Lumer Law Group

Lumer Law Group is a law firm based in Manhattan, New York City, focusing on civil rights and criminal defense. The firm addresses issues such as wrongful convictions, police misconduct, and systemic injustices within the criminal justice system. Its publications often analyze high-profile cases involving law enforcement accountability, due process rights, and the impact of legal decisions on marginalized communities. The firm also discusses broader topics like expungement of criminal records and the challenges faced by individuals seeking justice and rehabilitation after conviction. Through its blog, Lumer Law Group provides critical commentary on legal principles, court rulings, and social justice matters relevant to civil rights and criminal law practice.

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Michael Lumer

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In September 2013, I co-founded Lumer & Neville, a small civil rights and criminal defense firm in New York City. We had some real successes and met all of my personal goals and targets. But life is is not static…

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United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie, a former prosecutor who has never been mistaken for a liberal jurist, has publicly called on the federal criminal justice system to find a way to allow for the expungement of criminal convictions…

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Several regional sections of New York’s Commission on Statewide Attorney Discipline met recently to discuss, in part, whether an independent Commission on Prosecutorial Misconduct should be formed to address the growing public recognition that some prosecutors (and, more importantly, prosecutorial…

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Some arguments are so facially silly, so intellectually vacuous, that it’s hard to understand how’s there’s an argument in the first place. Enter Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who believes laws she says conflict with her religious views should…