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I have over 25 years experience.  I began my career in the Queens County District Attorney's Office as a trial attorney.  I have represented clients from all walks of life; other lawyers, doctors, politicians and teachers.  I am available 24/7 - when I am not in the office, all calls bounce to my cell phone.  You can always reach me.  I'll give you a free consultation, and I won't rush you off the phone.  I look forward to speaking with you.

Sean was born in Spanish Harlem, son of Irish immigrants, in 1968. He grew up in Queens County in a strict Catholic Irish household. His father was a union carpenter while his mother was an assistant teacher. Along with his younger brother  and younger twin sisters, his family grew up believing education, family, faith, and service to others were the keys to a good life.. Sean graduated St. Francis Prep High School in Queens in 1986, and then went on to graduate Fordham University in the Bronx in 1990.. After college, Sean held many different jobs while debating whether or not to attend law school, He was a union carpenter in Manhattan. He swung a hammer framining houses in Long Island. He worked security at St. Patrick's Cathedral. But Sean knew he wanted more out of life.. in 1992, Sean began serving the residents of Queens County as an Emergency Medical Technician based out of Jamaica Hospital in Richmond Hill, Queens. Sean earned many citations for bravery and life saving calls. Although the job was incredibly rewarding, while working in EMS, Sean decided to attend law school.. Sean completed his first year of law school at Brooklyn Law School in 1996. He then transfered to St. John's Law School, and graduated in 1998. All during law school, Sean continued to work on the ambulance in Queens, nights and weekends.. Upon graduating law school, Sean began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney, for the Queens County District Attorney's Office. This job, again serving the residents of Queens County, was the pinnicle of his legal learning experience. While he was an Assistant DA, Sean worked in Criminal Court handling misdemeanors, the Grand Jury handling felonies, Narcotics Investigations, and Supreme Court handling felony jury trials.. After four years as an Assistant DA for Queens County, Sean decided to begin his own law practice. Starting out with no clients, and no resources, he borrowed a small amount of money from his dad, bought a computer, rented a small office, and printed some business cards. Overnight, Sean literally went from prosecuting people and putting them in jail, to defending people and getting them out of jail.. Over the past fifteen years, Sean has gone on to build a large and growing criminal defense litigation practice. Sean defends hundreds of people every year, accussed of minor misdemeanor offenses up to serious felony cases. He handles many domestic violence cases and even more drunk driving cases. He does everything he can to resolve cases without the need to go to trial, but at the same time, he will not hesitate to pick a jury and follow through to trial.. Sean lives in Long Island with his wife of twenty years, and three teenage children. He literally works seven days a week in court or in his office, and he is available 24/7 for your call. Any spare time he may have, he enjoys his motorcycle.. Oh, and by the way, Sean STILL works the streets of Queens as a per diem Emergency Medical Technician for Jamaica Hospital whenever he gets a chance.

Joseph F. DeFelice Esq. is a former attorney with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Law Secretary to Supreme Court Justices and Assistant District Attorney in Queens County. Now with his own practice, attorney Joseph F. DeFelice represents clients in Criminal, District, Immigration, County and Supreme Courts. Mr. DeFelice has successfully handled numerous trials and appeals including murder cases, robbery, domestic violence, drug charges, arson and burglary. He also represents clients for minor offenses and misdemeanors such as DWI.. DeFelice Law can help you with naturalization, the new immigration policy called The Dream Act, and earning citizenship in the United States. DeFelice Law is built on the foundation of establishing trusting relationships with our clients and Joseph F. DeFelice has the expertise to meet your legal needs. We can assist you with the filing of petitions and applications to obtain permanent United States Citizenship and provide representation in the New York Immigration Court.. Attorney Joseph F. DeFelice is admitted to the New York and Florida Bar, United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal for the 2nd, 3rd, and 11th Districts and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is currently active with and the past President of the Queens County Bar Association and has served as President of the Confederation of Columbian Lawyers and President of the Columbian Lawyers, Queens County.

