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Criminal Defense Law Firms in New York

Every firm here is checked for active licensure, clean disciplinary history and verified case results, and compared against the other criminal defense firms in New York, not against a national average. 5 of the 84 have completed certification so far.

84Firms listed
5Certified
114Verified offices
0%Publish a flat fee
77%Free consultation

Ranked criminal defense firms in New York

Showing all 84 · Ranked by the Certification Score, updated October 2026
#1

Konta Georges & Buza P.C

LFL Certified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (73)New York, NY · 1 office4 attorneys

Konta Georges & Buza works from Broadway in Manhattan and names five attorneys.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
71/100LFL Certification Score
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#2
★★★★☆4.4 (123)New York, NY · 3 offices2 attorneys

Law Office of Michael H. Joseph works from West 33rd Street in Manhattan, with offices in White Plains and Forest Hills, and names two attorneys.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
71/100LFL Certification Score
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#3

Lebedin Kofman LLP

LFL Certified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (503)New York, NY · 1 office4 attorneys

Lebedin Kofman works from Broadway in Manhattan and names four attorneys.

Criminal Defense
68/100LFL Certification Score
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#4

Spodek Law Group P.C.

LFL Certified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (1,178)New York, NY · 2 offices3 attorneys

Spodek Law Group works from The Woolworth in Manhattan, with a second office in Brooklyn, and names three attorneys.

Criminal Defense
68/100LFL Certification Score
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#6

Cohen Forman Barone, PC

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (254)New York, NY · 1 office16 attorneys

Cohen Forman Barone works from Third Avenue in Manhattan and names 19 attorneys.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
63/100LFL Certification Score
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#7
★★★★★4.8 (123)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Scott Cerbin Criminal Defense works from 36th Street in Brooklyn and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
63/100LFL Certification Score
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#8

Greco Neyland, PC

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (120)New York, NY · 2 offices3 attorneys

Greco Neyland works from Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, with a second office in White Plains, and names three attorneys.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
62/100LFL Certification Score
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#9
★★★★★4.9 (104)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Law Office of Gina M Wicik works from Broadway in Manhattan and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
62/100LFL Certification Score
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#10
★★★★★4.8 (28)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

The Law Office of Martin D. Kane works from Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
62/100LFL Certification Score
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#12

The Fast Law Firm, P.C.

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (114)New York, NY · 1 office11 attorneys

The Fast Law Firm works from Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and names 14 attorneys.

Criminal Defense
60/100LFL Certification Score
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#13

Varghese & Associates, P.C.

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (36)New York, NY · 1 office2 attorneys

Varghese & Associates works from Wall Street in Manhattan and names two attorneys.

Criminal Defense
60/100LFL Certification Score
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#14

Cohen's Law Firm

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (98)New York, NY · 1 office3 attorneys

Cohen's Law Firm works from Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens and names three attorneys.

Criminal Defense
59/100LFL Certification Score
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#15

Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.7 (68)New York, NY · 3 offices21 attorneys

Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein works from Park Avenue in Manhattan, with offices in Garden City and Alhambra, and names 22 attorneys.

Criminal Defense
59/100LFL Certification Score
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#16
★★★★★4.7 (543)New York, NY · 2 offices24 attorneys

Law Offices of Robert Tsigler works from Broadway in Manhattan, with a second office in Brooklyn, and names 25 attorneys.

Criminal Defense
57/100LFL Certification Score
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#17

Addabbo & Greenberg Law

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.7 (107)New York, NY · 1 office12 attorneys

Addabbo & Greenberg Law works from Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills and names twelve attorneys.

Criminal Defense
56/100LFL Certification Score
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#18

Norman Spencer Law Group

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (58)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Norman Spencer Law Group works from Duane Street in Manhattan and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
56/100LFL Certification Score
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#19

Cody Warner, P.C.

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (39)New York, NY · 1 office3 attorneys

Cody Warner works from Broadway in Manhattan and names three attorneys.

