New York Criminal Defense Lawyers

Criminal Defense Law

155-03 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432, USA

Ms. Edward is an experienced Criminal Defense Attorney in New York and New Jersey. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court of New Jersey, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York State. No matter your specific circumstances or needs, Ms. Edward is committed to developing the best legal strategy en route to securing the best possible outcome for your case. The Law Office of Adrienne D. Edward P.C. offers comprehensive legal services in the areas of Criminal Defense (State and Federal), Family, Matrimonial, Immigration and Personal Injury. Our firm has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers Association. For reliable and effective representation, reach out to the Law Office of Adrienne D. Edward P.C. today to make an appointment.

Criminal Defense Law

154 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924

Amir Hassan Sadaghiani has been the Managing Partner of Ostrer & Sadaghiani, P.C. since April 2022. Prior to forming the firm with his law partner, Benjamin Ostrer, Amir had been an attorney with Ostrer & Associates, P.C. since October 2014. He was promoted to Senior Associate in January 2021. Prior to entering private practice, he served the people of Orange County as an Assistant District Attorney since December 2006.While serving in the Orange County District Attorney's Office, he investigated, prosecuted, and tried numerous cases to verdict involving the crimes of murder, vehicular assault, arson, assault, intimidating a witness, robbery, burglary, criminal possession of a weapon, possession and sale of narcotics and marihuana, driving while intoxicated and larceny. Mr. Sadaghiani was assigned to the Special Investigations Unit where he oversaw the District Attorney's Office's wiretaps. He also was assigned to the Major Crimes On-Call Panel where he responded to the scene of homicides and assisted in the beginning stages of investigation. Mr. Sadaghiani is a member of the New York State Bar and is also admitted to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has served as a mock trial coach and was the attorney coach for the 2008 Port Jervis High School Orange County championship team. Amir was raised in the Town of Deerpark and graduated from Port Jervis High School in 1999. He graduated in 2003 from Bucknell University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a minor in American Politics. At Bucknell, Mr. Sadaghiani served as both Student Body President and Student Body Vice-President of Finance. He served as chair of the Bucknell Community Judicial Board and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. In 2006, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School. At Notre Dame, Mr. Sadaghiani served as Student Body President and was co-captain of the Moot Court Trial Team. At Commencement, he was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for distinguished achievement in the art of advocacy, the Judge Joseph E. Mahoney Award for outstanding leadership and the Captain William O. McLean Law School Community Citizenship Award.

Criminal Defense Law

256 5th Ave 2nd floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

Benjamin Brafman leads Brafman & Associates, P.C., as its principal attorney in Manhattan, New York. Criminal law is the firm’s focus, particularly white-collar defense. Its office is at 256 Fifth Avenue, on the second floor, and the firm describes a history of more than forty years defending individuals against federal and state criminal charges. Brafman moved into private practice in 1980. He had previously worked in the Rackets Bureau of the New York County District Attorney’s Office as an assistant district attorney. His law degree came from Ohio Northern University in 1974; he graduated with distinction and was the law review’s manuscript editor. Further study at New York University Law School led to an LL.M. in criminal justice. In May 2014, Ohio Northern University Law School awarded him an honorary doctorate. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Brafman has also lectured on trial advocacy around the United States. The New York State Bar Association gave him its Outstanding Private Criminal Defense Practitioner Award for 2005. Two other defense-lawyer organizations honored him in the following years: the New York Council of Defense Lawyers gave him the Norman Ostrow Award in March 2006 for white-collar criminal defense, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presented him with its first Clarence Darrow Award for Distinguished Practitioner in January 2007.

Criminal Defense Law

Po box 734, Fairport, NY 14534

Since 2003, Cheryl L. Kates, Esq., has been practicing law in New York State parole and correctional matters. It is believed her firm is the only NYS firm that restricts their practice to correctional matters. Ms. Kates is an avid advocate for New York State Criminal Justice reform. She handles parole preparation, parole appeals, Tier 3 disciplinary matters, clemency applications and visit suspension hearings and appeals at the administrative level.

