Continue reading ›Matthew Galluzzo, a former domestic violence prosecutor and Manhattan criminal defense attorney, was recently asked by USA Today to comment on whether Ray Rice received an appropriate result in connection with his arrest for aggravated assault of his wife in Atlantic City, NJ. The article containing his quote is available here: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/09/ray-rice-sentence Mr. Galluzzo also…
Continue reading ›Recently, attorney and former prosecutor Matthew Galluzzo was quoted in NBC News about the NFL’s creation of a commission designed to investigate claims of domestic violence and sexual assault by its players and staff. Mr. Galluzzo, a former sex crimes and domestic violence prosecutor, spoke approvingly of one of the appiontees, Lisa Friel. The article…
Continue reading ›Matthew Galluzzo, a former prosecutor that has served as a consultant to the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa, recently appeared on BBC News (TV) on September 11, 2014, to discuss the verdict in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. To read more about his thoughts on the verdict, click here for newyorkcriminaldefenseblawg.com
Continue reading ›There has been a media firestorm about NFL running back Ray Rice’s assault of his wife Janay Rice. While exiting an elevator in Atlantic City, NJ, Ray Rice – a powerfully built football player – punched his wife in the face and appeared to knock her unconscious. He then dragged her along the floor of…
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