About Us
A former District Attorney and the son of a New York Supreme Court Justice,
Robert I. Kalina, Esq. (founder of Kalina Law) is one of New York's best known trial lawyers, having practiced in the criminal defense and civil litigation fields for over thirty-five years. He has appeared before State and Federal Courts in thirty states, and his high-profile practice has included clients such as Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Ja Rule, Scott Weiland, De La Soul, Li'l Kim, Q-Tip, Cam'ron, John Popper, Mats Wilander, Prodigy, Foxy Brown, Lloyd Price, and L'il Cease. Following in their father's footsteps, Jeremy R. Kalina is a Long Island based attorney and Jared S. Kalina is a New York based paralegal.
Bar Admissions
State of New York (1967)
State of New Jersey (1967)
U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court: Western District of New York
U.S. District Court: Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court: District of Vermont
U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Supreme Court:
Education
B.A., Emerson College (1964)
J.D., Brooklyn Law School (1967)
Reported Cases
People v. Gulston, 181 Misc.2d 644, 695 N.Y.S.2d 888 (Sup. Ct. 1999).
People v. Goldsmith, 76 A.D.2d 843, 428 N.Y.S.2d 327 (2d Dept. 1980).
Bailey v. Joy, 11 Misc.3d 941, 810 N.Y.S.2d 644 (Sup. Ct., 2006).
United States v. Maier, 975 F.2d 944 (2d Cir. 1992).
U.S. v. Dien, 609 F.2d 1038 (2d Cir. 1979).
United States v. Glenn
