Top Rated New York Criminal Defense Lawyers

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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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 53 years

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

Review: "David helped me with several legal situations over the last 20 years. He was a pleasure to work with, was well informed, and extremely professional. In addition, unlike many in his field, David practices law with a social conscience. I highly reco..."

Rating: 7.4

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, General Practice

Bio: Mark is the Public Defender of Cattaraugus County. He has handled thousands of cases including murder, rape, robbery, burglary, assault and drug cases. He has tried serious felony trials to verdict with acquitals in murder, rape, burglary, felony ...

Rating: 7.0

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Health Care

Bio: I have been a trial lawyer for over 27 years, and during that period I have had success at every level of the Federal and State Criminal Justice Systems. As a prosecutor in the office of Robert Morgenthau, the Manahttan DA's Office, I tried Murder...

Rating: 9.6

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI

Review: "Jeannie was wonderful to work with. She was caring and attentive and responded to any questions or concerns promptly. Alicia was also incredibly helpful and kind. I would absolutely recommend her."

Rating: 8.2

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect and more

Bio: Peter Bongiorno is a St. John’s Law School graduate and the founder of The Bongiorno Law Firm, a practice he has led since 1988. For more than three decades, Peter and his team have fought for injury victims and recovered hundreds of millions of d...

Rating: 9.2

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

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

Bio: Attorney Robert Ross Fogg is a proven advocate, both inside and outside of the courtroom. A consummate professional dedicated to serving his clients, Attorney Fogg has successfully litigated a series of notable cases throughout his decade of pract...

Rating: 7.7

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more

Bio: Law Offices of Vladimir Rene is a law firm that makes a difference. We take a fresh pragmatic approach to legal practice that focuses on getting the best results for our diverse client base. We want our clients to see us as an extension of themsel...

Rating: 7.3

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Marriage & Prenuptials, Real Estate and more

Bio: I am an attorney who has experience in criminal law, large complicated civil suits, family law, real estate, personal injury, small claims actions, landlord tenant matters, and business law. Currently I also work of-counsel with Wojtan, Vallone & ...

Rating: 7.4

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Environmental and Natural Resources

Review: "I've used Fran for a few years now & he's always went to bat for me... Easy to reach, no BS... Good attorney, good man..."

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Mr. Fields represented my son in a homocide case . We took the case to trail and my son was found NOT GUILTY. Mr. Fields was very precise in presenting his case and proving and catching the police and witness's in their LIES"

Rating: 7.1

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

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

Review: "Harold handled my case completely on my behalf. He was extremely responsive and helpful and got an outcome better than I imagined."

Rating: 6.9

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Insurance

Bio: John W. Fried is a member of the firm’s Insurance Counseling and Recovery and Litigation for Policyholders Practice Groups. His civil practice is devoted primarily to representing policyholders whose insurance claims have been denied. He has repre...

Rating: 9.0

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "He is a very great lawyer and you can tell he definitely cares about each case not just taking a case for money he genuinely looks forward to helping people receive what is far and justice in there cases.. he is very prompt with everything he does..."

Rating: 6.9

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New York Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Environmental and Natural Resources and more

Bio: Joshua is a partner at Lippes & Lippes who is engaged in the general practice of law with a primary focus in environmental, education, and mass tort litigation. Joshua grew up in Western New York where he attended the Nichols School for high schoo...

Rating: 8.3

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