Criminal Defense Lawyers Across New York

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New York residents facing criminal defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. The legal framework in New York differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Supreme Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Criminal cases in New York are prosecuted through Supreme Court, with appeals handled by the Appellate Division. Your constitutional rights apply, but New York's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The New York State Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

The criminal defense attorneys listed here practice throughout New York and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how criminal defense law works in New York — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in New York. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Michael J Stachowski - Attorney
Michael J Stachowski
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J Stachowski PC
 2025 Clinton St Buffalo NY 14206
(716) 824-5353
Hague Institute of International Law (1976)
English
Bar #1764653
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Joseph Daniel McBride - Attorney
Joseph Daniel McBride
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
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Ronald Steven Nir - Attorney
Ronald Steven Nir
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Ronald Nir
 125-10 Queens Blvd Suite 15 Queens NY 11415
(347) 494-8509
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1985)
Bar #2157527
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Stephanie L Hanrahan - Attorney
Stephanie L Hanrahan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Stephanie L. Hanrahan
 89 North Broad Street Norwich NY 13815
(607) 226-7143
Bar #5718689
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Derrick Hogan - Attorney
Derrick Hogan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 441 New Karner Road Albany NY 12205
(518) 218-7100
Albany Law School (2005)
English
Bar #4678397
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Real Estate Law
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Brett S. Noonan - Attorney
Brett S. Noonan
0/5 (0 reviews)
NoonanBrown Law
 423 East Main Street Endicott NY 13760
(607) 953-6367
Albany Law School
English
Bar #4878211
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Liam G.B. Murphy - Attorney
Liam G.B. Murphy
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shaw & Murphy, PLLC
 170 Main Street Groton NY 13073
(607) 273-2900
New York University School of Law (1985)
Bar #5438817
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Consumer Law
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Jacob Rudman - Attorney
Jacob Rudman
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Jacob A. Rudman
 215 Hilton Ave Hempstead NY 11550
(516) 450-5095
St. Thomas University School of Law (2011)
English
Bar #5337985
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Margo Pillischer - Attorney
Margo Pillischer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oresky & Associates, pllc
 149 E 149th St Bronx NY 10451
(718) 993-9999
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (2014)
English
Bar #5318852
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Construction Law Criminal Law Medical Malpractice
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Alejandro Hernandez - Attorney
Alejandro Hernandez
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alejandro Hernandez- Abogado
 8 St James London SW1Y 4JU United Kingdom
(646) 300-0406
University of Houston Law Center (1999)
English, French, Italian, Spanish
Bar #5692991
New York Bar
Disbarred License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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John Tolley - Attorney
John Tolley
0/5 (0 reviews)
JT Law Office PA
 7700 Congress Ave Suite 1103 Suite 1103 Boca Raton FL 33487
(718) 650-5858
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2011)
English
Bar #5788161
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
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Marc C. Kokosa - Attorney
Marc C. Kokosa
0/5 (0 reviews)
 40 British American Blvd. Latham NY 12110
(518) 907-4694
Albany Law School (2008)
Bar #4677829
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Nursing Home Abuse
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Max Smelyansky - Attorney
Max Smelyansky
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Smelyansky Law Office
 602 Central Ave Ste 102 Albany NY 12206
(518) 688-2800
Baltimore International College
English
Bar #5009022
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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George C. Grasso - Attorney
George C. Grasso
0/5 (0 reviews)
GCGrasso Law, PLLC
 242-02 61st Ave. Douglaston NY 11362
The City University of New York School of Law (2009)
English
Bar #5107396
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Collections
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Pablo A. Fernandez - Attorney
Pablo A. Fernandez
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
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Anthony Como - Attorney
Anthony Como
0/5 (0 reviews)
 12510 QUEENS BLVD STE 320 KEW GARDENS NY 11415
(718) 459-8700
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Albanian, English, Italian, Polish, Spanish
Bar #3974854
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
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Andrew Steinhaus - Attorney
Andrew Steinhaus
0/5 (0 reviews)
Difilippo, Flaherty & Steinhaus, PLLC.