Criminal Defense
55/100LFL Certification Score
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#20

Tacopina Law

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (51)New York, NY · 1 office7 attorneys

Tacopina Law works from Madison Avenue in Manhattan and names eight attorneys.

Criminal Defense
55/100LFL Certification Score
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#22
★★★★★4.9 (205)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Law Office of Luke Scardigno works from 83rd Avenue in Kew Gardens and names a single attorney.

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53/100LFL Certification Score
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#23
★★★★★4.9 (410)New York, NY · 1 office2 attorneys

Law Office of Randy S. Alpert works from Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills and names two attorneys.

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53/100LFL Certification Score
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#24

Robert S. Gershon, P.C.

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.9 (113)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Robert S. Gershon works from Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn and has twenty-four years by its domain registration. It explains eight stages of a matrimonial case and names mediation as well as litigation.

Family Law
53/100LFL Certification Score
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#25

Sosinsky Law

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.9 (34)New York, NY · 1 office21 attorneys

Sosinsky Law works from Broadway in Manhattan and names 23 attorneys.

Criminal Defense
53/100LFL Certification Score
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#26
★★★★★5.0 (62)New York, NY · 2 offices

Spahija Law works from Prince Street in Brooklyn, with a second office in Staten Island, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
53/100LFL Certification Score
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#28
★★★★★4.9 (463)New York, NY · 1 office

The Law Offices of Michael Dreishpoon works from Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills and practises injury work alongside criminal defence. Its about page is headed Attorney Profile and names nobody on it, so the firm names no attorney on the pages we could read, which is what G5 asks for.

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52/100LFL Certification Score
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#29

Grauman Law P.C.

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.9 (281)New York, NY · 1 office7 attorneys

Grauman Law works from Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens and names eight attorneys.

Criminal Defense
51/100LFL Certification Score
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#30
★★★★★4.7 (29)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Law Offices of Daniel McGuinness works from Lexington Avenue in Manhattan and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
51/100LFL Certification Score
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#31

Saland Law

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.5 (36)New York, NY · 1 office7 attorneys

Saland Law works from Madison Avenue in Manhattan and names seven attorneys.

Criminal Defense
50/100LFL Certification Score
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#32

The Vitaliano Law Firm

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (51)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

The Vitaliano Law Firm works from Victory Boulevard in Staten Island and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
50/100LFL Certification Score
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#33
★★★★★4.8 (617)New York, NY · 2 offices

Law Office of Aaron Wallenstein works from Broadway in Manhattan, with a second office in Manhasset, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
49/100LFL Certification Score
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#34
★★★★★5.0 (428)New York, NY · 2 offices

Law Office of Michael A. Schillinger, Esq works from Freeman Avenue in Islip, with a second office in Astoria, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
49/100LFL Certification Score
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#35
★★★★★5.0 (2,410)New York, NY · 1 office

The Law Office of Anthony Sharnov works from Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

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49/100LFL Certification Score
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#36
★★★★★4.9 (102)New York, NY · 3 offices6 attorneys

Law Offices of Jason A. Steinberger works from Eighth Avenue in Manhattan, with a second office in Bronx, and names six attorneys.

Criminal Defense
48/100LFL Certification Score
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#37
★★★★★5.0 (171)New York, NY · 1 office

K L Sanchez Law Office works from 82nd Street in Jackson Heights, in one of the most Latin American parts of Queens, and publishes contingency fees, a free consultation and pages in Spanish. It publishes no roster we could read.

Personal InjurySe habla español
47/100LFL Certification Score
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#38
★★★★★5.0 (24)New York, NY · 1 office

Protass Law works from Madison Avenue in Manhattan and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
46/100LFL Certification Score
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#39

The Blanch Law Firm

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★☆4.2 (33)New York, NY · 1 office9 attorneys

The Blanch Law Firm works from Lexington Avenue in Manhattan and names nine attorneys.