Criminal Defense Law

452 5th Ave 18th floor, New York, NY 10018, USA

Cyrus Vance Jr. has earned a well-deserved international reputation as a trial attorney with a proven track record in high-stake litigation and global investigations. As the Co-Chair of Baker McKenzie's North America Government Enforcement Practice, Cyrus is well-known for his expertise in white collar criminal investigations, complex civil and criminal litigation, sanctions enforcement, compliance and cybersecurity. With over three decades of experience in both public and private sector, Cyrus provides invaluable guidance to clients navigating cross-border investigations, enforcement matters, and cybersecurity incidents. Prior to joining the Firm, Cyrus served three consecutive four-year terms as Manhattan District Attorney, overseeing a team of over 600 prosecutors. He handled landmark criminal prosecutions, including successful litigation before the U.S. Supreme Court, the investigation and prosecution of Harvey Weinstein for sex crimes, and the investigations and prosecutions of major, foreign banks for sanctions violations. He also managed more than 100,000 cases annually, including complex white collar, terrorism, cybercrime and business crimes both domestically and internationally. Cyrus regularly collaborated with regulatory and crime-fighting partners such as the City of London Police, Paris Prosecutors' Office, Singapore Attorney General, Europol and Interpol, and is known for his ability to build and manage teams collaboratively across borders and agencies.

Criminal Defense Law

111 Broadway suite 701, New York, NY 10006, USA

Area of Practice: White Collar Criminal Defense & Complex Civil Litigation Mr. Janey has substantial litigation experience that is on regular display at courthouses across the country where he is either admitted to courts in those jurisdictions or admitted for those particular cases. In addition to New York State and Federal courts within the Second Circuit, Mr. Janey is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Western District of Michigan and the District Court for Colorado. He has also appeared pro hac vice in federal and state courts in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Alabama, as well as California and Nevada. Mr. Janey’s litigation experience in financial services and securities litigation is noteworthy and has been reflected in his ability to successfully navigate challenging legal issues in both complex civil matters, including SEC investigations that were resolved prior to any enforcement actions being filed, and white-collar defense matters involving allegations based on intricate financial transactions. Mr. Janey is defense counsel in the largest automotive-oriented private equity fund fraud in the history of the United States. In 2018, Mr. Janey co-led with his former partner Robert Gottlieb the Ponzi scheme trial of sports radio talk show host, Craig Carton, resulting in a substantially reduced sentence from the Government’s recommendation to the court. Over the past 8 years, Mr. Janey has increasingly become a “go-to” lawyer by individuals and wholesale distributors across the United States from the healthcare industry in either complex civil matters where they have been sued by large pharmaceutical companies for trademark infringement or trafficking in counterfeit product as well as those charged by law enforcement in federal prosecutions for violating healthcare fraud statutes, such as violating the federal anti-kickback statute. In this area, Mr. Janey has successfully blocked the attempt by a large pharmaceutical company to seize assets of a judgment debtor in the post-judgment collection phase of the litigation. He also successfully defeated civil RICO and fraud claims by large pharmaceutical companies. In the white-collar context, in 2022, Mr. Janey co-led the historic criminal trial of Larry Doud, the former chief executive officer of Rochester Drug Cooperative who was charged with drug-trafficking in connection with his business selling controlled substances to pharmacies in the face of what the Government alleged to be “red flags” of diversion. In 2022, Mr. Janey was recognized for excellence by Super Lawyers. He has been recognized as one of America’s Top 100 “high stakes” litigators. In both 2022 and 2021, Mr. Janey was listed in the New York Times as among the Lawyers of Distinction’s “Power Lawyers.” In 2017, the New York Law Journal named Mr. Janey as among the 22 “Distinguished Leaders” in the New York legal industry.

Criminal Defense Law

30 Vesey Street, 15th floor, New York, NY 10007

F. Richard Hurley earned his Bachelor degree in Marketing from Pace University in 1983 and his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 1989. He was admitted to the New York State Bar, the United States Eastern and Southern District Courts in 1990, the Bar of Washington D.C. in 1992 and the United States Supreme Court in 1993. He served the public as an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, as Assistant Counsel to the Chancellor of the Board of Education, an Administrative Law Judge and an Impartial Hearing Officer. Once Mr. Hurley entered private practice he participated in developing the community by representing a plethora of local businesses and Churches. He ran for City Council in Brooklyn in 2013 and founded the Crown Heights Community Council in 2014. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Medgar Evers College. Diplomatic Relations includes the former Ambassador of The Republic of Cameroon, Tommo Monthe, former Ambassador of Iraq, Hamid al-Bayati, the former Ambassador of Barbados, Tony Marshall, Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and The former Consul General of Japan in New York, Ambassador, Reiichiro Takahashi. The accomplishments that means the most to Richard Hurley is becoming a licensed Chaplain through the Worldwide Association of Small Churches in 2015 and an Ordained Deacon of First Baptist Church in 2018. His recent accomplishment is becoming an author of a book entitled "We were never intended to be citizens, But we are" However, his wife for over 34 years, children and grandchildren remain his greatest accomplishment. HIS FAMILY!