 305 Main Street East Aurora NY 14052
(716) 652-9600
State University of New York - Buffalo (2020)
Bar #6051536
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Madelyn Cittadino - Attorney
Madelyn Cittadino
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nave Law Office
 95 Court St. 2nd Floor Binghamton NY 13901
Syracuse University College of Law
English
Bar #6083711
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Traffic Tickets
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Btzalel Hirschhorn - Attorney
Btzalel Hirschhorn
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shiryak, Bowman, Anderson, Gill & Kadochnikov, LLP
 8002 Kew Gardens Rd Ste 600 Kew Gardens NY 11415
(718) 263-6800
University of Baltimore School of Law
English
Bar #5289251
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Collections
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Kyle Calabrese - Attorney
Kyle Calabrese
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Kyle W. Calabrese
 265 Union St Hamburg NY 14075
(716) 649-3311
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1993)
Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Troy A. Smith - Attorney
Troy A. Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bronx Criminal Defense Lawyer Troy A. Smith, PC
 950 Gerard Ave #1 Bronx NY 10452
(718) 757-6723
Quinnipiac University School of Law
English
Bar #2576494
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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DANIEL N. ARSHACK - Attorney
DANIEL N. ARSHACK
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arshack, Hajek & Lehrman, PLLC
 1790 Broadway 710 New York NY 10019
(212) 582-6500
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and Einstein Medical School
Bar #2259059
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Kaliopi Vasiliou - Attorney
Kaliopi Vasiliou
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vasiliou Law
 30-97 Steinway St. Suite 301A Astoria NY 11103
(347) 967-6141
Touro College (2009)
English, Greek, Spanish
Bar #5087416
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
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Matthew R Winchell - Attorney
Matthew R Winchell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey, PLLC
 400 Linden Oaks #110 Rochester NY 14614
(315) 666-1172
Albany Law School (2020)
English
Bar #6111231
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
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Jeffrey Linehan - Attorney
Jeffrey Linehan
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Linehan Law Office, PLLC
 305 Broadway 7th Floor New York NY 10007
(646) 290-7033
New York Law School (2007)
English
Bar #4878310
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Securities Law
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Joseph Mariner Gerstenzang - Attorney
Joseph Mariner Gerstenzang
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gerstenzang, Sills, Cohn & Gerstenzang
 210 Great Oaks Blvd Albany NY 12203
(518) 456-6456
Albany Law School
English
Bar #4985917
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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David P. DeSantis - Attorney
David P. DeSantis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nave Law Office
 231 Walton Street Syracuse NY 13202
(315) 948-3566
Syracuse University College of Law
English
Bar #5355383
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Family Law
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Alexander Z. Lonstein - Attorney
Alexander Z. Lonstein
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Alexander Lonstein
 190 South Main Street Ellenville NY 12428
(845) 905-2216
New York Law School (2015)
English
Bar #5666086
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law
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Sean Imran - Attorney
Sean Imran
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Sean Imran, LLC
 10 Lakeview Dr Kings Park NY 11754
(631) 533-2233
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2017)
English
Bar #5875208
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Samantha Chorny - Attorney
Samantha Chorny
0/5 (0 reviews)
SMC Law Office PLLC
 433 Broadway Suite 401 New York NY 10013
(718) 970-1960
California Western School of Law
English
Bar #5687306
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Jordan Blue Charnetsky - Attorney
Jordan Blue Charnetsky
0/5 (0 reviews)
Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP
 450 Plaza Dr. Vestal NY 13850
(607) 763-9200
Syracuse University College of Law (2015)
English
Bar #5653670
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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Jeremy Saland - Attorney
Jeremy Saland
0/5 (0 reviews)
Saland Law PC
 52 Duane St 7th Floor New York NY 10007
(212) 312-7129
State University of New York - Buffalo
English
Bar #3996139
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law
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Konstantinos Gaisidis - Attorney
Konstantinos Gaisidis
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
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Andrea Leah Gellen - Attorney
Andrea Leah Gellen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gellen Law PLLC
 271 Hooker Avenue Poughkeepsie NY 12603
(845) 204-8673
Albany Law School (2010)
English, Hungarian
Bar #5198171
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
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Zachary T. Ruetz - Attorney
Zachary T. Ruetz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 400 Linden Oaks Suite 110 Rochester NY 14625
(585) 492-4700
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2013)
English
Bar #5366760
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Employment Law
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Richard Hochhauser - Attorney
Richard Hochhauser
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
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Eugene Girin - Attorney
Eugene Girin
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
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Jan Egger - Attorney
Jan Egger
0/5 (0 reviews)
 144 Exchange Blvd. Suite 107 Rochester NY 14614
(585) 325-4545
University of Minnesota
Bar #2279685
Unknown Status
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Michael Salvatore Pascazi - Attorney
Michael Salvatore Pascazi
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1065 Main Street Suite D Fishkill NY 12524
(845) 897-4219
Albany
English, French, Italian
Bar #4367843
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Communications & Internet Law
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