Criminal Defense
46/100LFL Certification Score
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#40
★★★★★5.0 (540)New York, NY · 10 offices48 attorneys

LLF National Law Firm works from ten offices across New York, California, Washington, Washington DC, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Florida and Massachusetts, and names 52 attorneys, the largest roster of any firm listed in New York.

Criminal Defense
45/100LFL Certification Score
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#43
★★★★★4.9 (166)New York, NY · 2 offices

The Kugel Law Firm works from Gateway Ctr in Newark, with a second office in Manhattan, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

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44/100LFL Certification Score
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#44

Boris R. Nektalov

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (229)New York, NY · 1 office3 attorneys

Boris R. Nektalov works from Lefferts Boulevard in South Richmond Hill and names four attorneys.

Criminal Defense
43/100LFL Certification Score
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#45

JOEY JACKSON LAW, PLLC.

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (79)New York, NY · 1 office14 attorneys

JOEY JACKSON LAW, PLLC works from Pennsylvania Plaza in Manhattan and names 14 attorneys.

Criminal Defense
43/100LFL Certification Score
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#46
★★★★★4.8 (217)New York, NY · 1 office

Neil S. Ruskin works from Montague Street in Brooklyn and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
43/100LFL Certification Score
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#47
★★★★★5.0 (155)New York, NY · 1 office

David J Kirsch works from East 162nd Street in Bronx and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
42/100LFL Certification Score
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#48

The Law Office of Ali Najmi

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★5.0 (60)New York, NY · 1 office3 attorneys

The Law Office of Ali Najmi works from Broadway in Manhattan and names three attorneys.

Criminal Defense
42/100LFL Certification Score
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#49
★★★★★4.9 (97)New York, NY · 1 office

Rosenberg Law Firm works from Court Street in Brooklyn and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
41/100LFL Certification Score
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#50
★★★★★5.0 (37)New York, NY · 1 office

David Mejia Colgan, Esq works from Grand Concourse in Bronx and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#51
★★★★★4.9 (117)New York, NY · 1 office

Koch Law works from Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#52
★★★★★4.9 (2,082)New York, NY · 1 office

Law Office of Isaac Abraham works from Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#53
★★★★★5.0 (35)New York, NY · 2 offices

Law Offices of Robert E. Brown works from Wall Street in Manhattan, with a second office in Staten Island, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#54
★★★★★4.9 (284)New York, NY · 1 office

Michael Paul, Attorney at Law works from 90th Street in Jackson Heights and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#55
★★★★★4.9 (85)New York, NY · 2 offices

Sharifov & Associates works from Sheepshead Bay Road in Brooklyn, with a second office in Hempstead, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#56

ZMO Law PLLC

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.8 (11)New York, NY · 1 office5 attorneys

ZMO Law works from Lexington Avenue in Manhattan and names five attorneys.

Criminal Defense
40/100LFL Certification Score
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#57
★★★★★5.0 (1,043)New York, NY · 1 office

Cooper Law Firm works from 16th Avenue in Brooklyn and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
39/100LFL Certification Score
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#58
★★★★★4.9 (250)New York, NY · 2 offices

The Law Offices of Julie Rendelman works from Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, with a second office in Brooklyn, and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
39/100LFL Certification Score
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#59
★★★★★5.0 (17)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Criminal Defense Office of Ricky Shah works from West 43rd Street in Manhattan and names a single attorney.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
38/100LFL Certification Score
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#60
★★★★★4.6 (143)New York, NY · 1 office

Greenberg Law Firm works from Court Street in Brooklyn and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
38/100LFL Certification Score
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#61
★★★★★4.9 (78)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Ebanks Law Firm works from Vesey Street in Manhattan and names a single attorney.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
37/100LFL Certification Score
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#62
★★★★★4.7 (23)New York, NY · 1 office

Bruce Yerman, Attorney at Law works from Broadway in Manhattan and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
36/100LFL Certification Score
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#63
★★★★★5.0 (25)New York, NY · 1 office1 attorney

Peter J. Schaffer works from Grand Concourse in Bronx and names a single attorney.

