Dover Plains Criminal Lawyers

James Melita, who grew up in Gloversville, graduated from Plattsburgh State University of New York with a major in political science and a minor in economics. He then graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan. After graduating from law school, James Melita formed his own law practice with a main office in Albany, NY, specializing in Traffic Defense Law, Collections Law, Family and Matrimonial Law, and Real Estate Law.

I am currently a solo Practicianer who handles and represents clients in criminal defense work in the NYS Courts, Federal Courts and Florida and who is well known as a very experienced trial attorney, having tried several hundred criminal cases in the above jurisdictions and handled many hundreds of cases before these and other courts.

Jenn began her career as a Manhattan Public Defender, where she handled countless cases, ranging from larcenies and assaults, to DWIs and sex offenses. In her most recent trial, Jenn and her co-counsel were able to get a First-Degree Robbery indictment dismissed in the middle of the trial. During law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Jenn worked as a law clerk for a criminal appeals and post-conviction law firm, where she wrote appellate briefs and post-conviction petitions for various murder cases. In law school, Jenn won Best Oral Advocate at the Domenick L. Gabrielli Appellate Advocacy Competition, and graduated cum...

Joseph D. McBride is the Founder of THE MCBRIDE LAW FIRM, PLLC, located in New York City. His courtroom practice is focused on Criminal Defense and Civil Rights cases. Outside the courtroom, he is a legal advisor and fixer in the public and private sectors. Widely known for his work on January 6th-related matters, Joe has appeared on Newsmax, One America News, CNN, Steve Bannon’s War Room, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and Dinesh D’Souza, Rudy Giuliani, and Donald Trump Jr’s podcasts. Dozens of news publications have covered his work, including FOX News; NBC News; ABC News; The New York Post; The...