Jeremy M. Saland

By all means, if you cannot afford an attorney, you should absolutely have one assigned to you or use the services of a public defender. If you can, however; get money from a friend or a family member to hire a private attorney to defend you, I highly recommend Jeremy Saland. The issues: * You wil...l remain in jail longer without a private attorney as you wait for New York State to assign you one. * There have been numerous studies that have shown hiring a private attorney to defend you vs. a public defender can reduce your sentence. * A private attorney lives and dies off of his success for you, his client. The measurement of what success is for a private attorney, like Jeremy, vs. a public defender is vastly different. If a public defender loses, he goes home and goes back to work the next day. If a private attorney cannot do what he promises you, then he loses business now and in the future. Which of these two are more committed to helping you with your case? And then there are attorneys such as Mr. Saland. Mr. Saland became aware of my situation very early on and made contact with the local police authorities to discuss the matter with them, professionally. Domestic disputes, especially over child custody, can become extremely ugly. It takes someone who has the ability to take in the situation and analyze it properly to understand it from a neutral perspective and evaluate it. That's exactly what Jeremy did and in my case, the charges were thrown out. It takes someone who understands what it's like be sitting from the prosecuter's side of things because he was a DA. This is why I hired Mr. Saland and I'm so glad I did.

I was returning to my home state travelling through LGA airport with my father’s military issued handgun in a locked case, in a locked suitcase. Prior to going to the airport, I had checked with TSA and I had checked with the airline. I declared the handgun at the check-in counter with the airline. H...owever, although on Federal land, I didn’t realize that LGA came under the jurisdiction of the laws of NYC and the Port Authority of NY. I was not licensed to carry a handgun in NYC. I was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, both a felony and a misdemeanor, in the fall of 2020. Jeremy Saland was recommended to me and answered my call. From our very first conversation, he was calm, understanding and reassuring. Throughout all of my discussions, Jeremy provided guidance and support, instilled unwavering trust and confidence. He was also very patient, as the process had changed to accommodate Covid-19 with virtual arraignments and court appearances. When you need a NY criminal attorney, Jeremy is the attorney you want to represent you. I came to understand and appreciate his exceptional ability in navigating the Queens DA’s office, both procedure and personnel. In the end, both charges were dismissed, and the records sealed. Even more remarkably, Jeremy was able to return my father’s handgun to me, an extraordinary accomplishment and one that I will be forever grateful. There is no other NY criminal attorney. Jeremy Saland, and the law firm of Crotty Saland PC, is your best insurance policy.

I’m a woman and a victim of sexual assault at my university institution. As I broke up with my abusive partner who had previously assaulted me, she decided to preemptively make a false (and enormously violent) accusation against me to our university in the form of a Title IX/Gender-Based Misconduct a...nd Dating Violence complaint. The university, in response, suspended me and upended my entire life before I could explain. The police were notified. I had to grapple with being assaulted, and now being accused of the same violation that had really happened to me. I don’t have the language express how grateful I am that Jeremy was there every step of the way - proactively, professionally, and compassionately. He scheduled a meeting with NYPD, who immediately closed their investigation due to our presentation of evidence that contradicted my abuser’s false allegations and placed her at a different location entirely during that time. He helped me file my own complaint against my abuser at my school and worked tirelessly against prejudiced and amorphous university standards for a whopping 5 months while I continued to be banned from my dorm. He navigated complex issues related to DACA and HIPAA that the university was simply incompetent to address, as my abuser wound herself around new and increasingly-impossible allegations. When finally presented with both of our cases, the university adjudicator determined my total innocence, and my abuser’s degree has been suspended for two years upon the determination that she was responsible for assaulting me. I have graduated, and my life can start in earnest thanks to Jeremy. He sincerely cares about the truth, and was incredibly nonjudgmental in my seeking his help as an LGBT woman. The shame and shock of this experience was traumatic, but it would have been insurmountable had I not had Jeremy. He is a brilliant thinker (there were more than 500 pages of moving parts to this case by its conclusion) and he was able to take my honest narrative and turn it into a compelling and sincere case. It’s no small thing that he has a sharp sense of humor as well and managed to even bring out my own, which is now something I believe was priceless. I cannot recommend him enough.

I was the victim of criminal harassment and stalking and within one week, Jeremy resolved the situation. We discussed several approaches, decided on the best one, and Jeremy fully delivered in the form of a legal memo that clearly and unequivocally laid out the basis of our complaints and the potent...ial consequences should the person not get treatment. It was exactly what was needed and totally effective. He was communicative, pleasant and most importantly, fully delivered.