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    Melissa Rosenblum

    Melissa Rosenblum

    5.09 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney, Melissa Rosenblum works with a client-focused approach that keeps you informed throughout your entire legal process. She understands the sentencing structure and can work t...
    Rating:  10
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    Paul B. Brickfield

    Paul B. Brickfield

    4.722 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Litigation
    Bio: Paul Brickfield is a criminal defense attorney who has represented hundreds of clients in courts all across New Jersey. He is a former high-ranking First Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor and federal prosecutor- deputy chief of the Special Prosec...
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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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    Christopher James Vaccaro

    Christopher James Vaccaro

    5.011 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: I joined Kearns Rotolo Law in 2022. I practice primarily in criminal defense at the Superior Court level, DUI/DWI cases, as well as domestic violence, juvenile matters, municipal court, and motor vehicle violations. Before joining Kearns Rotolo, I...
    Rating:  10
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    Keith Hirschorn

    Keith Hirschorn

    5.06 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Review: "He kept me out of jail and got my charges reduced to near nothing. He did exactly what he was hired to do."
    Rating:  10
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    Emeka Nkwuo

    Emeka Nkwuo

    5.055 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Mr. Nkwuo is a trial attorney who specializes in criminal, juvenile, DWI, Municipal Court and personal injury. Mr. Nkwuo has defended clients on a myriad of charges including, but not limited to, murder, robbery, burglary, drug distribution, gun p...
    Rating:  10
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    Matthew Teeter

    Matthew Teeter

    5.0101 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Matthew Teeter graduated from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (now known as Stockton University) in 2008, having majored in Criminal Justice with a focus in Forensic Investigation. While obtaining his degree, he successfully completed a...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Ashley Eve Shapiro

    Ashley Eve Shapiro

    4.715 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Ashley E. Shapiro is an associate at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. Ms. Shapiro’s practice concentrates on the areas of White Collar Criminal Defense & Corporate Investigations as well as Federal, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania criminal defens...
    Rating:  10
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    Tamika T. McKoy

    Tamika T. McKoy

    4.932 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I have handled hundreds of criminal cases ranging from Homicide, Racketeering to Aggravated Assault and Weapons offenses, formerly as an Assistant Prosecutor, and now as a defense attorney. It is important to have adequate legal counsel the moment...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Jeffrey E Gold

    Jeffrey E Gold

    4.818 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Jeffrey Evan Gold was named an “Attorney of the Year” by the N.J. State Bar Assn Municipal Court Section. in 2012, 2008 and 2004. He was presented with ICLE Distinguished Service Award in 2013. Mr Gold also won the New Jersey State Bar “Amcius Cur...
    Rating:  10
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    Jeffrey Anthony Skiendziul

    Jeffrey Anthony Skiendziul

    4.9144 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Expungement, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: My practice focuses on representing individuals who have been accused of committing criminal offenses in New Jersey, ranging from Petty Disorderly Persons Offenses/Misdemeanors through Indictable Offenses/Felonies. In addition to criminal cases, I...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Milagros De La C Camacho

    Milagros De La C Camacho

    5.04 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Milagros Camacho is the managing partner of Camacho Gardner & Associates, L.L.P., a general practice law firm with offices in North Bergen, New Jersey. She specializes in criminal defense and matrimonial matters. A former state and federal prosecu...
    Rating:  10
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    Blair R. Zwillman

    Blair R. Zwillman

    5.014 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime and more
    Bio: I have been a practicing attorney for 40 years. My professional career has been exclusively with the criminal justice system both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney for the last 39 years. I have handled a variety of white collar cases, and ...
    Rating:  10
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    Alan Peyrouton

    Alan Peyrouton

    5.032 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Peyrouton Law is a Bergen County Criminal Defense Law firm. We have successfully represented clients throughout Bergen County, Hudson County, Passaic County, Essex County and all New Jersey Criminal Courts. We only practice criminal defense and we...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Eric J Marcy

    Eric J Marcy

    5.05 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Administrative Law, Appeals
    Bio: Eric Marcy is Of Counsel with the Somerville and Morristown based Law Firm of Lyons & Associates, P.C. He has a wide variety of experience in criminal, civil, and administrative litigation. He has been a licensed New Jersey attorney since December...
    Rating:  10
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    Paul Ferrell

    Paul Ferrell

    5.016 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Expungement and more
    Review: "I got myself into a serious situation for the first time in my life with the law and was really nervous but with the legal advise and help from mr Farrell everything turned out ok. Wasn't just a lawyer but also prayed with me and that was going be..."
    Rating:  10
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    Rubin M Sinins

    Rubin M Sinins

    5.02 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: As both a certified criminal trial attorney and certified civil trial attorney, a distinction held by fewer than 40 attorneys, Rubin Sinins represents individual and corporate clients in a host of legal contexts. His litigation experience is wide-...
    Rating:  10
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    Anthony J. Vecchio

    Anthony J. Vecchio

    4.990 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: My entire career has been dedicated to defending those accused of crimes, DWI, serious motor vehicle violations, and the rights of victims of crimes and accidents. I have prosecuted, defended, or appealed cases ranging from municipal court matters...
    Rating:  10
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    Frank V Carbonetti

    Frank V Carbonetti

    5.0103 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: Frank V. Carbonetti, Esq., was born and raised in Lodi, New Jersey. Frank began working as a law clerk at Lucianna & Lucianna in 1996, and has been an associate and a partner at the firm since 1999. Ironically, Frank's grandfather (also named Fran...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Brian J Neary

    Brian J Neary

    4.513 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
    Bio: Regarded as one of the "go to" criminal defense lawyers in New Jersey, Brian J. Neary devotes his entire practice to the defense of those accused of crimes and serious motor vehicle offenses. Widely known in courthouses and in the press as "the la...
    Rating:  10
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    Anthony N. Palumbo

    Anthony N. Palumbo

    4.945 reviews
    New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 55 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Anthony N. Palumbo, a NJ criminal defense lawyer, former prosecutor and public defender with over 35 years of criminal trial experience fighting for you. I have established solid relationships with judges and prosecutors so that when I advocate fo...
    Rating:  9.5
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