Attorney Kevin P. O’Donnell was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He received his Bachelor of Sciences degree in 1991 from Fordham College, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1994. In 1995, Attorney O’Donnell was admitted to the State Bar of New York. Mr. O’Donnell began his legal career serving as a prosecutor in Queens County. From there, he went  on to work at a large New York City law firm. It did not take Attorney O’Donnell long to realize that he wanted the opportunity to spend time with his clients on a more personal level, in order to provide them with the high-quality services they deserve.. This is when he opened his Queens firm, the Law Office of Kevin P. O’Donnell, where he focuses exclusively on criminal defense and civil rights law. At the firm, Attorney O’Donnell proudly represents individuals throughout the five boroughs and Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. As a criminal defense attorney for Queens County, Mr. O’Donnell has had the opportunity to represent high-profile cases, which has led to him appearing on a variety of television shows. He believes it is important to remain committed to his community, and he takes a wide range of both state and federal criminal defense cases. Attorney O’Donnell is aware of the challenges individuals are faced with growing up in the community, and he is able to better connect with his clients because of his understanding.. When an individual begins working with the Law Office of Kevin P. O’Donnell, Attorney O’Donnell uses his nearly 20 years of experience and background in prosecution to develop a strategy that is tailored to fit their specific needs and most likely to lead them to favorable outcomes. Mr. O’Donnell handles a variety of cases, including those involving an internet crime, a DWI offense, a weapons charge, assault, and more. To learn more about the benefits of working with Attorney O’Donnell, contact the Law Office of Kevin P. O’Donnell today.

Past President of the Queens County Bar Association, Past President of The Network of Bar Leaders, Member of the Second Department Character and Fitness Committee ,Member of the Second Department assigned counsel oversight committee, editor of the Queens County Bar Association Bulletin, co-chair of the Queens County Bar Association criminal courts committee, Associate Dean of the Queens CountyBar association continuing legal education,.

I am attorney Luke Scardigno with Law Offices located in Queens, New York, and I offer exactly this type of Criminal Defense Representation. I will not simply represent you and send you on your way; I will guide you through the legal process, explaining what is happening at each step of the process. I will continue to assist you until your life returns as closely as possible to the way things were before your arrest. Before any court appearances, we will either meet in person or speak on the telephone, so that you can know what to expect. I will always contact you before court to advise you of the upcoming court date, as well as to discuss the status of your case. I will always return your telephone calls. I will be appearing with you in court — not some attorney, who you never met before and who does not know anything about your case.. At my firm, you receive direct, personal attention from a lawyer with over 30 years of experience in Criminal Defense. I will be as accessible as possible, so that you always know where to turn during this stressful time in your life. I understand what you are going through, and one of my goals is to address your concerns and fears in a manner that will benefit you and your case. My other goal is to ensure you walk away with a clean criminal record, if at all possible. It is very important to me that my clients' records stay clean, if at all possible, no matter how long it takes me to accomplish that goal.. Please call for a free consultation.

