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Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein

LFL Verified 2026Criminal DefenseNew York, NY● Accepting new clients
★★★★★ 4.7 · 68 Google reviews3 offices21 attorneysEnglish
Not statedFee model
FreeInitial consultation
24/7intake line
1Practice areas

About Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein

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

68 reviews at 4.71 across three listings. A free consultation and a 24 hour line, published. It publishes nine case results with amounts of its own and they are its figures rather than ones we confirmed. It publishes nothing about the rate or the retainer.

What this firm has earned Every one from a measured value, with the evidence behind it

LFL Verified 2026

Every eligibility gate this firm's state allows us to check has been checked and held: licensure, discipline, entity, website and footprint. Certification additionally requires a score of 70.

No public discipline

None of the 4 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.

25 years average at the bar

Mean 25.2 years since admission across 4 of 21 named attorneys (longest 45, shortest 7) · NYS Attorney Registration database

LFL Certification Score Scored under Methodology v2.0 · rows tagged Registry, Observed or Ahrefs are measured; rows tagged Illustrative are sample values pending full verification

59out of 100
LFL Certification Score · Methodology v2.0Scored across 87 of the 87 points this firm's state lets anyone measure, out of 100 in the methodology: 13 of them need a register that New York does not publish for us to read. Anything unscored counts neither for nor against the firm.

Verified

4 of 5 eligibility gates passed. 1 could not be answered from the available records (G3) and does not count against the firm. Strongest pillar: C; most headroom in pillar E (4/15).

LFL Verified 2026
6 points to Certified
65 needed · A+B+C floor met (67% of the A, B and C points assessed)
Most headroom: A6 Roster verifiability: +5 available · E1 Free consult & fee transparency: +5 available · B3 Results disclosure: +4 available
G1 Licensure4 of 22 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status. 18 could not be told apart from namesakes in the register and are counted neither way
G2 DisciplineNone of the 4 named attorneys carries a disciplinary status on the public register: no disbarment, suspension or disciplinary resignation. Those statuses persist, so the check reaches back years, but it would not show a censure or a suspension since lifted.
G3 Entity & officeNo answer in the recordNo matching entity found in the active corporations register. New York does not require a general partnership to file with the Department of State, so this is not evidence against the firm, only a check we could not complete from this source
G5 WebsiteSite has served over HTTPS, a working phone number published, 22 named attorneys published.
G6 Footprint68 public client reviews and 1 years since its web address was registered in 2025
Professional Standing
17/25
A2 ExperienceRegistryMean 25.2 years since admission across 4 of 21 named attorneys (longest 45, shortest 7) · NYS Attorney Registration database10 / 10
A6 Roster verifiabilityRegistry4 of 21 named attorneys matched to the New York register; bar numbers published on the bios4 / 9
A5 AccountabilityObservedmember of New York State Bar Association · no professional liability cover disclosed, which is not scored here: plaintiff firms in this market do not publish it, and an absence shared by every firm separates none of them3 / 3
BPublished Outcomes
7/15
B1 Results publishedFirm-submitted9 results published on the firm's own site, counted from result headings3 / 6
B2 SpecificityFirm-submitted2 case types named; 2 court or county references4 / 5
B3 Results disclosureFirm-submittedNo prior-results disclaimer on the results page, which New York's advertising rules effectively require0 / 4
CClient Experience
14/20
C1 Authentic volumeObserved68 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 3 listings, counts summed and rating weighted by count2 / 5
C2 Rating qualityObservedGoogle rating 4.71 over 68 reviews → Bayesian 4.78 (prior 4.83 weighted as 100 reviews, from 1410 scored firms) · single platform, Google only4 / 6
C3 Review recencyGoogle6 of 10 sampled reviews are from the last 12 months (newest 2026-08-17) · a sample of five per business listing, not every review5 / 5
C5 Complaint shareGoogle1 of 10 sampled reviews rate 1 or 2 stars · a sample, so this is the shape of the complaints rather than a count of them3 / 4
DDigital Presence & Authority
10/25
D1 Website trust & experienceObservedCWV fail · no fee statement · privacy policy · no disclaimer · fresh content · scored out of 5 of the 7: nothing has measured accessibility or bar numbers on bios here yet, so it is not counted against this firm1.5 / 5
D2 Search authorityAhrefs · 2026-10-01DR 13.0 → 65th pct of 84-firm cohort (median 7) 2/3 · 1,505 referring domains, 82th pct 2/2 · 165 organic keywords / 663 visits·mo, 78th pct 2/2 · brand demand 0/1 (pending)6 / 8
D3 Local presenceGoogle3 operational Google Business Profile listings · 10 or more photos, which is where the API stops counting · 5 categories, hours published, which almost every listing here has and so separates nobody · the services list, Q&A and recent posts are owner-side fields the Places API does not expose, and NAP consistency across citations and local-pack rank have no source here, so the rest of this sub-factor leaves the scale rather than being scored as unearned1 / 1
D4 Content, E-E-A-T & schemaAhrefs · 2026-10-01JSON-LD detected 1/1 · not assessed on any firm yet, so content depth and earned media and AI citations leave the scale (4 pts)1 / 1
EAccess & Responsiveness
4/15
E1 Free consult & fee transparencyObservedFree consultation · fee model not published · the fee percentage itself is not published1 / 6
E3 Languages & accessibilityObservedEnglish0 / 4
E4 AvailabilityObserved24/7 intake line2.5 / 5
Next automated re-check: Nov 1, 2026 · Cohort: New York Criminal Defense (85 firms measured)How the score works →

