Top Criminal Defense Lawyers in Brooklyn | 31 available

31 Criminal Defense lawyers are available in Brooklyn, New York, including Robert S. Gershon, Scott Cerbin Criminal Defense, Scott G. Cerbin, and Sonia Cousins. These lawyers are rated between 4.8/5 to 5.0/5 and 53% provide free consultation.

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Criminal Defense Lawyers Nearby Brooklyn (by distance)

Within 10 miles near you

Brooklyn, New York ZIP 11201 8.0 mi away 14 lawyers New York, New York ZIP 10005 9.1 mi away 17 lawyers New York, New York ZIP 10038 9.2 mi away 12 lawyers New York, New York ZIP 10007 9.6 mi away 36 lawyers New York, New York ZIP 10013 9.9 mi away 6 lawyers

Within 25 miles near you

Jersey City, New Jersey ZIP 07302 10.7 mi away 4 lawyers Elmhurst, New York ZIP 11373 11.2 mi away 3 lawyers

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Robert S. Gershon

142 Joralemon Street 5A New 11201 , Brooklyn , New York 11201

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Family ,General Practice,Probate ,Wills

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“I just wanted to express my greatfulness for all his help, support and professional work. He is always willing to listen, help and answer questions. H...”

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“Rob is an incredible lawyer who is knowledgable and takes the personal time to review and handle your case while educating his clients on applicable law as it relates to their case…”

— Annette George

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Scott Cerbin Criminal Defense

Firm: Scott Cerbin Criminal Defense

16 Court St , Brooklyn , New York 11241

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI

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“Great criminal lawyer,Professional and polite ,takes time to resolve with a great strategy but he knows how to deal with your case.I fully recommend...”

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“Scott helped me out big time with a serious matter my life was at a turning point and Scott helped me turn my life around and at the end of everything I was left with a clean recor…”

— Chris L

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Sonia Cousins

Firm: Brooklyn Defender Services

177 Livingston Street, 5th Floor , Brooklyn , New York 11201

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Sydney Peck

Firm: Brooklyn Defender Services

177 Livingston St Fl 5th , Brooklyn , New York 11201

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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The Law Office of David Zelman

Firm: The Law Office of David Zelman

709 Eastern Pkwy , Brooklyn , New York 11213

Practice Areas: Medical, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense

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“I recommend David Zelmen he was honest and made the process stress free kept me up to date on everything that was going on and always answer any questions I had don’t matter how cr…”

— M Ramirez

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The Law Offices of David E. Levine

Firm: The Law Offices of David E. Levine

26 Court St , Brooklyn , New York 11242

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI

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“Dealing with the justice system for the first time after an unfair situation can very stressful and unfamiliar. To me, having to meet David was a blessing....”

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“David Levine is a great attorney and highly recommended. David has represented me twice. The first time he was able to get me ten days community service for a Class B Felony charge…”

— Nick I

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The Law Offices of Jaime Lathrop

Firm: The Law Offices of Jaime Lathrop

182A 26th St , Brooklyn , New York 11232

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business, Criminal Defense

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“In my experience, Attorney Jaime Lathrop is exactly the kind of lawyer you want in your corner. After consulting with several attorneys, he was by far the...”

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“Mr Lathrop is simple the best.I've had a difficult and complicated issue consulted numerous Attorney and they weren't able to handle my situation. When I found Mr Lathrop he was a …”

— Fatima Dean

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The Law Offices of Michael Mullen

Firm: The Law Offices of Michael Mullen

26 Court St , Brooklyn , New York 11242

Practice Areas: Medical, Criminal Defense, DUI

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“A lawyer that puts his clients first I had the fortune of finding Michael T. Mullen's web page after searching for Brooklyn criminal defense lawyers. I...”

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“My experience with Micheal Mullen was undeniable helpful and professional. He walked beside me the entire time making me feel from the beginning that he was there for me and faught…”

— darius lee

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Uriel Criminal Defense

Firm: Uriel Criminal Defense

540 Court St , Brooklyn , New York 11231

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI

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“Absolutely the best defense your money can buy in Brooklyn. They specialize in rights violations.”

