How Many Margaritas are Too Many? Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Responsibly

By |2017-05-04T19:57:59+00:00May 4th, 2017|DWI Laws, General News|

May 5 is Cinco de Mayo, more formally known as the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, which celebrates a Mexican victory in 1862 over the French. Of course, nobody is thinking about Napoleon and military strategy on this day: Cinco de Mayo has become synonymous with partying and enjoying Mexican food and drinks. But [...]

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This Is Nacho Average Breathalyzer

By |2017-02-05T19:59:25+00:00February 5th, 2017|General News|

Tostitos has created a bag of chips that does much more than provide snacks for your next Super Bowl party. For this Super Bowl weekend, consumers can buy special Tostitos bags that doubles as a breathalyzer. The bags were designed in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Uber to bring awareness to drinking [...]

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Can Amazon Echo be used as Evidence in Murder Trial?

By |2017-01-07T20:01:05+00:00January 7th, 2017|General News|

Remember when Apple was caught in a storm of litigation for refusing to comply with the FBI’s and Court’s demand to unlock an iPhone? Well now Amazon is caught in the same storm after they refused to cooperate with law enforcement. In Benton County, Arkansas, prosecutor Nathan Smith has demanded that Amazon turn over information [...]

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Upstate NY Criminal Defense Attorney George LaMarche Offers Legal Opinion to News Channel 13

By |2016-12-27T20:02:41+00:00December 27th, 2016|General News|

In the wake of a recent arrest of a local business owner charged with disseminating indecent material to a minor, News Channel 13 contacted George LaMarche III for a legal opinion about the defense that the defendant’s Instagram account was hacked. Click here for the video. What is the crime of Disseminating Indecent Material to Minor Disseminating [...]

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Move Over Law Expanded to Cover Garbage and Recycling Trucks

By |2016-11-29T20:03:49+00:00November 29th, 2016|General News|

Risk of Serious Injuries Warrants a Law to Protect Certain Workers Although many have been concerned over the dangers faced by police officers or emergency workers on the side of the road, garbage and recycling collectors have long been overlooked.  Although we may not view their job as dangerous, every year it is ranked within [...]

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LaMarche Safranko Law Client Acquitted of Attempted Murder at Trial

By |2016-08-11T20:04:48+00:00August 11th, 2016|General News, Verdicts & Settlements|

LaMarche Safranko Law PLLC recently had an important verdict in Albany County Court. On Friday July 22, 2016 a jury found our client not guilty of Attempted Murder and Assault charges. The prosecution claimed that our client shot a person 5 times who was attempting to steal an ATV on property next to our client’s home [...]

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Abandoned Leonard Hospital in Troy Claims another Victim, as Teenager Falls.

By |2016-07-08T20:06:10+00:00July 8th, 2016|General News|

Troy police reported that a 17-year-old female has suffered serious head injuries, after falling at the abandoned Leonard Hospital building.[1] The girl, who fell 20 feet from a ledge, is now in a coma at Albany Medical Center.[2] It is reported that she was exploring the abandoned building with a group of friends at the time of [...]

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Fireworks are legal in New York? Not so fast.

By |2016-07-01T14:02:50+00:00July 1st, 2016|General News|

This Fourth of July, many people are looking forward to spending time with their family and friends, barbequing, and most of all, lighting off some fireworks. This is especially true because of Gov. Cuomo’s lift on New York’s ban of fireworks. But before you start celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day this 4th of July you [...]

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LaMarche Safranko Law Scholarship to deserving Waterford-Halfmoon Senior

By |2016-06-29T14:05:09+00:00June 29th, 2016|Community Service, General News|

Every year LaMarche Safranko Law provides a scholarship to a graduating Waterford-Halfmoon senior.  The LaMarche Safranko Law Scholarship Award is given to a deserving senior that demonstrates the following qualities: heart, compassion, work ethic and leadership skills.  In addition, the student should be involved in National Honor Society and athletics or other school activities.  The [...]

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Proposed Law Seeks to Protect Working Class from New York’s Outdated Gravity Knife Law

By |2016-06-16T14:09:28+00:00June 16th, 2016|General News|

Pocket knives, box cutters, and other kinds of small blades can be found at almost all hardware stores across New York, and yet, if an individual is caught carrying one, they can be arrested and convicted for criminal possession of a weapon. Since the 1950’s, New York has outlawed “gravity knives,” which is defined as [...]

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