If you need legal help with civil rights matters in New York, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. New York attorneys handle cases involving discrimination, police misconduct, First Amendment violations, voting rights, and civil liberties, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Supreme Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for civil rights matters in New York is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Supreme Court, and New York's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The New York State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on civil rights in New York bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting a civil rights attorney in New York, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Supreme Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout New York and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to civil rights law in New York for an in-depth look at New York's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Joseph Daniel McBride - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McBride Law Office, Pllc
 99 Park Avenue 25th Floor New York NY 10016
(917) 757-9537
Bar #5445879
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Casey Fundaro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fundaro Law; Fundaro Recinos
 5521 North University Drive, Suite 204 Coral Springs FL 333067
(718) 304-9980
State University of New York - Buffalo (1983)
Bar #2133825
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Amedeo Zmarandoiu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC
 424 Main Street 1600 Liberty Building Buffalo NY 14202
(716) 854-3400
Italy - Ministero della Giustizia Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Thomas Foley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
SavicFoley P.C.
 315 Madison Avenue Suite 3047 New York NY 10017
(646) 970-0553
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2003)
English, German
Bar #5205414
England and Wales (Solicitor) Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Alexandria Jean-Pierre - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Phillips & Associates, Lawyers at Law, PLLC
 585 Stewart Ave #410 Garden City NY 11530
(212) 248-7431
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (2008)
English
Bar #4709929
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Employment Law
Edward H. Kyle III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Feldman, Kramer & Monaco, P.C.
 53 Orchard St. Manhasset NY 11030
516472730016
St. John s University School of Law (2015)
New York Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Andrew Matthew Lieb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 308 W. Main Street Suite 100 Smithtown NY 11787
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2004)
Bar #4546396
Colorado Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Foreclosure Defense
Allen Lim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horn Wright, LLP
 The Powers Building 16 W. Main St., Suite 210 Rochester NY 14614
(516) 355-9696
Western State University College of Law (2020)
English, Khmer
Bar #6064935
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Personal Injury
Brian Karalunas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
 80 Pine Street 34th Floor New York NY 10005
(516) 447-4680
Stanford Law School
English
Bar #6002588
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Joseph Pace - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Pace Law
 30 Wall St, 8th Floor New York NY 10005
(917) 336-3948
Yale Law School (2007)
English
Bar #4896791
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Allen Shoikhetbrod - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 441 New Karner Road Albany NY 12205
(518) 218-7100
Bar #5191515
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Employment Law
Rohit Kumar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Rohit J. Kumar
 61-43 186th Street Fresh Meadows NY 11365
(646) 494-6968
St. John s University School of Law (2010)
Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Bar #5329834
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Consumer Law
David Fallon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David A. Fallon
 1525 Western Ave. Albany NY 12203
(518) 918-6102
Brooklyn Law School (2008)
English
Bar #5013966
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Emily Welch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Evans Fox LLP
 100 Meridian Centre Blvd Suite 300 Rochester NY 14618
(585) 787-7000
English
Bar #5845896
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Divorce
Spencer David Shapiro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horn Wright, LLP
 814 Elm Street Suite 402 Manchester NH 03101
St. John s University School of Law
English
Bar #5558507
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Municipal Law Personal Injury
Ryan C. Woodworth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horn Wright, LLP
 The Powers Building 16 West Main St., Suite 210 Rochester NY 14614
(585) 245-0255
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2010)
English
Bar #4945341
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law Personal Injury
Pablo A. Fernandez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Horn Wright LLP
 400 Garden City Plaza Suite 500 Garden City NY 11530
(585) 245-0255
City University of New York School of Law (2001)
English, Spanish
Bar #4066122
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Construction Law Criminal Law
Nicole Epstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerstman Schwartz LLP
