Top criminal defense Lawyers in Bronx | 9 available

9 criminal defense lawyers are available in Bronx, New York, including Bianka Perez, David Colgan, Edward H. Wolf, and Francis T. Alberts. These lawyers are rated between 3.7/5 to 4.1/5 and 59% provide free consultation.

Bianka Perez

David Colgan

Edward H. Wolf

Francis T. Alb

Michael Franci

Nick M. Frisco

criminal defense Lawyers Nearby Bronx (by distance)

Within 10 miles near you

Flushing, New York ZIP 11358 7.9 mi away 4 lawyers Bayside, New York ZIP 11361 8.2 mi away 2 lawyers Elmhurst, New York ZIP 11373 9.1 mi away 3 lawyers

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New York, New York ZIP 10017 10.4 mi away 16 lawyers New York, New York ZIP 10036 10.6 mi away 10 lawyers River Edge, New Jersey ZIP 07661 10.8 mi away 2 lawyers New York, New York ZIP 10016 10.9 mi away 21 lawyers

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Bianka Perez

2853 A Grand Concourse , Bronx , New York 10468

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce

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David Colgan

Firm: David M. Colgan, Esq.

910 Grand Concourse , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Civil , Criminal Defense , Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

David Mejia Colgan, Esq. has over 25 years of experience in criminal law. After graduation from New York University School of Law in 1998, Mr. Colgan served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, where he served in the domestic violence and sex crimes bureaus and handled felony trials, including homicides, and misdemeanor trials. Mr. Colgan served as the second chair on 5 homicide trials as an intern in the Kinge County District Attorney's Office prior to joining the Bronx County District Attorney's Office.. Since leaving the District Attorney’s office in 2005, Mr. Colgan has represented hundreds of clients in federal and state criminal cases, as well as post-conviction proceedings. Mr. Colgan has appeared in Courts throughout New York State, including local, town, city and county Courts throughout New York City, Westchester County, Rockland County, Orange County, Putnam County, Nassau County and Suffolk County.. Mr. Colgan is admitted to practice in the Federal Courts in the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the Northern District of New York and the Western District of New York. Mr. Colgan has represented criminal defendants in matters in Federal Courts throughout the United States.. Since leaving the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Colgan has also practiced Family Law in the Family Courts throughout the City and State, Matrimonial Law and Immigration Law in the limited areas of applications for citizenship and deportation defense. He has appeared before the United States Immigration Courts in New York City, throughout New York State and in various other jurisdictions in the United States.. Mr. Colgan is fluent in Spanish.

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“David is an extremely talented attorney. His attention to detail coupled with his knowledge of the law makes him the kind of attorney you want to represent you. He is a spirited ne…”

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Edward H. Wolf

Firm: Law Office of Edward H. Wolf

1F 910 Grand Concourse New 10451 , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Civil Rights,Criminal Defense ,Employment & Labor ,Family

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Francis T. Alberts

Firm: Francis T. Alberts

934 Sheridan Avenue New 10451 , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Child Support,Criminal Defense ,Domestic Violence,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Felonies,Juvenile ,Police Misconduct,Traffic Violations

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Michael Francis Dailey

One Riverdale Avenue, Suite One, Mailbox 11 , Bronx , New York 10463

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI

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Nick M. Frisco

Firm: Law Offices of Nick M. Frisco

184 E 161st Street Second Floor New 10451 , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation,Child Support,Civil ,Criminal Defense ,Divorce,Family

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“In the beginning of my custody case Mr. Frisco was asking me questions (and making statements) that made me wonder who's side he was on. For many mont...CarlosThe sheriff came to s…”

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Laurie Rosen

Firm: Law Offices of Laurie E. Rosen

888 Grand Concourse Apt 1 H , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“She coached and prepared me on what to expect giving best and worst case scenarios and how to conduc”

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Mark Berger

Firm: The Legal Aid Society

260 E 161st St , Bronx , New York 10451

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“Good, caring, conscientious attorney. NYPD is fortunate to have him on-board.”

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Neil V. Grimaldi

Firm: Neil V. Grimaldi

2860 Buhre Avenue New 10461 , Bronx , New York 10461

Practice Areas: Civil ,Corporate ,Criminal Defense ,Drug Crimes,DUI/DWI,Election Campaign & Political ,Entertainment & Sports ,Felonies,Personal Injury,Real Estate ,White Collar Crime

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“I find Neil Grimaldi to be very educated and very personable. He helped me tremondously in my legal matters.”

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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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