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“Jacob and George are the absolute dream team at this firm. You never know when you will find yourself or a loved one in a situation where you’ve been wronged and need representatio…”

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Scott G. Cerbin

Firm: Scott G. Cerbin, Esq., PLLC

26 Court Street 810 New 11242 , Brooklyn , New York 11242

Practice Areas: Civil ,Civil Rights,Criminal Defense ,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Felonies,Police Misconduct

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“Man o man!!! My sister, who is a lawyer herself, managed to employ Scott for me while I was in the bookings. I got out the bookings as the LAST case t...”

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The Gulley Law Firm

Firm: The Gulley Law Firm

26 Court St , Brooklyn , New York 11242

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Immigration

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“Ms. Gulley is the greatest! I went to her frustrated during a custody battle and she helped me out in so many ways. I fired my previous lawyer that was...”

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Recent Q&As in New York (Criminal Defense)

Lawyer Communication | Aug 12, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: New York. Hello everyone, I have an ongoing criminal case currently and recently it has been another court date for me. I’m a college student and will be going back to school very soon, my next court date is during my school time. At my most recent court date, I asked my public defender if I’ll have to be there with them next time. They said if there is any difficulty with time to contact them, I told them that in earlier times when I tried to contact them through phone calls I didn’t receive any response, then they told me to contact them through texting. As soon as I checked on my schedule, I texted them in terms of messaging the phone number they left on their card that I wouldn’t be able to attend my next court date due to school reasons. It has been a day or two, and I haven’t gotten any responses back yet. They left two numbers, one for office and one for cell, in case, I messaged both. The message to the cell is colored blue and tells me that my message is delivered but not read yet. The office message is shown as green and doesn’t show whether or not it’s read or not. Is there anything I should do as of now or anything I could do? My next court date is approximately half a month from now.
First-time NYC subway fare incident resulted in a DAT for Transit Theft of Services — Do I need a private lawyer? | Jul 27, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
I am an Asian international student living and studying in New York City, and I have never been to criminal court before. I am trying to understand what I should do next. A few days ago, I was stopped by an NYPD officer after entering the subway without successfully paying the fare. My Apple Pay transit payment was not working properly that day, and I also did not have my wallet or physical ID with me. I ended up entering behind my friend. My friend had successfully paid and has a payment record, but I did not. I was fully cooperative with the officer. I did not run, resist, or argue. I eventually showed her a photo of my ID on my phone, and she verified my information. The officer asked whether I had received a ticket before. I told her honestly that I had one prior public consumption of alcohol ticket from 2023. It was a $25 fine for drinking beer in a public park, which I paid online immediately. That is my only prior legal violation. The officer then issued me a Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT) for Transit Theft of Services and told me that I need to appear in Criminal Court. I was very surprised because I had never been to court before. I initially thought this was simply a fare-related fine. The officer told me that the judge would decide the amount of the fine and that it could potentially be as little as $25, with…
Ex assaulted me and the police and DA’s office messed up | Jul 24, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: New York Hey everyone, I really need some advice on this if you can help me. Earlier this year, I was viciously assaulted by my ex, where he had cut up my arm, and I called the police and filed an order of protection against him, which was granted. When the police came over, they took photographs of my injured arm, and they called the ambulance to treat me. I declined going to the hospital because I did not think that I needed to because I wasn’t sure what they could even do with these cuts because they were pretty deep but I figured they probably did not require stitches so I did not go to the hospital. Because I did not go to the hospital and get a doctors note, New York State literally charged my ex with attempted assault in the third- degree rather than actual assault – the police officer told me today that because I did not go to the hospital to get my injuries checked out, I can’t do anything about this and I can’t have him charged with assault. Furthermore, the ADA that was working on my case notified me about two days after his arrest, and never informed me that she could not press charges for assault because I had not gone to the damned ER, and instead had charges filed for attempted assault in the third degree; one of the glaring differences with these two charges is that assault is a…

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