Locust Valley Criminal Lawyers

I am a solo practitioner licensed in both New York and New Jersey working to serve the greater New York City area. I am based out of Rockland County, NY and currently practice in criminal defense and small business matters with a smaller portion of my practice being devoted to wills, real estate, and family law. I have experience handling legal issues in the following areas: -DUI -Misdemeanor -Felony -Business/Real Estate Acquisitions -Business Contracts -Wills -Non-contested Divorce -Landlord/Tenant

Angela Zagreda Nikci is an attorney focusing her practice on handling traffic ticket and criminal defense. Angela obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Pace University and her Juris Doctor and International Law Certificate, cum laude, from Pace University School of Law in New York. She is licensed to practice law in New York and is a member of the NYS Defender’s Association, NYS Bar Association and Westchester County Bar Association.

My name is Joe Potashnik. I am the principal attorney at Joseph Potashnik & Associates We have offices in Manhattan and represent clients in four areas. 1. NYC residents that are under criminal investigation or have been arrested on State criminal charges. 2. We represent New York City residents that are under investigation or have been arrested on Federal Charges. 3. We represent professionals in the Medical and Healthcare field that might lose, or have lost, their professional license. 4. And we represent residents of New York City, or their family members, in all government investigations. We can assist any NYC resident and offer our legal...

I'm a New York City criminal defense lawyer with more than 25 years of experience defending clients accused of felonies and misdemeanors in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

As a former prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office, Marcia Payton understands how the other side of the courtroom thinks. She is the Mount Kisco criminal defense attorney you want on your side, whether you are up against theft charges or facing sex crime accusations. Working with some of the best prosecutors and police officers in the country, Marcia has all the necessary skills, insight, and resources to defend your case. She has successfully resolved hundreds of felony level cases and is focused on offer aggressive advocacy her clients can depend on. When you need caring representation...

For more than twenty-three years Michael Lumer has fought for victims of police and government misconduct. Michael graduated in 1995 from Brooklyn Law School, where he was a Richardson Scholar, a recipient of the Edward Sparer Public Interest Fellowship, and an editor on the Brooklyn Law Review. Michael, who maintains the legal blog "Fourth and Fourteenth," and has written on criminal procedure law and the historical relationship between race and the death penalty in New York, began his legal career as a criminal defense and civil rights attorney, representing people who had been assaulted, falsely arrested, wrongly prosecuted, or otherwise...

Michael P. Kushner devotes his practice to criminal defense, appeals and civil rights litigation. As a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Kushner has successfully represented defendants in all types of proceedings, ranging from high-profile federal drug trials to simple prosecutions in the New York City Criminal Court. As an appellate attorney, Mr. Kushner has represented clients with issues ranging from inappropriate sentencing, ineffective assistance of counsel and discreet civil rights issues before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. As a civil rights attorney Mr. Kushner advocates for those individuals whom the police have violated either by excessive force,...

Allen Frankel graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School in 1993. Soon after he passed the bar exams of New York and New Jersey. He has practiced in the fields of environmental law and real estate, business transactional work, civil litigation, criminal defense, asset forfeiture, nuisance abatement, and family law, among others. Mr. Frankel established the Law Offices of Allen Frankel. In 30 years of practice, he has successfully represented clients throughout Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County and New Jersey in matters related to environmental and real...

View Laura M. Miranda's January 2008 Interview, where the Lawyer's Business Insider Show named her one of America's Best TV Legal Commentators: http://www.insiderexclusive.com/vs8.htm State and Federal, Arraignment, Bail Applications, criminal pre-trial hearings, trials, grand jury presentations, appellate briefs and oral argument. Conducted over 75 trials in NYS. Ms. Miranda has skillfully tried murder cases in NYS, Boston, Mass.; Successfully, handled Narcotics, Bank Robbery in Connecticut; and Drug Conspiracy in Pennsylvania. Ms. Miranda is dedicated to Fight for your Rights & Intent on obtaining Justice. Graduate of Cornell Law School, 1989, and Cornell University, BA 1985. She seeks to...

Mr. Preziosi established the Appellate Law Firm after years of extensive experience working for law firms in New York City and throughout New York. He is admitted to the following jurisdictions: The New York State Bar The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Western District of New York The First Circuit Court of Appeals The Second Circuit Court of Appeals The Third...

