by Paul D Petrus Jr | Sep 22, 2016 | Criminal Defense, Sex Crime
Former congressman Anthony Weiner has been involved in plenty of scandals, but the newest involves a minor. In this Rolling Stone article New York criminal defense attorney Paul Petrus comments on the possibility of Anthony Weiner going to jail for sexting a... by Paul D Petrus Jr | Jul 20, 2016 | Criminal Defense
I often get phone calls from people on probation or federal supervised release, and they have complaints about their current limitations. Things like: My probation officer won’t let me travel appropriately I am unable to work a certain job I have unfair... by Paul D Petrus Jr | Jul 20, 2016 | Criminal Defense
There’s something in human nature — if the person really believe they are innocent, or if they think that they only did one or two things bad but it didn’t rise to the level of a crime in their mind, or they think that anyone could prove that it’s a... by Paul D Petrus Jr | Jul 20, 2016 | Criminal Defense
Hiring a private investigator is something most criminal defense lawyers need to seriously consider in any criminal case. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you always hire one, but it certainly needs to be considered. In assault cases, particularly where the... by Paul D Petrus Jr | Jul 18, 2016 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Justice
Every lawyer in New York state is required to take at least 24 hours of legal education classes every two years. Basically, these are like post law school classes that encourage continued learning from lawyers, even after they’ve been in the field for years.... by Paul D Petrus Jr | Jul 18, 2016 | Criminal Defense
Don’t put anything on Facebook that you don’t expect the whole world to see. Even if it’s just a tweet, or a short Facebook post, it can still be picked up and displayed on the news. We constantly see a cycle with celebrities that send out a tweet... 