Digital presence snapshot

Pillar D signals, re-measured monthly. Paid advertising is not scored.

Domain authority
13· 65th percentile
1,505 ref. domains · cohort median 7 · Ahrefs rank 14.3M
Observed · Ahrefs, 2026-10-01
Trust pages
2 / 2
blog · privacy policy
Observed
Core Web Vitals
Failmobile
Performance 53
Observed · PSI, 2026-10-01

Practice areas 1 areas · primary focus highlighted

Criminal Defense

Case results Only results verified against court records or documentation show amounts

What the firm publishes itself

Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein lists 9 case results on its own website, across 2 case types. The page carries no disclaimer about past results. We have read the page and counted what is on it. We have not confirmed the amounts, so none are repeated here.

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See the firm's own results page ↗

Results are specific to their facts and do not guarantee similar outcomes. Firms submit results through their claimed profile; only results we can substantiate are published with amounts.

Attorneys 4 attorneys · every licence checked against the New York attorney register · 17 more people are named by the firm without a role, so we do not call them attorneys

SR
Steven M. RaiserAdmitted in NY
TK
Thomas A. KenniffAdmitted in NY
AL
Alexander LonsteinAdmitted in NY
DR
Douglas RedaAdmitted in NY

Also named by the firm

The firm lists these people among its team and prints no role beside the names, so we do not describe them as attorneys.

Client reviews

4.7
★★★★★
Based on 68 Google reviews · Google Business Profile via Places API. 3 listings, counts summed and rating weighted by count · Quotes below are testimonials published by the firm

Offices 3 locations · main office: Manhattan

Manhattan99 Park Ave Ste 1530, New York, NY 10016, USA
Garden City666 Old Country Rd Ste 509A, Garden City, NY 11530, USA
Alhambra212 S Palm Ave Ste 100a, Alhambra, CA 91801, USA

Frequently asked questions

How much does Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein charge?
Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein publishes no fee terms on the pages we read, so none is recorded on this profile. An absence here is not a claim that the firm has no fee arrangement, only that it does not state one publicly. The rate itself is not published, so ask for it in writing, along with how case expenses are handled and whether they come out of the recovery before or after the fee. The first consultation is free, which is the place to ask.
Does Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein offer a free consultation?
Yes. Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein publishes a free initial consultation. The intake line is published as open around the clock.
Where does Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein have offices?
Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein publishes three offices, in Manhattan, Garden City and Alhambra. Addresses and the Google listing behind each one are on this profile under Offices.
Who are the attorneys at Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein?
Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein names 22 attorneys on its own site, and each is listed on this profile with the page we read them from. 4 of 22 named attorneys are currently registered and none carries an adverse status. 18 could not be told apart from namesakes in the register and are counted neither way.
Are the case results Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein publishes verified?
No. Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein publishes nine case results with amounts on its own site. We counted them and we did not confirm them: the figures are the firm's. Pillar B scores whether a firm publishes outcomes and discloses them properly, including whether a prior-results disclaimer appears beside them, not whether the amounts are right. Past results do not predict another case.
What has Law Firm Listings verified about Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein?
Raiser, Kenniff & Lonstein scores 56 and sits at Verified. Passed: licensure, discipline, website and footprint. Did not pass: entity registration. Every row of the scorecard above names where the value came from and when it was read. Nothing on this profile was supplied by the firm for payment, and no placement here can be bought.