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    Michael Aaron Ross

    Michael Aaron Ross

    5.01 review
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 58 years
    Practice Areas: Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Criminal Defense
    Review: "Michael Ross testified at a recent trial as an expert witness on legal ethics, on behalf of an attorney charged with extortion. He captivated the jury and his testimony unquestionably contributed to the jury's verdict of not guilty."
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    Michael Edgar Vitaliano

    Michael Edgar Vitaliano

    4.47 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: An accomplished legal advocate, Michael E. Vitaliano is the founder and principal of The Vitaliano Law Firm, based in New York City. Mr. Vitaliano is a leading criminal defense lawyer and experienced advocate in handling all criminal matters in st...
    Rating:  10
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Richard R. Shaw

    Richard R. Shaw

    4.963 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Sometimes you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes you're hanging around the wrong people. And sometimes, good people just make mistakes. Regardless of how you ended up in your current situation, you need a good lawyer who will liste...
    Rating:  8.5
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    William Scott Petrillo

    William Scott Petrillo

    5.05 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: William Petrillo graduated from St. John's University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He then joined the New York City Police Department where he worked for six years as a police officer. Mr. Petrillo left the NYPD to attend law sc...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Benjamin Karl Bergman

    Benjamin Karl Bergman

    4.961 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family and more
    Review: "Ben is amazing... I was facing some serious felony charges with state prison sentences. I was given a public defender at first who I did not feel any confidence in at all.. I was then referred to Ben, I felt that confidence the first time I was in..."
    Rating:  9.4
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    Paul V. Prestia

    Paul V. Prestia

    4.817 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: For over a decade, Mr. Prestia has zealously fought for the rights of his clients; defending the accused and protecting the abused. As such, Mr. Prestia has been recognized as one of the preeminent NYC attorneys in his field. In 2016 and 2017, he ...
    Rating:  10
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    George Edward LaMarche

    George Edward LaMarche

    5.021 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: George LaMarche III is a graduate of Siena College, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree. Subsequently, George attended Albany Law School where he served as an Editor for the Albany Law Review. Following law school George went to work at a litiga...
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    Ronald Steven Nir

    Ronald Steven Nir

    4.47 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Bio: I am an attorney practicing for over 30 years concentrating on Criminal Defense. I am familiar with all aspects of New York's Penal and Criminal Procedure Laws. I am also familiar with Family Law, Real Estate Transactions, Contract Law and Civil D...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Philip G Sayles

    Philip G Sayles

    4.948 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Thank you for visiting my Avvo page. If you or a loved one are facing a criminal accusation in the Western Washington area, please call me and I will gladly discuss the issue with you. Having the proper legal representation is important, and it is...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Alexander E. Eisemann

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    Alexander E. Eisemann

    5.07 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Bio: Alex Eisemann has extensive experience representing individuals and corporate entities throughout the United States in civil and criminal litigation as well as government and regulatory investigations. He is an accomplished trial lawyer, having tr...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Menachem Mendel White

    Menachem Mendel White

    5.035 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family
    Bio: The White Law Group has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in local courts. We have helped hundreds of clients through divorces, separations, child custody issues, and much more. While this is certainly going to be a difficult e...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Susan Jewell Walsh

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    Susan Jewell Walsh

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    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor
    Rating:  9.7
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    James Hal Medows

    James Hal Medows

    4.8352 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Named #1 Traffic Ticket Lawyer in New York by advanced AI rankings. I’m James Medows, a New York traffic ticket lawyer known for one thing: winning cases and keeping points off your license. For more than a decade, I’ve helped drivers in New York ...
    Rating:  10
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    Yelena Sharova

    Yelena Sharova

    4.420 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation
    Bio: New York attorney with respect to professionalism and dedication to clientele.
    Rating:  9.4
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    Ralph Habib

    Ralph Habib

    4.998 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Mr. Haibib has practiced criminal law for his entire career spanning over 18 years. As an Assistant District Attorney in Onondaga County for eight years, Mr. Habib prosecuted DWI and narcotics cases. For the last five years, Mr. Habib has provided...
    Rating:  8.3
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    Jeremy Iandolo

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    Jeremy Iandolo

    5.01 review
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    No-nonsense personality when dealing with prosecutors, but compasionate when dealing with clients.
    Rating:  9.7
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    Gary Stuart Miller

    Gary Stuart Miller

    5.0576 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I strongly believe that if you are going to do a job, you should do it well. Upon graduating law school in 1987, my first job was within the Court building involving daily court appearances. Later I became a founding partner in the Law Firm of Ask...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Mark A. Bederow

    Mark A. Bederow

    4.621 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime
    Bio: Mark Bederow represents individuals and business entities in connection with criminal investigations and prosecutions brought by federal and state authorities throughout New York. Mark has been practicing criminal law for more than 15 years. He st...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Michael Byk

    Michael Byk

    5.030 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business and more
    Review: "Earlier this year I fell on hard time in terms of debt, I was trying to pay it off and refused to give up. Unfortunately due to personal issues I started to accrue more debt that I could not longer handle. My friend recommended Michael for a consu..."
    Rating:  9.6
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    Jonathan Marc Davidoff

    Jonathan Marc Davidoff

    4.914 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Commercial, Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion and more
    Bio: Mr. Davidoff’s extensive experience and education is an asset to our firm and invaluable to our clients. Mr. Davidoff is admitted to practice in the state courts of Florida, Massachusetts (inactice), New York, federal courts in Florida and New Yor...
    Rating:  10
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