Simone Bertollini is a top rated criminal and immigration attorney. As an experienced counsel, Mr. Bertollini has extensive trial, appellate, and motion practice experience. Mr. Bertollini strong track-record includes obtaining a "not guilty" verdict on all the felony charges of the first ever “click fraud” Federal criminal trial.
Mr. Bertollini is licensed in New York and New Jersey, included Federal District Courts, Federal Court of Appeals for the First, Second and Third Circuit. Mr. Bertollini is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

I an aggressive and driven trial lawyer focusing on criminal defense and civil rights. I love what I do and I am driven to maximize my efforts for my clients. Contact me for a dedicated and honest lawyer at 646-450-3484 or jzw@jzweinsteinlaw.com.

Phillip J. Jusino, a 1989 graduate of Fordham Law School in Manhattan and a 1986 Dean's list graduate of Fordham University's College of Business Administration with a concentration in finance, began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office prosecuting criminal matters in District Court and also in the Domestic Violent Unit. After leaving the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in 1991, Mr. Jusino entered private practice working at a law firm where he practiced in the areas of matrimonial and family law as well as criminal and civil litigation and real estate. Mr....

Harold Dee, a former New York City Traffic Court Judge, officiated at over twenty five thousand (25,000) hearings involving violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. Mr. Dee is based in the Hudson Valley in Westchester County, New York. He appears regularly in all Westchester, Rockland, NYC, Putnam, and Dutchess County Courts. The practice is limited to alcohol and operation related issues as well as violations of speeding and other traffic related issues throughout New York's Hudson Valley.

The goal of Alejandro Gutierrez, Esq., is to make permanent residents of United States. He limits his practice to United States Immigration Law including the related criminal matters. He practices before the Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Immigration Courts throughout the United States, including appeals before the Department of Homeland Security, the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and U.S. Courts of Appeals. He is admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

Gregory O. Ajose, a graduate of Brooklyn College CUNY, and Fordham University School of Law, is a criminal defense attorney with over twelve years experience practicing in NY Criminal and Supreme Courts. Prior to becoming an attorney he was a member of the New York City Police department for over 15 years, retiring with the rank of Sergeant. In the course of representing an accused person, Gregory O. Ajose will apply his exhaustive knowledge of police procedure and the penal law to the case at hand in order to obtain the best outcome possible for his client....

Kimberly A. Sofia, Esq. is a commercial and civil litigator, who practices a wide range of legal disciplines throughout New York, New Jersey, and the federal courts. Kimberly has had a record of success in representing clients – from complex personal injury claims and motor vehicle accidents to criminal defense matters like DWI-defense and traffic violations. Though every case is different, she brings the same individual commitment and dedication to each case. Kimberly was selected as a 2015 Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” which placed her among the top 2.5% of lawyers in New York. She was awarded 2014’s “Top...

Theonie Makidis spent 15 years teaching forensic science at the college level after receiving an M.S. in forensic science from the University of New Haven. Then, graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Touro Law. Upon admission to the New York State Bar, Theonie went to work for the Suffolk county legal aid society and then opened her own solo practice located in Bohemia, NY.

Effective and economical representation for criminal defense matters in the local justice courts of Orange County, NY, and Orange County Court in Goshen. I also help immigrants with green card applications (family immigration.) I seek to provide excellent, honest service at low prices. Sí, hablo español. In God We Trust. :-)

Theodore A. Cotter, Esq. earned his undergraduate degree at Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center, located in Manhattan. Mr. Cotter graduated Fordham University School of Law in 2008 where he interned for Professor Abraham Abramovsky [deceased]. Following law school, Mr. Cotter worked as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. There Mr. Cotter specialized in prosecution of crimes where juveniles were charged as adults and prosecutions of crimes on school grounds. Following his work as an assistant district attorney, Mr. Cotter joined his mother, Roseann F. DiVernieri, Esq., at DiVernieri, DiVernieri, and Cotter, LLP. Mr. Cotter specializes in...

I provide no nonsense representation from retainer to resolution. I understand the difficulties built into the system and the realities faced by individuals when they wind up in court. I believe the best attorneys get the best results by personally getting to know all the facts and circumstances of each case. I am not selling the fight for you image, that many attorneys use to make it look like they are representing your interests. Nor am I pretending to be a big city firm. These two marketing methods are where the misleading begins. Almost every lawyer settles almost every case,...