Criminal Defense Law

Parking lot, 1682 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA

Based in Staten Island, New York, Gary R. DeFilippo has built a successful legal career spanning over two decades. Admitted to practice law in State of New York, Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and the United States Supreme Court, he is a former prosecutor, in both trials and appeals, writing and arguing several notable cases, including People v. Farquan Forbes, 283 A.D.2d 92 (2 Dep’t 2001), a precedent setting case in New York State, concerning vehicle stop search and seizure issues and police officer safety. He then started the Law Offices of Gary R. DeFilippo, PC handling both civil and criminal matters and appeals . On March 30, 2023, he overturned a conviction on newly discovered evidence in People v. Timothy Turner, 79 Misc.3d 473, 190 N.Y.S.3d 830 (Rich. Cty Sup. Ct. 3/30/23). One of only a handful of cases where a conviction at the trial court level. We litigate every case as if as if it may end up at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Criminal Defense Law

80 3rd St, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

DiPietro graduated summa cum laude from Stony Brook in 1976 he went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Hofstra Law School in 1979. He immediatly began practicing law and served as the Assistant District Attorney for Nassau County where he litigated to verdict over 30 criminal trials for seven years. DiPietro was Nassau County's chief trial attorney for all major narcotics prosecutions from 1983 to 1986 before leaving the county for private practice. In 1986 DiPietro began the Law Offices of James J. DiPietro in Brooklyn where he practiced all aspects of complex state and federal criminal litigation.

Criminal Defense Law

217 Montgomery St, Syracuse, NY 13202

James Hopkins has provided effective representation in all types of criminal cases. He works diligently to obtain the best possible outcome for his clients. Mr. Hopkins is well-versed in the intricacies of forensic DNA evidence, and has lectured on the subject at attorney seminars, and in college and law school classes. Mr. Hopkins' legal expertise, beginning as a prosecutor and honed by many years as a criminal lawyer, make him a formidable advocate. Mr. Hopkins prides himself on providing the best criminal defense available to the citizens of Syracuse, New York.

Criminal Defense Law

200 Rector Pl, apt 34 e, New York, NY 10280

Area of Practice: Civil & Criminal Litigation James J. (Jim) McGuire is a partner in the Litigation practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. With over 30 years of experience, he focuses his diverse practice on complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal and regulatory proceedings, and international arbitration. Mr. McGuire has successfully tried over 30 cases to verdict and argued over 25 appellate matters before federal and state courts. Mr. McGuire has extensive experience representing major corporations, financial institutions, and individuals both as defendants and plaintiffs in a wide array of cases in federal and state tribunals across the country. Those cases have spanned a multitude of subject matter areas, including antitrust, accounting fraud, common law fraud, securities fraud, banking, contract, RICO, employment, trade secrets, copyright and trademark infringement, defamation, conversion, partnership, and product liability, among others. As a former federal prosecutor, Mr. McGuire has represented over 100 entities and individuals who are under some form or threat of government investigation in white-collar and criminal law proceedings. He has represented clients across the gamut of federal and state laws, including securities fraud, bank, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, tax violations, bribery, antitrust, embezzlement, extradition, habeas corpus, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and various crimes against the individual. Consequently, Mr. McGuire regularly interacts with federal and state prosecutors and governmental agencies. He has conducted numerous internal investigations for corporate clients of diverse sizes and focus and advised sundry firms on their audits, crime prevention activities, and in-house compliance. Mr. McGuire also focuses his practice on international (as well as domestic) arbitration. He has been active in such matters under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and London Court of International Arbitration, among other bodies. Mr. McGuire has represented both respondents and claimants in such proceedings, the vast majority of which have raised complicated contractual and financial issues. Prior to joining the firm, Jim served, among other positions, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in its Criminal Division, a Partner of White & Case, and the Founding and Managing Partner of the New York office of the London-based firm Mishcon de Reya.

