Top Criminal Defense Lawyers in New York | 226 available

226 Criminal Defense lawyers are available in New York, New York, including Sanjay Sethi, Sapone & Petrillo, LLP, Scott B. Tulman, and Scott Fenstermaker. These lawyers are rated between 4.1/5 to 4.5/5 and 58% provide free consultation.

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Stuart Bernste

Stites Legal

Steven M. Gers

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Sanjay Sethi

Firm: Sethi & Mazaheri, LLC

26 Broadway, 21st Floor , New York , New York 10004

Practice Areas: Immigration, Criminal Defense, Asylum, Appeals

I am a founding partner of Sethi & Mazaheri, LLC. My firm represents individuals in immigration and criminal proceedings in New York, New Jersey and the Washington DC, Metro Area. Most recently, I was an Assistant Prosecutor at the Union County Prosecutor's Office, where I served in the domestic violence, juvenile and appellate units. Prior to working as a prosecutor, I served as a Law Clerk in the Criminal Division of the Bergen County Superior Court under the Honorable Patrick J. Roma, J.S.C. My interest in and commitment to public service are rooted in my work experience at the United Nations Children’s Fund in Moscow, Russia, as well as at the Public Interest Law Institute in Budapest, Hungary, where I served as a research fellow.

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Sapone & Petrillo, LLP

Firm: Sapone & Petrillo, LLP

1 Penn Plz , New York , New York 10119

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, General Litigation

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“Edward Sapone represented me in a Federal Case, that involved a complex Money Laundering Conspiracy case. He took charge with unparalleled skill and...”

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“One of the most true and incredible people I've ever met.”

— Flavio Pelliccioni

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Stuart Bernstein

Firm: Callan, Koster, Brady and Brennan, LLP

One Whitehall Street 10th Floor 10004 , New York , New York 10004

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Medical Malpractice,Products Liability

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Stites Legal

Firm: Stites Legal

150 Broadway St , New York , New York 10038

Practice Areas: DUI, Criminal Defense, Traffic Ticketing

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“Every now and then , I like to review my prior feedback. While doing so, I also like to scan other comments left by others. In total, I have had a few...”

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“5 Stars! I had an excellent experience with Stites Law LLP handling my traffic ticket. My attorney was professional, efficient, and most importantly, they got my ticket completely …”

— Kosso Ndiaye

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Steven M. Gershowitz

Firm: Morelli Ratner PC

950 Third Avenue 11th Floor 10022 , New York , New York 10022

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Construction Accidents,Criminal Defense ,General Practice,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury,Wrongful Death

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“My aunt was involved in a serious car accident and thank God we found Mr. Gershowitz from a friend. He is so patient and nice and professional. I will...”

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Steven Kimelman

Broadway , New York , New York 10019

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense

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Steven Isaacs

Firm: Koehler & Isaacs Llp

61 Broadway , New York , New York 10006

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Steven A. Lee

Firm: Quirk and Bakalor, P.C.

845 Third Avenue 10022 , New York , New York 10022

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Insurance ,Premises Liability

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Firm: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

4 Times Sq , New York , New York 10036

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Tax

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“They now share a building with Conde Naste, and it is a beautiful building!! When I was interviewing for Georgetown, I came to Skadden to meet my...”

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Silvia L. Serpe

Firm: Krantz & Berman LLP

757 Third Avenue 2Fifth Floor 10017 , New York , New York 10017

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Employment & Labor

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“Promising first impression, disappointing performance Initially, Silvia impresses as bright, dynamic and eager to engage. She has sterling creden...a client”

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Shotkin Zhang & Associates

Firm: Shotkin Zhang & Associates

45 W 34th St , New York , New York 10001

Practice Areas: Immigration, Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy

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“I don't even know where to begin. The receptionist at the office is completely useless in every possible way. They are always unsure and never know what's...”

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Sheridan Chu

Firm: Law Office of Sheridan C. Chu PLLC

90 Williams Street , New York , New York 10038

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Seth Katz Lawyers, PC

Firm: Seth Katz Lawyers, PC

32 Broadway , New York , New York 10004

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI, Traffic Ticketing

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“I had received a moving violation ticket coming off an expressway where the off ramp speed dropped to 25 mph without any speed posting , I retained Seth and...”

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“If I could give them no stars I would. First of all you can never speak directly to someone you have to leave a voicemail and they don't always call you back. Clearly after reading…”

— Anita Facchini-Gleba

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Seth Fier

, New York , New York

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Scott M. Himes

Firm: Stillman, Friedman and Shechtman, P.C.

425 Park Avenue 10022 , New York , New York 10022

Practice Areas: Civil ,Criminal Defense

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Scott B. Tulman

Firm: Law Offices of Scott B. Tulman

369 Lexington Avenue 1Fifth Floor 10017 , New York , New York 10017

Practice Areas: Appellate ,Civil ,Criminal Defense

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“I am so grateful to this attorney from God who has a great heart and knowledge what he is doing. Thank you”

— Inna Kovalchuk

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Susan Chana Lask

Firm: Law Offices of Susan Chana Lask

244 Fifth Avenue 2369 10001 , New York , New York 10001

Practice Areas: Adoption,Appellate ,Bankruptcy,Child Custody & Visitation,Civil Rights,Contracts,Corporate ,Criminal Defense ,Defamation, Libel and Slander,Divorce,DUI/DWI,Elder ,Employment & Labor ,Family ,Immigration & Naturalization ,Legal Malpractice,Lemon ,Police Misconduct,Professional Malpractice,Real Estate ,Traffic Violations,Trusts,Wills

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“Ms.Susan Lask listens and takes your case and fights like it is her own! Very personable,professional and explains each step thoroughly! Ms.Lask unde...”

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“Susan Chana Lask is a hard working, incredible lawyer who does her research and knows the law like no one else. She represented me in a case of fraud against other parties and we w…”

— Pam Babcock

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Spodek Law Group P.C.

Firm: Spodek Law Group P.C.

100 Church St , New York , New York 10007

Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Criminal Defense,

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“Words can't express how please I am with the service that was provided to me. The team at Spodek Law group are exceptional. I had the pleasure of working...”

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Sethi and Mazaheri LLC

Firm: Sethi and Mazaheri LLC

26 Broadway , New York , New York 10004

Practice Areas: Immigration, Criminal Defense, Legal Services,

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“We hired Sethi and Mazaheri to handle the immigration case for my now husband. The case was a difficult one, had a lot of challenges due to my husband...”

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“Sethi & Mazaheri, LLC law firm are the best lawyers out of the many that I have encountered during my immigration journey! My situation was looking very dismal, but this law firm d…”

— Mark Thomas

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Scott Fenstermaker

Firm: Scott L. Fenstermaker, P.C.

500 Fifth Avenue 40th Floor 10110 , New York , New York 10110

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,Taxation - State & Federal

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“Mr. Fenstermaker went above and beyond the call of duty in my appeal. When he uncovered withholding of exculpatory evidence (among other things), he c...”

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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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