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    Thomas Charny Rotko

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    Thomas Charny Rotko

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    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Federal Regulation and more
    Rating:  9.9
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    Justin Louis Heiferman

    Justin Louis Heiferman

    5.010 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Immigration
    Bio: Justin Heiferman spent nearly 20 years managing complex financial audits and investigations, both as an attorney and as a banker, for noteworthy institutions including JP Morgan Chase, BDO Seidman and Credit Suisse First Boston. As a former Assist...
    Rating:  9.3
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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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    John M. Cromwell

    John M. Cromwell

    4.933 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Juvenile and more
    Bio: When you hire me, you will be getting an experienced New York City criminal defense trial lawyer, who cares about you, and who will always treat you with dignity and respect. I am dedicated to serving clients in the Bronx and the surrounding areas...
    Rating:  8.4
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    Adam Michael Felsenstein

    Adam Michael Felsenstein

    5.01 review
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Commercial
    Bio: Also admitted to practice in: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York United States District Court for the Northern District of New York United STates Cou...
    Rating:  10
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    Thomas James Carr

    Thomas James Carr

    5.01 review
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Toms affiliation enables the firm to offer a full range of criminal litigation and courtroom services including misdemeanor and felony cases from pre-arraignment through trial. His proven litigation techniques and prosecutorial outlook are valuabl...
    Rating:  9.3
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    Cesar de Castro

    Cesar de Castro

    4.47 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation
    Bio: César de Castro is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on criminal defense, corporate investigations, commercial litigation, and appellate litigation. He regularly appears in New York federal courts as well as the criminal and civil c...
    Rating:  9.4
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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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    Matthew R. Smalls

    Matthew R. Smalls

    5.02 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family
    Bio: Matthew R. Smalls is a distinguished attorney, government affairs strategist, and registered lobbyist with more than two decades of experience navigating the complex intersections of law, policy, and politics in New York State. Mr. Smalls has buil...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Stephen L. Kunken

    Stephen L. Kunken

    5.01 review
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Review: "Mr. Kunken represented me during a very litigious divorce involving mutliple false criminal charges. His expertise, professionalism and handling of my criminal cases (including trial) were outstanding and it is thankfully due to him that I was abl..."
    Rating:  9.3
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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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    James Hal Medows

    James Hal Medows

    4.8349 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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    Jacob Uriel

    Jacob Uriel

    5.016 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Bio: I have over fourteen years of experience as a criminal trial attorney. I founded Uriel Criminal Defense PC because I wanted to do criminal defense the right way. I have successfully tried many criminal cases in front of juries and judges. I am a f...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Matthew Bennett

    Matthew Bennett

    5.07 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Matt Bennett founded Bennett Law PLLC in 2026. Since entering private sector, Matt has focused his practice on criminal defense, DWI/DUI defense, ERPO/Red Flag law defense, and traffic ticket defense. With over a decade of experience in the field,...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Denis Petre

    Denis Petre

    5.087 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Immigration
    Bio: Denis Petre is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York. He completed undergraduate studies at Brooklyn College and attended law school at NOVA Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center. Denis is committed to p...
    Rating:  8.2
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    Louise Hochberg

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    Louise Hochberg

    5.01 review
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: With over 35 years of legal experience, Louise Hochberg is highly regarded for her expertise and dedication as a criminal defense attorney. Before starting her private practice in 2012, Ms. Hochberg worked in Manhattan as a staff attorney and late...
    Rating:  7.7
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    Todd Eric Houslanger

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    Todd Eric Houslanger

    5.08 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Debt Collection, Guardianship and more
    Houslanger & Associates, PLLC is the premier creditor’s rights law firm servicing the entire State of New York. Our extensive knowledge gives you the benefit of an efficient and expeditious modality for the adjudication of traffic, speeding and ot...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Harlan J. Protass

    Harlan J. Protass

    5.04 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Securities & Investment Fraud, Appeals
    Bio: Harlan Protass: Trusted CounselorA graduate of Cornell University and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (cum laude), where he was an editor of the Cardozo Law Review, Attorney Harlan Protass has – for more than 20 years – sought to protect the...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Matthew Robert Lembke

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    Matthew Robert Lembke

    4.66 reviews
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    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "He's been representing my brother in Steuben County NY for over a year. He's the best Attorney in Rochester NY. If you want someone who will fight for you,be there for you and treat you like a human then you want Matt on your side. You won't regre..."
    Rating:  7.7
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    Matthew Whitney Brissenden

    Matthew Whitney Brissenden

    5.03 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Review: "Matthew contributed to my fathers release. My father was sentenced to life and once Matthew got his hands on the case, it contributed a great deal to the "time served" sentence my father received....after 22 years incarceration. Matthew kept mysel..."
    Rating:  9.3
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    Gary G. Becker

    Gary G. Becker

    5.08 reviews
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Review: "Gary Becker is one of the most knowledgeable attorneys I have ever worked with. He fights tenaciously for his clients and is pound for pound the best criminal trial attorney in New York. His attention to detail is unparalleled and he will always b..."
    Rating:  9.1
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