Top criminal defense Lawyers in Amherst | 5 available

5 criminal defense lawyers are available in Amherst, New York, including Anastasia Ifandis, Brenda Mattar, Cory Missell, and Richard Daly. These lawyers are rated between 2.5/5 to 2.9/5 and 53% provide free consultation.

Cory Missell

Brenda Mattar

Anastasia Ifan

Richard Daly

Robert Berkun

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Cory Missell

Firm: Tiveron Law

2410 North Forest Road , Amherst , New York 14068

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Cory Missell is a litigation attorney who focuses his practice on helping people facing serious issues of Criminal Defense, DWI, Vehicle & Traffic, Juvenile/Youthful Offenses, and Civil Litigation. Mr. Missell has 20+ years of diverse legal experience in Western New York; having worked for several local law firms practicing in both the private and public sector, having operated his own private practice, and having acted as general counsel for a local Buffalo corporation.. Mr. Missell obtained his Juris Doctorate from the State University at Buffalo School of Law and his undergraduate degree in The Public Policy of Law from Hobart & William Smith Colleges. He is admitted to the Federal, District, Bankruptcy and 4th Department Courts in New York.. Before his admission to law, Mr. Missell was an instructor for college students preparing for the LSAT (entrance exam for law school), participated in the Moot Court / Mock Trial oral advocacy program for eleven years throughout schooling, and was fortunate to intern at the U.S. Supreme Court during the 1999-2000 term that heard and decided Bush v. Gore. Cory is also a proud Eagle Scout.

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Brenda Mattar

Firm: Mattar, DAgostino and Gottlieb, LLP

42 Lantern Ln , Amherst , New York 14228

Practice Areas: Civil , Criminal Defense , Elder , Family , Personal Injury, Wills, Elder Law

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Anastasia Ifandis

Firm: Law Office of Anastasia Ifandis, Esq.

PO Box 1245 New 14226 , Amherst , New York 14226

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents,Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Domestic Violence,DUI/DWI,Family ,Felonies,Immigration & Naturalization ,Landlord & Tenant,Personal Injury,Real Estate ,Traffic Violations,Trucking Accidents

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“I recently moved into a home in the Toronto Area only to have Ms. Anastasia Ifnadis represent me and take care of my paperwork. First off, she cared m...”

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Richard Daly

Firm: Richard F Daly

4249 Maple Rd , Amherst , New York 14226

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense ,

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Robert Berkun

Firm: Robert Berkun

501 John James Audubon Pkwy , Amherst , New York 14228

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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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.
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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…
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