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Abe George has been an attorney for over a decade. Since law school Abe has had an interest in criminal law. During law school Abe had interned in the Homicide Unit of the Queens County District Attorney's Office and the Special Prosecutions Bureau of the Manhattan D.A.'s Office.
After graduating law school Abe spent eight years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan D.A.'s Office under both Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau and current District Attorney Cyrus Vance. Abe prosecuted narcotics crimes, cracked down on violent gangs, investigated cold case homicides, and worked in a generalized trial bureau handling a variety of crimes.
In 2012, Abe left the Manhattan D.A.'s office to enter private practice as a criminal defense attorney and to run for Brooklyn District Attorney. Abe campaigned for over a year championing issues such as reforming the NYPD's "Stop and Frisk" policy, and decriminalizing marijuana but he decided to step aside to join forces with Ken Thompson who beat 23 year incumbent Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.
Abe Joined Ken Thompson's transition team in 2013, and accepted a job as Deputy Bureau Chief of the Major Narcotics Investigative Bureau in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in 2014.
In late 2014, Abe George left the D.A.'s Office to resume a career in private practice and to assist the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice in helping fight wrongful convictions.
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Acquired: 2004
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Posted by teffany | March 7, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Abe George came highly recommended by a plethora of friends and colleagues in the community. Mr. George was always available to answer my many questions and various concerns, at times on weekends or past the typical business hours of an ordinary law firm. He always put my concerns to rest by giving ...
Posted by Paul | February 28, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Abe George represented my son in several legal battles throughout the State of NY. Abe successfully helped challenge a burglary charge my son was facing upstate New York. He also assisted my son with the long arduous process of completing the Court mandated steps after my son’s driver’s license was...
Posted by Raymond | February 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Abe George helped my family with a civil rights law suit. His utmost dedication and commitment to our case was unmatched to anything I have ever seen or heard about. He covered every base and answered every what if that ever existed in my mind. I could not have dreamed of hiring better counsel to ...
Posted by Eric | December 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Abe helped me get back my car when the government unfairly seized it.I strongly recommend him.
Posted by Jasper | December 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney
I was unfairly fired by my employer and Abe was able to help me get legal compensation for their unjust actions.
"Mr. George and I have worked together to serve a common client. He is a caring, client-focused attorney, and I am happy to endorse him."
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2017
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015 - Present
Attorney, Law Offices of Abe George, P.C.
2014 - 2014
Assistant District Attorney, Kings County (Brooklyn) District Attorney
2004 - 2012
Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney's Office
2006 - Present
New York City Bar AssociationAdmitted
2004
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2017
2017
2017
English