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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Canandaigua)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Education and more

Bio: Experience. Commitment. Integrity. It's what I'm about, and what you can expect from me as your lawyer. After serving as a prosecutor in the Monroe County District Attorney's Office for nearly 17 years, including 4 years overseeing the DWI Bureau,...

Rating: 9.7

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Syracuse)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: Attorney Annaleigh Porter is devoted to defending the rights of the accused. She credits her career path and comfort in the courtroom to her desire to see justice and fairness in the criminal court system. Ms. Porter has been recongized by the Nat...

Rating: 9.0

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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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Criminal Defense

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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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (S Richmond Hl)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Whether you are charged with a DWI or Health Care Fraud, as your lawyer, you will have the most aggressive representation. You will have an attorney who understands that behind every criminal case is a forgotten story about the accused. To tell th...

Rating: 9.3

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Gary G. Becker, LLC
747 Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 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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Eisemann Law
20 Vesey Street, Suite 400, New York, NY

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

Call for a consultation(866) 976-7813

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Staten Island)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI

Bio: Matthew J Santamauro has been practicing law since 1995. Beginning as an Assistant District Attorney in the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, Matthew prosecuted criminal cases, both Misdemeanors and Felonies, from inception to trial. Sin...

Rating: 9.8

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Kingston)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Appeals and more

Bio: Justice Warrior Diligent, intelligent savvy, compassionate trial & appellate attorney with expertise in the following areas: Appeals- whether challenging a criminal conviction, contesting a support order, custody determination, finding of child ab...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Hackensack)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Internet and more

Bio: When you think you are in trouble. Emile Lisboa has successfully represented criminal defendants in State and Federal courts, including in many high profile cases, against serious felony, also known as indictable, charges including homicide, mansl...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Rochester)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more

Review: "I am extremely pleased with David. During my DWI case he was there start to finish with any questions or issues I had. He eased my stress as much as possible. His knowledge of the process is exceptional and I know there was no other lawyer suited ..."

Rating: 7.0

Call for a consultation(585) 601-2387

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The Law Offices of Gordon Mehler, PLLC
747 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor,, New York, NY

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Litigation

Review: "Attorney Mehler is one of the most honorable and caring men that I have ever met. Not only is he a great Attorney, but his compassion and sense of responsibility to his clients is unmatched. I highly recommend Attorney Mehler! My family and I are ..."

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (White Plains)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: Jeffrey P. Scaggs is a skilled litigator with extensive criminal and civil experience. Mr. Scaggs handles the defense of individuals charged with serious crimes throughout the New York metropolitan area, routinely litigating in the state and feder...

Rating: 8.0

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Garden City)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: David Schwartz has spent his entire career practicing law as a litigator and is actively involved with the political landscape in New York State. Mr. Schwartz, in his career as a trial attorney, has successfully tried high profile Murder cases, Wh...

Rating: 9.7

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Kingston)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Bio: Attorney Matthew T. Bennett III is an associate in the Criminal Law Department at Larkin Ingrassia, PLLC, in Newburgh, NY. Since joining the firm in September 2023, he has focused his practice on criminal defense, DWI/DUI defense, traffic ticket d...

Rating: 8.9

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Garden City)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI

Bio: Brian J. Griffin concentrates his practice of law in the areas of criminal defense at the state and federal level. As the firm’s principal New York criminal defense attorney, Mr. Griffin regularly attends court proceedings both in State and Federa...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Melville)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Over the course of the last twenty eight (28) years, Mr. Kommor has established himself as one of the most prominent attorneys in the areas of Divorce Law, Family Law, and Criminal Law. To this end, Mr. Kommor has repeatedly proven his superior co...

Rating: 9.7

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Syracuse)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Ken has defended myself, my friends and my family on a number of charges from traffic tickets to DUI to criminal felonies and has always been extremely professional and knowledgeable. He initially represented me when I was charged with DUI. He exp..."

Rating: 9.4

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Law Offices of Michael L Lambert
369 Lexington Ave, 2nd Floor, PMB #229, New York, NY

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: My Legal Philosophy: I am first and foremost a fighter. You are always weakest in a criminal case on the first day you are arrested, when the only side of the story being told is what the police have to say, and they almost always represent their ...

Rating: 8.4

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Criminal Defense Attorney near New York (Garden City)

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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Law Offices of Peter Katz, LLC
52 Duane Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, White Collar Crime and more

Bio: I have litigated thousands of Federal and New York State criminal cases and personally tried over 50 federal and state cases as a Federal and Manhattan prosecutor. I concentrate my legal practice in Federal and New York State White Collar Criminal...

Rating: 9.9

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1501 Broadway, Suite 800, Suite 800, New York, NY

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor

Rating: 9.6

Call for a consultation(833) 343-1169

Susan Jewell Walsh's Website

DUI and DWI Speeding and Traffic Ticket Violent Crime Domestic Violence

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