Bruce A. Barket, a high-profile Long Island defense attorney, has joined litigation boutique Quadrino Schwartz and will lead the white-collar defense group. Mr. Barket, 50, of Garden City, represented Martin Tankleff, the Long Island man convicted in the 1988 killings of his parents, in his successful bid for a new trial and eventual dismissal of all charges (NYLJ, July 23, 2008). A former Nassau County prosecutor, Mr. Barket also represented Amy Fisher, the so-called “Long Island Lolita,” and a woman who recently falsely accused five men of gang rape in a Hofstra University dorm bathroom (NYLJ, Oct. 29). Mr. Barket will be based at the Garden City office of 10-lawyer Quadrino Schwartz. — Vesselin Mitev

Paterson Says He Will Sign Law To Close Sentencing ‘Loophole’

Governor David A. Paterson says he will sign legislation approved this week to require that all A-1 felons serve consecutive sentences if they commit repeat felony offenses. Mr. Paterson said the new law will correct what he called a “loophole” in current sentencing statutes that would have allowed some offenders to apply their time served toward a second, A-1 felony sentence, thereby reducing the time they must serve before starting to become eligible for parole hearings. “This legislation will assure that those convicted will serve out the sentence intended by the court and also give peace-of-mind to the victims, their families, and our communities,” Mr. Paterson said in a statement.

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