Criminal Defense
35/100LFL Certification Score
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#64
★★★★☆4.1 (40)New York, NY · 1 office

The Gallucci Law Firm works from South Avenue in Staten Island and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
35/100LFL Certification Score
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#65
★★★★★4.5 (48)New York, NY · 1 office

The Law Office of Lisa Pelosi works from Broad Street in Manhattan and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

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35/100LFL Certification Score
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#66
★★★★★4.9 (128)New York, NY · 1 office

The Law Offices of Jonathan Kaye works from Bell Boulevard in Bayside and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
35/100LFL Certification Score
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#68
★★★★★4.9 (228)New York, NY · 1 office

Brooklyn DWI Lawyer Mark Cossuto works from Court Street in Brooklyn and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
34/100LFL Certification Score
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#69
★★★★☆4.1 (298)New York, NY · 1 office3 attorneys

The Bronx Defenders works from East 161st Street in Bronx and names four attorneys.

Criminal Defense
34/100LFL Certification Score
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#70

F & G Legal Group

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★★4.6 (19)New York, NY · 2 offices2 attorneys

F & G Legal Group works from Victory Boulevard, one of two offices in Staten Island, and names two attorneys.

Criminal Defense
33/100LFL Certification Score
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#71
★★★★★5.0 (29)New York, NY · 1 office

Kurt T. Richards works from South Avenue in Staten Island and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
33/100LFL Certification Score
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#73
★★★★★5.0 (19)New York, NY · 1 office

The Law Office of Tracy & Tracy works from Richmond Terrace in Staten Island and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
33/100LFL Certification Score
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#74
★★★★★4.8 (89)New York, NY · 1 office9 attorneys

Law Office of Ronald Nir works from 83rd Avenue in Kew Gardens and names nine attorneys.

Criminal Defense
32/100LFL Certification Score
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#75
★★★★★4.9 (29)New York, NY · 1 office

Law Offices of George Vomvolakis works from Madison Avenue in Manhattan and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
32/100LFL Certification Score
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#76
★★★★★4.7 (21)New York, NY · 1 office4 attorneys

Law Office Of Yan Katsnelson works from Victory Boulevard in Staten Island and names four attorneys.

Criminal Defense
31/100LFL Certification Score
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#77
★★★★★4.7 (227)New York, NY · 4 offices1 attorney

Pardalis and Nohavicka Attorneys works from four offices across New York, among them Astoria, Manhattan and Long Island City, and names two attorneys.

Criminal Defense
31/100LFL Certification Score
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#78
★★★★★5.0 (14)New York, NY · 1 office3 attorneys

Joseph A. Bondy works from West 43rd Street in Manhattan and names three attorneys.

Criminal Defense
30/100LFL Certification Score
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#79
★★★★★4.8 (24)New York, NY · 1 office

Law Office of Tara Whelan works from Broadway in Manhattan and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
30/100LFL Certification Score
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#80

STERN, STERN & FRUCHTMAN PC

LFL Verified 2026
★★★★☆4.4 (24)New York, NY · 1 office6 attorneys

STERN, STERN & FRUCHTMAN works from Forest Avenue in Staten Island and names six attorneys.

Criminal Defense
30/100LFL Certification Score
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#82
★★★★★5.0 (11)New York, NY · 1 office

Terrazas Law works from South Avenue in Staten Island and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal DefenseSe habla español
29/100LFL Certification Score
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#83
★★★★☆3.6 (82)New York, NY · 1 office2 attorneys

Brooklyn Defender Services works from Livingston Street in Brooklyn and names two attorneys.

Criminal Defense
25/100LFL Certification Score
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#84
★★★★☆4.4 (70)New York, NY · 1 office

James Birch Attorney At Law works from Forest Avenue in Staten Island and names no attorney on the pages we could reach.

Criminal Defense
24/100LFL Certification Score
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