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    New York Has 6297 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 34756 Reviews

    Steven Todd Goldstein

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    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I am not going to tell you: "I will represent you zealously." because every attorney should do that. I will promise you transparency. Furthermore, I will respond to your messages promptly. I understand that going through a criminal or traffic case...

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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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    Daniel Adam Hochheiser

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: Daniel A. Hochheiser is a New York criminal defense attorney with offices in Scarsdale, NY in Westchester County who has been defending criminal cases in the New York State and Federal Courts for the past 17 years. Prior to becoming a defense lawy...
    Matthew Joseph Simone

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Call 24/7 (518) 859-9235 for DWI, Criminal, Vehicle & Traffic, and Personal Injury matters.
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Bio: I have been a criminal defense attorney for over 30 years with experience in a wide array of cases from shoplifting to murder, to complex white collar cases. I was an adjunct professor of law at New York Law School teaching trial advocacy and I wa...
    Jeffrey Ziff

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Experienced Traffic Attorney Covering All 5 Boroughs Of NYC & Long Island. Call 855-725-8309
    Adam Sean Dreksler

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Mesothelioma & Asbestos, Personal Injury and more
    John V. Elmore

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    I didn’t start out in life planning to sue anyone. Chances are, neither did you. Call 716-300-0000
    Michael Howard Joseph

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    A good lawyer makes all the difference. Offices in New York and Westchester.
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, General Practice
    Bio: Carla Sanderson is an outspoken advocate for her clients, many of whom are experiencing the most difficult times in their lives. Carla’s litigation experience includes jury trials in the Southern and Eastern District of New York, New York Supreme ...
    Lee Byron Shelton

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    REDUCE POINTS & FINES. AVOID COURT & SAVE TIME. Aggressively defending your rights for 20 years.
    Eli M. Moore

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Former Bronx prosecutor. Handling criminal cases throughout Westchester. Call For A Free Consult
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Business, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Rovshan Sharifov, Esq., is a highly experienced criminal defense attorney and the founding partner of Sharifov & Associates, PLLC. With a career spanning over 23 years, he has built a reputation for providing aggressive representation in both stat...
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: Graduating Summa Cum Laude from New York Law School in 2011, Michael E. Cirigliano began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in New York, where he honed his trial skills and gained invaluable experience handling a wide range of crim...
    James C. Hopkins

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    James Hopkins has been a tough, resourceful, innovative Criminal Defense Attorney for over 30 years
    Marc Craig Gann

    PRO

    5.024 reviews
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    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    Former Nassau County Prosecutor and Past President of the Nassau County Bar Association on your side
    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: I am a highly experienced criminal defense and DWI attorney. I have been practicing for over 30 years am a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and was named to the National Trial Lawyers T...
    Peter J. Schaffer

    PRO

    5.03 reviews
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    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Civil Rights and more
    Bio: Top Rated Bronx Criminal Defense Attorney. Thirty-Eight Years Trial Experience. Peter J. Schaffer is an experienced criminal defense attorney with a successful track record of fighting for his clients. As one of the top Bronx criminal defense lawy...
    Courtney E. McGowan

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Serious Defense for Serious Charges. Courtney regularly handles misdemeanor and felony cases ranging from drug offenses, larcenies and violations of orders of protection, to violent felonies, including robberies, burglaries, assaults and homicides.
    Damaris Ruth Santamaria

    PRO

    New York Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Immigration
    Bio: Damaris Santamaria joined Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. in 2026 and is an Associate with the firm’s Litigation Department. Santamaria has significant experience in housing, criminal defense, immigration, and civil rights law. Her background includes ten...

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