Michael J. Brown

Michael J. Brown

4.8
Rating: 8.3

Licensed for 33 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Central Islip, NY
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

320 Carleton Ave Ste 2000, Central Islip, NY

About Michael

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 50%

Michael J. Brown, Esq.’s criminal defense practice extends to all types of felony and misdemeanor matters in Federal, State, and Justice Courts throughout the New York area. Michael Brown has represented and tried thousands of cases such as the most serious felony charges of Murder First Degree to common misdemeanor charges of Driving While Intoxicated. Michael J. Brown, Esq. represents clients on all traffic matters in Federal, State, and Justice Courts throughout the New York area.

33 years | 1,000 cases

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Personal Injury 50%

Michael J. Brown, Esq.’s personal injury practice involves representing victims injured in a variety of negligent acts including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and wrongful death actions. Mr. Brown has taken on the State of New York, the City of New York, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and large insurance companies including Allstate, State Farm, Prudential and the like recovering millions of dollars for his clients.

33 years | 1,000 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 33 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1993

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Michael J. Brown

320 Carleton Ave Ste 2000, Central Islip, NY, 11722-4507

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Michael J. Brown's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | May 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Thief in a suit

Took $35K to babysit my case for 2 months until the Feds took it over. He kept telling us he was getting our case dismissed but it was only dismissed because of the federal indictment. He knows very little and nothing about federal law. Ripoff!

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Anthony Baron

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mike is an excellent, knowledgeable trial attorney who is an asset to both the criminal bar and his clients. Having worked with Mike during my own legal career as both an adversary and colleague, I can attest to the fact that he cares about his clients, is very experienced in his field, and is well respected by his peers in the legal community."

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Stephen Preziosi

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 17

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Mike is the preeminent criminal defense attorney of Long Island. I have been practicing in the area of appeals for almost 18 years and I have seen many trial attorneys. Mike Brown is consistently the best."

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Glenn Kurtzrock

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 01

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I have handled several cases against Mike including a trial and he is always a formidable adversary, I would recommend him."

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Experience

Rating:  8.3 (Excellent)

Honors

2021

2021 Attorney of the year, Suffolk County Bar Association

2019

2019 Attorney of the year, Suffolk County Court Officers Benevolent Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Teacher Felipe Argueta cleared of inappropriate touching charges

Cleared of all charges

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Education

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Boston University School of Law

Publications

Languages

English

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