Criminal Defense

Arrested? Issued a citation? Our firm has attorneys that are equipped to represent and defend you in Criminal Courts in various NY counties.

Criminal defense law is different from other forms of law in that rather than involving two private entities, the defendant is usually a person or business and the case is brought by the government. In New York State courts, criminal cases are prosecuted by the District Attorney of the county where the offense is alleged to have occurred; federal offenses are prosecuted by the United States Attorney. In these types of cases, the prosecutor initiates the case when the defendant is accused of an act, or a failure to act, that violates a criminal law, also known as a “crime.”