If you have been arrested or are about to be arrested you need a New York criminal defense lawyer. I am a New York criminal defense lawyer who- if hired by you –will amongst other things:

• Assist you in turning yourself into the police if you have not yet been arrested but know the police are looking for you;
• Immediately notify the police –if you have just been arrested- that you are represented by an attorney and any interrogation must cease instantly;
• Travel to the police station – if possible- to attempt to secure your immediate release;
• Meet with you at my office, your home or the jail to discuss your situation in significant detail;
• Carefully review any available paperwork including but not limited to any arrest report and/or accusatory instruments;
• Provide you with written information about the charges you face and the criminal justice system;
• Perform any legal and/or other research needed to assist in your defense;
• Retain-with your consent- a private investigator to secure witness statements and gather other needed information;
• Visit the alleged scene of the crime and take any necessary photographs;
• Meet with the prosecutor to determine if the case can be resolved via a favorable plea bargain;
• Represent you at arraignment by waiving a reading of the charges in open court and entering a plea of not guilty on your behalf;
• Seek your release on your own recognizance or reasonable bail if you are in custody at the time of the arraignment including preparing a written bail application;
• Seek reduction of any excessive bail;
• Assist you –if necessary- in finding a bail bondsman;
• Serve the prosecutor  at the time of arraignment–if you are charged with a felony-with a notice of intent to testify before the grand jury;
• Represent you at the preliminary hearing if you are charged with a felony;
• Request your immediate release from custody if you are charged with a felony and a preliminary hearing is not timely held;
• Seek your immediate release if you are still in custody on a felony charge forty five days after the conclusion of the preliminary hearing without an indictment having been handed down by the grand jury and  there are no other holds;
• Act as your legal advisor should you choose to testify before the grand jury;
• Represent you at the felony arraignment should you be indicted by the grand jury;
• File and serve demands upon the prosecutor for Discovery and a Bill of Particulars;
• Respond to demands for discovery filed and served by the prosecutor including but not limited to a demand for an alibi;
• File and serve a speedy trial motion seeking dismissal of the case if the people have not announced readiness for trial in a timely fashion;
• File and serve a motion to dismiss the case in the interest of justice if the facts and circumstances warrant it;
• File and serve pre-trial motions seeking – if the facts permit- an order dismissing the charges, compelling service of any outstanding discovery and/or suppression of any illegally obtained confession, identification or physical evidence;
• Zealously represent you at any pre-trial hearings held to resolve the issues raised by the aforementioned pre-trial motions;
• Represent your best  interest at any pre-trial court conferences;
• Diligently prepare for trial;
• Seek out fair and impartial jurors during  jury selection while at the same time beginning to lay down the ground work of your defense ;
• Present an opening statement to the jury inviting them to scrutinize every element of the People’s case;
• Raise and present proof of  any applicable affirmative defense such as justification or entrapment;
• Aggressively cross-examine the People’s witnesses at trial;
• Challenge-when appropriate-the admission of the People’s evidence at trial;
• If the facts permit, ask the court at the close of the people’s proof to dismiss the charges;
• Direct-examine any defense witness such as a field sobriety, blood and/ or breath test expert;
• Vigorously cross-examine any rebuttal witness called to the stand by the prosecutor;
• Present a carefully thought-out closing argument to the jury summarizing the evidence in the case or the lack thereof and urging them to return a verdict of not guilty; and
• If needed, submit post trial motions and file a notice of appeal.

Please call me toll free if you need a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer at 1-877-858-2889 or contact me through this web-site. I am available 24/7. The initial consultation is free. Any legal fee charged thereafter will be fair and reasonable. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you.