When experience counts. A successful, resourceful, and dedicated litigation attorney experienced in criminal, matrimonial, and family law with a proven record of success at trial. I am duly licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of record in the Supreme Court of the United States, the Federal District Court/ Southern District of New York, the State of New York, and the State of Connecticut. I provide legal services to the residents of Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster and, Westchester County.

Eric S. Shiller, Esq. has successfully represented over 18,000 clients to date. He has significant experience litigating matters in the New York State Courts. Mr. Shiller is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the State of Connecticut. Mr. Shiller graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1995, and from Hofstra University School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree in 2000. At Hofstra, Mr. Shiller was a Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County Leon Stern Award Finalist. He was also selected to participate in the National Institute for...

Born and raised in New York City, Tom Tormey has been trying cases in the New York and Federal Courts for over thirty-nine years. After graduating from St. John’s University Law School, he began his career in 1978 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Office of the Manhattan District Attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau. Under Mr. Morgenthau, Mr. Tormey started out as an ADA in a Trial Bureau. Eventually he worked his way up to become the Bureau Chief of the elite Special Investigations Bureau under the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, the now United...

David E. Levine is a seasoned Brooklyn criminal defense lawyer who has been practicing law for over 20 years in state and federal courts across New York. He is a skilled trial attorney and aggressive advocate who is widely regarded by his colleagues, judges, and his clients. Mr. Levine is a former organized crime prosecutor who has tackled a wide range of crimes, including white collar crimes, RICO, and more. He puts his insider knowledge of the criminal justice system and his legal savvy to work in each case, fighting for the best possible outcome.

Scott Feifer has been practicing traffic law since he graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1995.His initial associate position was with a small general litigation firm in NYC where he oversaw the traffic law portion of their practice. After trying hundreds of cases and starting numerous contacts within the NYC traffic law community, Mr. Feifer decided to begin his own practice. In early 1997, he founded the Law Offices of Scott Feifer and started a practice that would focus exclusively on driving and traffic law related problems. Within a year his practice was securely established as an industry leader handling such...

Jason Goldman began his career as a prosecutor in Brooklyn, where he swiftly rose through the ranks and was entrusted to handle the most serious felony offenses from indictment through trial. After four years, Mr. Goldman moved seamlessly into private practice, leaning on his trial experience and courtroom instincts to find instant success and secure a string of significant results for his clients. Mr. Goldman’s initial years as a criminal defense attorney were spent practicing alongside renowned trial attorney Jeffrey Lichtman, collaborating with Mr. Lichtman on numerous high-profile matters which captured the nation’s attention. With his rapid ascent, Mr....

As a former D.A. in Brooklyn, I've seen it all when it comes to fighting traffic violations, reckless driving charges, and criminal proceedings in New York. I am not going to say things like "I will represent you zealously" -- every attorney should do that. What I will promise you transparency, trust, and a prompt response to any questions you have as I represent your case. I understand that fighting a criminal case or traffic violation in New York City can be stressful, time-consuming, and difficult to manage. I make sure to respect the needs of my clients. I will...

The Law Office of Michael Fineman, Esq., is a Criminal Defense law firm that handles criminal cases in all the boroughs of New York City. Mr. Fineman represents clients who have been arrested and charged with a crime in both New York State and Federal District Courts. With over ten years of experience as both a former Brooklyn Prosecutor and a Criminal Defense Attorney, Mr. Fineman has the experience to make a difference in your case.

Robert A. Macedonio, Esq. (Bob) is one of the founding partners of the firm and a seasoned trial attorney with over 25 years of litigation experience. In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the firm with practice groups that include criminal defense, matrimonial and family law, estate planning and real estate Mr. Macedonio is actively involved in all aspects of the firms’ transactions and litigation practice areas. After serving as a Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney where he started his career, Mr. Macedonio entered the private sector concentrating in the fields of criminal law, matrimonial law and real estate. Mr....

New York City ( NYC ) Criminal Defense Attorney Lance Fletcher, is a former prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office with a practice conveniently located in midtown Manhattan. While working for the District Attorney, Mr. Fletcher handled thousands of cases, litigated hundreds of motions, and conducted numerous trials. His primary practice areas include Criminal Defense, DWI / DUI defense, and desk appearance tickets. Since leaving the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Fletcher has successfully defended over a thousand clients in the New York City area from a wide range of charges including shoplifting, burglary, grand larceny, DWI, and...