United States v. Richard Peterson, 820 F. Supp. 2d 576 (S.D.N.Y. 2011) (Chin, J.)

In a case of first impression, the court applied California community property law to a same-sex domestic partnership to protect from forfeiture client’s community property interest in a San Francisco residence owned jointly with the criminal defendant, aff’d, 537 F. App’x 3 (2d Cir. 2013).