Top criminal defense Lawyers in Williamsville | 10 available

10 criminal defense lawyers are available in Williamsville, New York, including Derek Akiwumi, Gary Joseph, Ian Canterbury, and Jeffrey Santoro. These lawyers are rated between 3.6/5 to 4.0/5 and 59% provide free consultation.

Derek Akiwumi

Jeffrey Santor

Kara Buscaglia

Keith Schulefa

Michael Seiber

Michael Taheri

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Derek Akiwumi

Firm: Akiwumi, PLLC

300 International Dr Ste 100 , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Jeffrey Santoro

Firm: Jeffrey P. Santoro, Esq., PLLC

446 Evans Street , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: General Practice, Criminal Defense

With 30 years of courtroom experience, I have dedicated my practice virtually exclusively to Matrimonial and Family Law. Achieving success both in and out of the courtroom requires skillful lawyering, and understanding the importance of divorcing parents to be actively involved in their children’s formative years by creating a comprehensive Parenting Plan Agreement to allow for parental participation. It has been my practice to incorporate the client as part of the “team” to achieve the best results for my clients. A winning effort starts with detailed preparation of both attorney and client. When the foundation is solid, so is the case. Methodical and meticulous, I am well versed in the strategy necessary to bring your case to a positive conclusion.

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“t court date 25 minutes late and had me re-tell everything I told him two weeks earlier as he ran fr”

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“I have known Mr. Santoro since I began practicing law in the Western New York area. We have had clients in common, and they have all held Mr. Santoro in high regard. He is a highly…”

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Kara Buscaglia

Firm: KARA A. BUSCAGLIA

5550 Main St Ste 3 , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Keith Schulefand

Firm: Keith Schulefand Attorney at Law

1301 N Forest Rd Suite 2 , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Formation, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Collections, Contracts, Corporate , Criminal Defense , Divorce, Domestic Violence, DUI/DWI, Family , Housing , Real Estate , Traffic Violations, Trusts, Wills, Divorce & Separation

I am committed to making the attorney client relationship for my clients as positive as possible. The clients that I represent are often anxious and uncertain about what the future holds for them. I try to keep my clients as informed as possible so as to reduce their anxiety. I have 25 plus years of experience and I am well respected by my peers and the courts. I compassionately represent my clients.

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“He is extremely rude and unprofessional; please refer to prior reviews stating his rude and unprofes”

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“Keith made things very easy for me since day one of the free consultation. I live in Florida and needed a lawyer for court in NY and he was very helpful. He would call after every …”

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Michael Seibert

Firm: Law Office Thomas Trbovich

1967 Wehrle Dr , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“and needed. I would recommend Michael to anyone looking.”

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“Michael Seibert is a talented and well respected lawyer who really cares about his clients. He has the dedication and experience that it takes to win cases, and his fees are reason…”

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Michael Taheri

Firm: Taheri & Todoro, PC

388 Evans St , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“great legal results also cared enough to help me get my life in order without him pointing me in th”

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“Mike Taheri is widely considered to be the Dean of DWI Defense in Buffalo NY. You will not find a more skilled or knowledgable attorney in the Western New York area. Mike Taheri is…”

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Patrick J. McDonnell

Firm: McDonnell & Kim, PLLC

Main Street , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Criminal Defense ,Employment & Labor ,Estate Planning,Family ,Probate

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“I used Patrick for a stolen vehicle case with the City of Buffalo, he did an excellent job in recovering my vehicle in timely manner. Good rates and e...”

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“Kevin helped me with getting an ACD. He takes the time to listen, understand, & explains as needed. He's got a great sense of humor as well! One time, reasonable fee, with 3 court …”

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Gary Joseph

Firm: Sarles Frey and Joseph

5800 Main St , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Housing , Personal Injury, Traffic Violations

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“y and was my rock throughout this process. I am grateful to have had Gary Joseph on my side. I highl”

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Ian Canterbury

Firm: Trbovich Law Firm

1967 Wehrle Dr Ste 1 , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“I endorse Attorney Canterbury because he is one of the most intelligent lawyers I have ever worked with. He genuinely cares about his clients. He is very effective in courtroom.”

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John Millane

Firm: Law Office of John V. Millane III

300 International Dr Ste 100 , Williamsville , New York 14221

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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“ad been practicing law for ten years, he had never taken a matrimonial case to trial. He always nego”

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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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