Criminal Defense Law

100 Ring Rd W, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

Bar Admissions: Admitted to practice law in the State of New York, October, 1982, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 198. Admitted to practice law in the State of New York, October, 1982, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982, U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982.

Criminal Defense Law

225 5th Ave, Apt 3C, New York, NY 10010

Jenna Hymowitz is a senior staff attorney at Appellate Advocates in New York City, where the organization has its office in lower Manhattan. She first worked with Appellate Advocates as a law-school intern. Her internships also included the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice. At New York University School of Law, Hymowitz combined her studies with work as a student attorney in two clinics: the Juvenile Defender Clinic and the Federal Defender Clinic. She was an executive editor of the New York University Law Review and a member of the Prisoners’ Rights and Education Project. She earned her law degree at NYU and holds a political science B.A. from Duke University, magna cum laude. Her appellate work includes representing Salvatore Matera through Appellate Advocates in People v. Matera. That appeal concerned a drug-possession conviction and a change made to the charging document just before trial: prosecutors replaced an allegation involving oxycodone with one involving fentanyl. The trial court allowed the change despite Matera’s objection. On appeal, the prosecution agreed that this amendment violated CPL 100.45 (3) and that the conviction should be reversed. In its March 25, 2022 decision, the Appellate Term reversed the conviction and dismissed the charging instrument. The court cited both the prosecution’s concession and Matera’s having already served his sentence when explaining its decision to dismiss in the interest of justice.

Criminal Defense Law

7600 Jericho Tpke suite 201, Woodbury, NY 11797, USA

Area of Practice: Civil Litigation & Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense Law

73 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, NY 10512

A graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, Connecticut, the founding attorney at The Law Office of Keith R. Murphy is a highly trained and dedicated legal professional. He works tirelessly as a Carmel DUI lawyer to ensure that his clients’ rights and freedoms are protected as thoroughly as possible. He is committed to excellence, diligence, and integrity, and does everything in his power to ensure that his clients receive attentive, personalized, and highly communicative legal assistance. To this end, he makes himself available to his clients 24/7 to answer any questions they may have. If you are facing DUI charges, don’t delay – choose representation that cares about you as an individual. Call The Law Office of Keith R. Murphy today to schedule your free consultation.

Criminal Defense Law

14 Logans Way, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533

Criminal Defense Law

225 Broadway, Suite 715, NEW YORK, NY 10007

Area of Practice: Federal Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense Law

59 SHEER PLZ, Plainview, NY 11803

Maxwell Glass is the Principal of The Glass Law Group. Maxwell is a native of Long Island and has devoted his entire legal practice to the representation of individuals charged with violating the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, as well as local vehicle and traffic laws. Maxwell passionately represents his clients and makes their best interests his only priority from the moment representation begins, until a final resolution that is satisfactory to the client, is reached.

Criminal Defense Law

111 Broadway suite 701, New York, NY 10006, USA

Paul Townsend is a partner at Robert C. Gottlieb & Associates. He joined the firm in May 2019 and represents clients in a wide variety of white-collar and traditional criminal defense matters in federal and state courts both in New York and throughout the country. Mr. Townsend has obtained countless favorable results for his clients through non-prosecution agreements, motion practice, plea negotiations, hearings and trial. Since joining the firm, he has tried both federal and state cases in New York, Vermont and California. Additionally, he has been published several times in the New York Law Journal, the New York Daily News, and the New York Post. Prior to coming to the firm, Mr. Townsend worked as an associate for a boutique criminal defense practice and handled complex high-profile criminal litigation. He has successfully tried cases in both the state and federal courts around the country. Notably, Mr. Townsend was one of the attorneys on the trial team representing Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman-Loera during his narcotics trafficking trial as leader of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel in the Eastern District of New York. Mr. Townsend began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York. While at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Townsend prosecuted hundreds of felony cases in the Major Narcotics and Firearms Bureau, and specialized in utilizing wiretaps, pen registers, trap and trace devices and other methods of electronic surveillance against criminal organizations. Mr. Townsend presented hundreds of cases to grand juries, including the possession and sale of largescale narcotics and firearms, attempted murder, robbery, assault, robbery, burglary, and white-collar fraud. Mr. Townsend earned his juris doctorate from Brooklyn Law School and a double major bachelor of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Townsend is also the creator and host of the popular legal podcast, In Summation: The Final Word. In it, Mr. Townsend examines some of the most famous, infamous – and often misunderstood – court cases to make headlines across America. In doing so, he provides listeners with an unbiased understanding of the underlying facts as the judge or jury would have heard them at the time. He then explains the role of each party, breaks down the legal arguments presented, and gives “the final word” on who ultimately prevailed, and why. In Summation: The Final Word can be found wherever you get your podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Listen Notes, and Spotify. “

