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 forty years. He has appeared before State and Federal Courts in forty states, and his high-profile practice has included clients such as The Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Sean Combs, Ja Rule, Scott Weiland, De La Soul, Li'l Kim, Q-Tip, Cam'ron, John Popper, Prodigy, Foxy Brown, Lloyd Price, L'il Cease, and Mats Wilander. Following in their father's footsteps, Jeremy R. Kalina, based in Long Island, and Jared S. Kalina, based in Manhattan, are both attorneys.
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
