Body of missing kayaker identified
According to a recent article on nbcnewyork.com this weekend, the body of missing kayaker Vincent Viafore was recovered from the Hudson and was positively identified by medical examiners. Viafore’s fiancee, Angelika Graswald, has been charged with his murder. According to Assistant District Attorney Julie Mohl, Graswald allegedly tampered with her fiancee’s kayak and made incriminating […]
Richard Portale accuses district attorney of “intentionally withholding” arraignment filing in Graswald case
In a recent article on people.com, Richard Portale accused the Orange County District Attorney of “intentionally withholding” the filing of the arraignment in the case of his client, Angelika Graswald, thus preventing Graswald from having the chance to examine the prosecution’s evidence against her. Graswald was recently charged with second-degree murder for killing her fiancé, whose […]
Portale defends accidental nature of kayak accident in Graswald murder case
A recent article published in the New York Times reported on a number of different kayaking mistakes that Angelika Graswald and her missing fiancé, Vincent Viafore, made the day that Viafore disappeared while the two were kayaking on the Hudson River. The list of mistakes includes the fact that neither were wearing wet or dry suits to […]
Richard Portale Representing Angelika Graswald in Murder Case
On May 13th, Angelika Graswald was charged with the second-degree murder of her fiancé, Vincent Viafore. Graswald’s bail was set at $3 million cash or $9 million bond. The incident spurring her arrest occurred on April 19th when Graswald and Viafore were kayaking on the Hudson near Bannerman Island, the site of Bannerman Castle 50 […]
Portale accuses police of rushing to judgment in Angelika Graswald case
In an article published on abcnews.go.com, attorney Richard Portale accused police of “rushing to judgment” in their arrest of his client, Angelika Graswald. Graswald was arrested in connection to the death of her fiancé, Vincent Viafore. According to Graswald, she and Viafore were kayaking on the Hudson River on April 19th when strong winds and rough water caused […]
School bus driver charged with DWI after crashing with students aboard
56-year-old Mary Coletti of Cortlandt Manor was arrested for driving while intoxicated after the school bus she was driving side-swept a telephone pole at around 7:00 a.m. on May 11, The Huffington Post reported. The school bus, carrying 35 students, was heading to Walter Panas High School from the Lakeland School District when the incident took place. […]
Portale claims Graswald being unfairly judged by police due to Facebook posts
In an article posted on people.com, attorney Richard Portale stated that police are unfairly judging his client, Angelika Graswald, based on content she posted to Facebook after the disappearance of her fiancé, Vincent Viafore. According to Portale, photos and videos posted to Facebook after Viafore’s disappearance in which Graswald could have been perceived as happy affected police and […]
Richard Portale argues that alcohol may have played a role in Vincent Viafore’s death
As cited in a recent New York Post article, Richard Portale has stated that Vincent Viafore, the missing kayaker whose body was found last week in the Hudson River, died of an accidental drowning that could have been influenced by drinking before kayaking. Portale is representing Viafore’s fiancé, Angelika Graswald, who is currently charged with his murder. Portale reported […]
Man charged with DWI after driving the wrong way
A man was charged with a felony count of first degree reckless endangerment, and misdemeanors DWI and aggravated DWI for driving the wrong way while intoxicated on the Hutchinson River Parkway, Lohud reported on April 27. At 3:27 a.m., authorities begun receiving reports about a car driving south down the street’s northbound lanes. The driver eventually U-turned […]
Richard Portale a Top 100 National Trial Lawyer
We are excited to announce that Richard A. Portale has recently been awarded the honor of membership in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. This is an exclusive membership offered by a professional organization only to those trial lawyers who exemplify superior mastery of their craft, judged in part by their leadership, reputation, influence, and public profile. […]