Criminal Defense Law

919 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Peter is Co-chair of Mintz’s national White Collar Defense & Government Investigations Practice and is a preeminent white collar defense attorney who specializes in assisting individuals facing charges or investigations, particularly those involving allegations of finance, health care, and art fraud, political corruption and antitrust violations. His clients have included numerous American political figures, domestic and foreign corporate executives, and diplomats. His cases have involved the application of OFAC sanctions, responding to Congressional and criminal investigations (most recently inquiries into the 2016 presidential election, including the heavily covered testimony of a witness before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on impeachment), and the representation of key figures in the financial crisis of 2008, in every significant rate fixing inquiry (including individuals employed abroad), and in the Swiss bank tax investigation. In addition, for over ten years, he has represented a central figure in the Madoff matter. He has had extensive experience representing individuals and entities across a broad swath of industries, including: energy, food franchises, investment advisers, communications, sports, entertainment, politics, road paving, municipal bonds, art and antiquities, health and hospitals, higher education, aviation, moving and storage, legal, and banking. Along with his extensive experience working with various arms of the Department of Justice, US Attorney’s Offices across the nation, state and federal regulators and FINRA, he has been involved in some of the most sensitive and consequential inquiries conducted by Congress and the SEC in these areas. He comes to these cases with service in Washington as a special assistant to the head of DOJ’s Civil Division, three years as a federal prosecutor in New York, and nearly 25 years as a senior partner at one of the nation’s foremost white collar boutiques. In addition to his work in the financial arena, Peter has a long history of representing individuals and institutions accused of health care fraud and abuse, ranging from hospitals to medical service providers. And in his 35 plus year career in white collar/government investigations, he has represented individuals investigated for political corruption, antiquities fraud, and construction fraud. He has represented a sitting mayor, the chief judge of a state’s highest court, and a major league baseball team involved in the Clemens case. He also has represented numerous physicians and attorneys facing disciplinary proceedings. In his career, Mr. Chavkin has tried numerous cases to verdict and handled many appeals. In addition, he has successfully prevented charges from being brought and has secured dismissals of cases post-indictment in investigations in a wide range of matters. Peter has been named Band One by Chambers USA for many years and has been named to Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers for nearly two decades. He has also been recognized by Who’s Who, Expert Guides Best of the Best USA (the world’s leading lawyers chosen by their peers), and has won the International Law Office and Lexology Client Service Award three times. Chambers quoted clients who said that he is “a brilliant tactician, super-efficient, an amazing negotiator, extremely creating and client-focused….He will do everything he possibly can to get the best result.” One client testified that he is ‘the most professional lawyer…along with being the hardest-working, and an exceptionally brilliant person.’”

Criminal Defense Law

399 Knollwood Road, Suite 111, White Plains, NY 10603

I have handled in excess of a thousand criminal defense matters during my carrer, and have personally participated in more than 50 jury trials in New York State. I believe that every person is entitled to a strong defense when accused of a crime. I also believe that communication between the attorney and the client is paramount to achieve the best possible result.