Very early in my career as an attorney, while engaged in negotiating the terms of a very serious contract, my opposing counsel was apparently taken back, ostensibly aghast.  He made this apparent by stating, "for someone who has only been admitted to practice law for a few days, you're pretty damn tenacious."  I suppose that he was reaffirming several of the qualities that have long-since honed to a science, satisfying my clients (and at times) irking my family - my gumption, persistance, and neverending relentlessness.. That lawyer's observation set the tone for my career.  I developed a reputation that may be most aptly described as Stephen King (a known critic of attorneys) once wrote, "an attorney with sharp teeth, and preferably a taste for human blood."  I admit that I haven't ever drawn blood, but I like the metaphor for my effectively aggressive, unorthodo, and zealous advocacy, which I have routinely employed on a daily basis, for each of my client, for over ten years. With all candor, I aim to separate myself from the lawyers that are so often the butt of so many old jokes (not to mention the caricature of the many imagianary lawyers conjured by the great King).  I have been told that I'm much easier to speak to than many other attorneys.  I have been told that I "don't look like a lawyer."  I have been told by experienced people that I'm the best lawyer that they have ever known; and I have been threatened with contempt of court only twice.  I believe that principle trumps procedure and that there's a good argument that the entirety of common law is one big legal fiction.  Above all, I aim to solve problems.  In keeping therewith, I believe that candid communication is elementary in every case, as essential to building trust between attorneys and clients as between married couples.. As indicated by my work over the course of my career, I constantly strive to build and maintain trust, while always providing the best possible legal representation for each and every single one of my clients.  I have been very successful in doing so - persistently achieving excellent results across the board, from cases involving punk rock shows at Tompkins Square Park and the Constitutional rights that make such events possibl, to multi-million dollar contracts, to cases of alleged homicide.. One of the most important facets of my practice is to ensure the peace of mind of every person who humbly seeks my counsel.  I want you to be able to sleep at night.  It actually matters to me.  The better you sleep, the better I sleep.  Your problems become my problems merely by virtue of the business that I have nurished and constructed.  Take that weight off of your shoulders and leave it with me.  I'll use that weight to build momentum and fight for the best solution to your case.  That's my job.  And I'll never lie to you.. Thanks for your interest in my practice. Please don't hesitate to give me a call to discuss your legal issues or to set up a free consultation at your convenience.  (I don't actually bite).

I am a former Queens County Prosecutor.  I have prosecuted hundreds of Misdemeanors and Felonies.  Call now for a free consultation.  Services provided in Nassau and Suffolk and New York City.

Whether you are charged with a DWI or Health Care Fraud, as your lawyer, you will have the most aggressive representation. You will have an attorney who understands that behind every criminal case is a forgotten story about the accused.  To tell that story, I understand that it requires dedication, hard work, and constant communication with my client.  I know that as a  passionate advocate for those accused of wrongdoing,  every single case is an opportunity to do justice for the accused.

Even before becoming an attorney I spent my career serving the public. Working in constituent relations for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, I handled a myriad of cases in a number of different fields, including Immigration and Veterans Affairs.. While working full time, I obtained two degrees from St. John’s University, a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies and a Juris Doctorate. Before graduating summa cum laude from St. John’s University’s undergraduate program, I captained the University’s trial competition team, helping our coaches lead us through a number of trial competitions. Afterwards, I attended St. John’s University School of Law, and served as the Executive Director on the board of the Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute. During my time as a member of the Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute, I competed in a number of trial competitions, placing in most of them, including the John Marshall Law School/American Bar Association Criminal Justice Trial Competition, where my team ranked second.. After graduating from St. John’s University School of Law, I became a prosecutor in Queens County under the Honorable Richard A. Brown. During my tenure as a prosecutor, I investigated and prosecuted numerous cases, ranging from misdemeanors to serious felony offenses. By handling these cases I gained valuable experience, often receiving the cases immediately after arraignment and handling them to their conclusions.. Throughout my career, I have helped people through some of the worst tragedies of their lives. This experience allows me to understand the difficulties that my clients face, and gives me the ability to handle each and every case with the compassion and dedication that I know my clients expect and deserve.. If you or a loved one has been arrested for any crime, I am available to help you twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, just call my office at or schedule a time to speak to set up a free consultation.. Disclaimer: Any information here or on my accompanying website is for general informational purposes only, and is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. Nothing on my site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. Legal jurisdictions often differ on major and minor aspects of the law, and each legal situation is unique; requiring that all legal situations be addressed with competent legal counsel. While my accompanying website contains attorney advertising under applicable laws and ethical rules, prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Retain a former prosecutor who know the terrain, knows the players and knows the law. Providing top notch representation when not only your reputation, but freedom is at stake.

I have always enjoyed the practice of law, from the simple appearances in court to the arguments made before a jury. I have found my talent in being able to speak to people, to make them understand my side, to convince and persuade. I have combined this interest and talent into a practice that I am very proud of.