Legal Blog of Attorney Lawrence B. Saftler

A Champion of Victims’ Rights

By lsaftler on April 30, 2010

Lawrence Saftler worked diligently to protect the rights, interests and privacy of Sherr-Una Booker. Ms. Booker is an alleged victim of domestic violence by New York Governor David Paterson’s former assistant, David Johnson.  She is also the woman centered in an investigation by the Attorney General’s office into alleged witness tampering and potential abuse of power by Governor Paterson and The State Police, in seeking to influence her from prosecuting her claims against the Governor’s trusted employee, Mr. Johnson.  The case was originally reported by David Kocieniewski of the New York Times, setting off the investigation, ultimately leading the Governor not to seek re-election and causing numerous State employees working under Governor Paterson to resign.  The investigation can be followed in the New York Times articles, found here, here, here, and here.

Lawrence Saftler has been a constant champion of  innocent victims’ rights, working on behalf of accident, malpractice, assault, wrongful arrest, wrongful imprisonment and other wrongdoing causing injury or harm to his clients.  His firm, The Saftler Law Firm, focuses its practice on seeking compensation for those who suffer injuries and financial loss because of the negligence, malfeasance or malintent of others.  These victims need a champion of their legal rights and Mr. Saftler has come to their aid time and time again over his 30 plus year career.  Ms. Booker, a former client, sought Mr. Saftler’s advice , representation  and assistance in this delicate and important matter.

More news coverage of the Attorney General’s investigation, with interviews of Mr. Saftler, can be seen on NBC and on ABC.

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