Criminal Defense Law

150 Grand Street, 100, White Plains, NY 10601

President Sherry Levin Wallach is the Deputy Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County and the 2022-2023 President of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) which is the largest state voluntary bar association in the United States. Levin Wallach concentrates her practice on criminal defense. She has also practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense, plaintiff personal injury, estate planning, probate and estate administration, real estate and general civil litigation. She has practiced in both the state and federal courts. In her years in private practice, she served on both the Westchester and Putnam County Assigned Counsel panels including the felony and homicide panels in Westchester, which provide criminal defense for those who cannot afford an attorney. In 2022, Levin Wallach established the New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance & Currency and focused her efforts on the impact of Web3, Metaverse, blockchain technology, crypto currency and the Law. That same year, she was appointed to the Advisory Board for the New York University’s Metaverse Collaborative. Levin Wallach has presented on this topic for the NYU School of Professional Studies Metaverse Collaborative, the University of Florence, and the Barcelona Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. During her Presidency of the New York State Bar Association, Levin Wallach also established Task Forces of the Modernization of Criminal Practice, Mental Health & Trauma Informed Representation, The U.S. Territories and the Ethics of Local Public Sector Lawyering. She began her career as an assistant district attorney of Bronx County. Levin Wallach then took a position as an associate at the law firm of McAloon & Friedman, PC, where she handled medical malpractice defense. She went on to be a principal at her law firm Wallach & Rendo, LLP for the next 14 years until becoming of counsel to both Bashian Law (formerly Bashian & Farber), and Brown Hutchinson. Levin Wallach is co-founder of the NYSBA Young Lawyers Section Trial Academy, an annual program offering five days of intensive trial training. She continued to serve as the program’s faculty organizer, team leader and lecturer. At the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, she assisted the NYSBA CLE Department on expanding the Trial Academy to have a series of virtual lectures on trial practice that run live from June to December and then chaired its 2021 inaugural Virtual Trial Academy. In 2022, Levin Wallach has assisted the NYSBA staff and program chairs in returning the program to it’s live format and bringing it to Syracuse University’s School of Law. A former chair of the Criminal Justice and Young Lawyers Sections, Levin Wallach served as NYSBA secretary for four terms, was a vice president from the Ninth Judicial District to the Executive Committee, and four years as a Member-at-Large on the Executive Committee. She chaired and co-chaired the Membership Committee for seven years and co-chaired the Task Force on Incarceration Release Planning and Programs where she chairs the Supervision subcommittee of the Task Force on Parole Reform. Levin Wallach serves on the Committee on Professional Discipline, the Committee on Mandated Representation, the Committee on Immigration Representation, and is a former chair of the Resolutions. She is also a member of the NYSBA Women in the Law Section, Criminal Justice Section, Trial Lawyers Section, LGBTQ Law Section and the Torts, Insurance, and Compensation Law Section. ? Levin Wallach serves as a Delegate to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates and has successfully brought resolutions to its floor on Equal Treatment for the People of the U.S. Territories which urges the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule the Insular Cases, establishment of a War Crimes Tribunal to address the War Crime of Aggression in response to the war in Ukraine, and urging the courts nationwide to adopted an LGBTQ Bench Card to ensure all people are treated with respect in our nations courts. Levin Wallach coached the Pace Law School Mock Trial Team for two years before beginning her term as NYSBA’s President. She has taught at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy at Hofstra University School of Law and coached and judged high school, college and law school mock trial competitions across New York State. She organizes and lectures at continuing legal education programs for NYSBA, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Defenders Association, SOMOS, New York University School of Professional Studies, University of Florence, Fordham Law School, New York University School of Law, Barcelona Bar Association, UIA Conference of International Lawyers, Virgin Islands Bar Association, and Westchester County Bar Association on the topics including Web3 and the metaverse, trial advocacy, mental health and trauma informed representation, attorney well-being, criminal and civil trial practice, ethics, women in the law, forensic science, non-lawyer ownership, the U.S. Territories, and DWI. Levin Wallach authored a chapter on DWI defense, “Best Practices for Defense Attorneys in Today’s DWI Cases,” in Inside the Minds: Strategies for Defending DWI Cases in New York, as well as articles on criminal justice issues, attorney well-being, technology and the law and trial practice which have been published in the New York Law Journal, the New York Bar Journal, the Westchester County Bar Journal, The New York State Defenders Association and the New York State Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section. Levin Wallach earned her Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law (now the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University) and her undergraduate BBA from George Washington University.

Criminal Defense Law

247 W. Fayette St, Suite 315, Syracuse, NY 13202

Area of Practice: Criminal & Civil Litigation

Criminal Defense Law

1 Mill River Ln c 107, Ardsley, NY 10502

Area of Practice: Defense of Construction Companies and Developers Mr. Cohen is responsible for the handling of significant personal injury and property damage suits through trial. Special areas of concentration include construction litigation, construction contract interpretation and drafting. He is responsible for day to day handling of construction litigation programs including supervising responsible attorneys. Mr. Cohen also handles trials of major construction and premises liability cases.

