NY Attorney takes and wins cases that no other attorney want
Queens, NY (March 28, 2007) — Christopher Renfroe, an attorney and senior counsel in Queens, NY takes on some of the
most challenging and almost impossible cases that other attorneys don’t want…..and is able to win them. There was Gloria
Hernandez, a Bronx mom, who faced life in prison and spent a week at Rikers Island for fatally stabbing her husband of 26
years in self-defense, Juan Hernandez, a man who she says regularly abused her physically and emotionally throughout their
marriage. The night of the stabbing, Juan Hernandez, upset that his wife would not give him money for drugs, went after her
with a knife and tried to choke her. Gloria Hernandez stabbed him in self-defense when he tried to choke her. “Juan had a drug
problem and drank a lot and regularly beat up Gloria, “ Renfroe said. Christopher Renfroe was able to convince the State
Supreme Court to drop the charges and release her.
There was Luanne Chase-Lindie, a 30 year old daycare worker and mom of three who came to NY from Georgetown, Guyana.
She was facing 4 years in state prison for insurance fraud. Clyde, Ms. Lindie’s boyfriend at the time, was involved in an
insurance scheme that turned bad. Unfortunately, he never shared this information with Ms. Lindie or even that the scheme
involved using her car.
Renfroe was convinced that Luanne Chase-Lindie was innocent. "I believed her," Renfroe said. Lindie, was a law abiding
citizen and had never been in trouble a day in her life. Two years after the case began, Renfroe was able to get the District
Attorney’s office to drop all the charges against Ms. Lindie. "Sometimes, we have happy endings," Christopher Renfroe smiled
and said.
Then there is the first capital murder case in Queens County in NY. A Triple murder case. The defendant, James Allen Gordon,
was convicted of first-degree murder and was facing the death penalty. In this case, The People vs. James Gordon, Renfroe,
the first to try this ground breaking case in the area, was able to convince the jury to spare Gordon’s life by sentencing him to life
in prison without parole instead of death. Relatives say, Gordon, raised by a drug-addict mother, was beaten regularly by his
mother and her boyfriends.
But the research and preparation that led to the victory for this case, which included three heinous murders, took it’s toll on
Renfroe, a consummate family man, husband and father of three, known for his warm and happy disposition. His wife, Myra,
says “He didn’t smile for a while”.
Christopher Renfroe is good at getting to the heart of these cases and connecting with the people he defends. He also goes
with his gut.
Many people are accustomed to his smiling face and his warm greetings. Renfroe, also referred to as the “Mayor of Queens
Boulevard”, where one of his offices is located, is well known throughout the legal community for his genuine personality and
straight shooter approach to law. He is also known for treating everyone from judges to his criminal defendants with the utmost
respect.
Christopher Renfroe’s illustrious career, which spans over 20 years, began in 1984 initially working for the Legal Aid Society’s
Criminal Defense Division conducting numerous criminal trials. He has been a lecturer on the Death Penalty in New York and in
1987, left the Legal Aid to become a partner in his own firm, Renfroe and Quinn. He was soon known throughout the county and
city, as an expert in the trial of criminal cases, including capital murder cases.
He is also a court examiner for the Appellate Division, 2nd Dept. which protects the physical well being of incapacitated
individuals helping to safeguard their financial assets to provide for their long-term care. Also, an active member of the Queens
Bar, he is the past president of the Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association. Renfroe was appointed to the prestigious Federal
Judicial Screening Panel by U.S. Senator, Charles Schumer, and sits on it’s Judiciary Committee.
Additionally, Renfroe was recently honored for his fund-raising and charity work with "Dollars for Scholars", an NY-based
organization that helps poor inner city kids attend colleges around the country.
Christopher says he tries to follow the advice of one of his past mentors, the Hon. Kenneth Browne. “I try to do something that
at the end of the day I can feel good about."