 1399 Franklin Ave #200 Garden City NY 11530
(516) 880-8170
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2015)
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Health Care Law
Edward Anthony Ruffo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Edward Anthony, LLC
 666 Old Country Road Garden City 11530
(646) 330-1550
St. John s University School of Law (1989)
Italian, Spanish
Bar #2511913
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Construction Law Legal Malpractice
Thomas Farrell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Thomas Farrell
 2 Dominic Street Oswego NY 13126
(315) 806-1794
Roger Williams University School of Law
Spanish
Bar #5798988
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Joshua Adam Matz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
 350 5th Ave #7110 New York NY 10118
(212) 763-0883
University of Pennsylvania
Bar #5388962
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Richard Hochhauser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Richard Hochhauser, PLLC
 50 Clinton Street #737 Hempstead NY 11550
(516) 939-1529
Fordham University School of Law (2011)
English, Hebrew, Spanish
Bar #5301452
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Eugene Girin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 125-10 Queens Blvd Suite 302 Kew Gardens NY 11415
(347) 420-3218
St. John s University School of Law (2009)
English, Russian
Bar #5148614
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
Scott Frederick Humble - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7 Jackson Avenue West Ellicott Jamestown NY 14701
(716) 664-2889
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1988)
English
Bar #2345072
U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Konstantinos Gaisidis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LAW OFFICES OF KONSTANTINOS GAISIDIS
 43 West 43rd Street. Suite 240. , NY New York NY 10036
(212) 859-5056
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Bar #5277314
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
Lori Nevias - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24 Princeton Street Rockville Centre NY 11570
(516) 724-0314
Cardozo Law School
English, Hebrew
Bar #2687721
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Susan Chana Lask - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 244 Fifth Avenue Suite 2369 New York NY 10001
(917) 300-1958
Whittier (1983)
English
Bar #2286102
Eastern District of NY, Federal Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights
Philippe Andre - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 488 Madison Avenue 11th Floor New York NY 10022
(646) 225-7299
Bar #4895207
Active License
Verified
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Civil Rights
Tara Fappiano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tara C. Fappiano, Lawyer at Law
 395 Scarsdale Road Tuckahoe NY 10707
(917) 923-2330
St. John s University School of Law (1995)
Bar #2937365
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
John Tait - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC
 203 East Post Road White Plains NY 10601
Fordham University School of Law (1996)
English
Bar #3029378
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Construction Law Personal Injury
Ryan Gordon Blanch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Blanch Law Office
 261 Madison Ave. 12th Floor New York NY 10016
(212) 268-9700
Southern Methodist University
English, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Bar #3901469
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Daniel E. Smyth - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sutton & Smyth, LLP
 30 Wall Street, 8th Floor New York NY 10005
(866) 935-1862
Trinity College Dublin
English
Bar #5581830
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Civil Rights Construction Law Medical Malpractice
Richard L. Giampa - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Richard L. Giampa Esq., P.C.
 860 GRAND CONCOURSE APT 1H BRONX NY 10451
(718) 665-7700
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1975)
English
Bar #1597681
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Medical Malpractice
Izak C Rosenfeld - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Access Now
 463 Lincoln Place #241 Brooklyn NY 11238
(888) 414-0100
University of Melbourne Law School (2014)
English
Bar #5621370
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Communications & Internet Law
Jitesh Dudani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Phillips & Associates, Lawyers at Law, PLLC
 585 Stewart Ave #410 Garden City NY 11530
(212) 248-7431
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Sindhi
Bar #5633763
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Employment Law
Alexander O Bentsen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
BentsenLaw
 135 Merrymount Street Staten Island NY 10314
(917) 400-4686
Seton Hall University School of Law (2002)
Bar #4648788
Unknown Status
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Employment Law
Stacey Bucci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bucci Law
 150 State Street 4th Floor Albany NY 12207
(518) 407-3020
Western New England University School of Law (2005)
English
Bar #5878038
US District Court for District of Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
Thomas Weiss - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1325 Franklin Ave #225 Garden City NY 11530
(516) 746-7452
Brooklyn Law School
Bar #2860435
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
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