Criminal Defense Law

305 Broadway 7th flr., Ste. 700, New York, NY 10007

Laura M. Miranda Counselor At Law Graduate of Cornell Law, JD '89, Cornell University School of Arts & Sciences, AB ‘86 For the past 34 years, Ms. Miranda has effectively defended cases including DWI, Murder, Manslaughter, Criminal Negligent Homicide, Vehicular Assault/Homicide, Gang Assault, Assault, Drug Trafficking, Conspiracy, Weapons, Sex Crimes, Burglary, Robbery, Larceny, and White Collar crimes. Although her law firms are in NYC, 1 block North of the World Trade Center, & in PR, Ms. Miranda has sued & deposed in Guadalajara, Mexico; defended clients in CT, MA, NJ & PA, state courts, & PR Federal District Court. Admitted: NYS 1st Dep't., NYS Eastern, Southern, & Northern Federal District Courts; 1st & 3rd Circuit, Court of Appeals; Federal District Court of Puerto Rico (304804). CONSULTANT Fifteen (15) years of experience, Ms. Miranda has been hired by other law firms as a Consultant to assist in defending their clients. Ms. Miranda has advised on Voir Dire, Trial Strategies and Negotiated Plea-Bargains with Prosecutors on NY State & Federal felony cases. 2015 & 2009 PUBLICATIONS Ms. Miranda's expertise was also sought by Thomson Reuters when the publisher requested she write chapters for "Inside the Minds, DEFENDING DUI VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CASES" to advise trial lawyers. Both chapters Ms. Miranda submitted were published: "Checklist for Effective Representation on a DUI Vehicular Homicide" and "Selecting a Defense Strategy: Understanding the Charges, Analyzing the Evidence, and Always Considering Your Client." LECTURER - 28 YEARS Throughout the five (5) boroughs and upstate NY, including New York Law, Brooklyn Law, Fordham, Hofstra, and Cornell, Ms. Miranda has lectured on Criminal Defense practice. Likewise at the Brennan Center for Justice,“The Future of Social Justice Lawyering”; CUNY Law School, "Progressive approach to Defending a Criminal Case" and "Cross-Examination"; John Jay College, "Sex Abuse Crimes" and "Stop & Frisk"; Cornell Law School, "Legal Aid to NYS Supreme Court Clerkship to Private Practice, and "Race, Class & Gender"; Fordham Law School on "Sex Offenses"; NY County District Attorney's Office, Internship Program, "Defending the Criminal Case"; and New York Law School on "Motion Practice". LEGAL EXPERIENCE In 1989 after graduating from Cornell Law School, Ms. Miranda began living her teenage dream to be a Public Defender. The first seven (7) years of her career Ms. Miranda was a trial attorney at the NYC Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division. She was also responsible for investigations, line-ups, grand jury presentations, legal memoranda, habeas writs, hearings, teaching interns and young attorneys the ropes. Ms. Miranda began lecturing on Criminal Defense in 1991 and has continued throughout her career. She was one of two (2) attorneys chosen for the first time to join management at the NYC Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, in recruiting attorneys. CLERKSHIP Due to Ms. Miranda 's litigation excellence she followed Legal Aid with a two (2) year clerkship in NYS Supreme Court, advising Judge Nicholas Figueroa on complex felony legal issues at pre-trial hearings and criminal trials. She drafted nine (9) legal decisions published in the NYLJ, two (2) in which evidence unlawfully obtained was not admitted against the accused at trial. Both decisions made the front page. As a Law Clerk, Ms. Miranda was also responsible for teaching legal interns and young attorneys criminal law and procedure, assigning legal issues for them to research and critiquing their memos of law. At her own law firms for the past 22 years, Ms. Miranda has defended serious and minor crimes, State and Federal, upholding her commitment to make a difference in how People of Color and Immigrants are treated and viewed by our society. Critically empowering her clients to have a voice, to stand up for themselves and others.

Criminal Defense Law

600 3rd Ave 25th floor, New York, NY 10016, USA

Roger Stavis is the Co-head of Mintz & Gold’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations Practice. He is one of New York’s most experienced and respected criminals defense attorneys. Roger has tried more than 100 cases to verdict in state and federal courts, many of which were high-profile, complex, multi-defendant cases. Mr. Stavis has also argued more than 100 appeals in various state and federal courts around the country. But perhaps more important are the many companies and individuals he has represented who were never charged. Mr. Stavis is often called upon to represent companies and individuals in internal investigations as well as investigations commenced by state and federal prosecutors and regulatory agencies.