Cold Spring Criminal Lawyers

Mr. Theadore has practiced in Sullivan County, New York since 2012. He is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law (JD, 2011) and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Elmira College (BA, 2008). He also has experience clerking for a Sullivan County Court Judge, interning with the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office, and advocating for clients in Syracuse City Court as a member of Syracuse University’s Criminal Defense Clinic.

His law firm, John R. Theadore - Attorney at Law, PLLC, is a country law firm focused on providing the highest quality legal services to its clients...

Ryan Forbes is a litigation attorney with a practice focusing on criminal defense, governmental investigations, and civil rights claims. During his career, Ryan has investigated and defended felony matters, represented clients in several trials to verdict, drafted and researched related motions and appeals. Ryan has represented clients under Government investigations by agencies such as the United States Attorney’s Office, State Attorney General’s office, and Homeland Security. He also commits significant time to pro bono matters, including representing non-profit organizations in civil litigation and representing plaintiffs in § 1983 civil rights cases. While in law school, Ryan served as a judicial intern for...

Husband, father, lawyer living in Guilderland, New York.

As a graduate of the University at Buffalo and Albany Law School, I began my career as an Assistant District Attorney in upstate New York where I prosecuted thousands of criminal cases. As a prosecutor, I learned the values of fairness and truth. I quickly learned that good people can make mistakes, but that doesn’t make them bad people. The system sometimes forgets that it’s supposed to judge your actions and character, not your address or clothes. I fight for my clients because justice should remain blind. After leaving law enforcement, I joined the New York State Workers’ Compensation...

Deborah Colson is an experienced counselor, trial lawyer, and appellate advocate. Her practice focuses on the defense of individuals in federal and state criminal and regulatory investigations involving allegations of securities fraud, improper trading practices, money laundering, wire and bank fraud, violent crimes and RICO matters. She has obtained favorable outcomes in a wide range of forums, including multiple jury acquittals. Ms. Colson has been named since 2012 in the New York edition of Super Lawyers in the areas of white collar crime and criminal defense. Ms. Colson attended Harvard Law School and clerked for the Honorable Nina Gershon in...

As a Long Island criminal defense attorney, Laurence A. Silverman has been practicing law for more than 30 years. He has successfully advocated for and represented thousands of individuals in his career, completing more than 100 jury trials. Mr. Silverman has earned a trusted and respected reputation in all local courts and continues to build his skill and experience. He handles felonies and misdemeanors alike, ranging from DWI to murder and robbery. Mr. Silverman strives to balance aggressive representation with compassionate counsel and guidance. If you would like to find out more about his firm and what he can do...

After graduating from RutgersLawSchool with honors, he was hired as an Associate at the prestigious New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, an international law firm with well over 800 attorneys around the world. He practiced in the Litigation and Employment Law departments and personally handled some of the largest clients in the world including Prudential, Deloitte, and T-Mobile. While at the firm Israel was an avid believer in Pro-Bono and community work and even received awards from the New York State Bar Association for his many hours of free counsel. Israel was also...

Mr. Gross successfully litigated numerous cases through jury trials, motions, and hearings. He also worked in the Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau where he prosecuted family offenses on the misdemeanor and felony level. Mr. Gross has handled cases in the Narcotics, White Collar Crime and Major Offense Bureaus. Because of his experience in Suffolk County, Mr. Gross is highly-skilled in trial technique and rules of evidence.

His aggressive courtroom style has led to many favorable outcomes. Following his career as a prosecutor, Mr. Gross worked for the largest matrimonial law firm on Long Island, where he handled divorces, custody matters,...

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...

GRIZOPOULOS & PORTZ, P.C. - Attorneys at Law Our office is committed to providing you with quality representation, experienced advice, and the highest level of personal experience. We are experienced trial attorneys. We will aggressively defend you at every stage of your case. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to discuss you case. We handle cases in Nassau and Suffolk counties and NYC. If your case is in another NY State jurisdiction call us to discuss your case. Office Phone 24/7: (516) 492-8220 Website: www.gpnylaw.com

Anthony Como has pursued justice in New York City for more than two decades. Whether you need a criminal defense attorney or have suffered a personal injury, the Law Offices of Anthony Como guarantees transparency and honesty regarding your case and promises to do everything in our power to help you achieve a winning verdict. Como's team provides legal services for the New York metropolitan area including Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Nassau County, Queens, Rockland County, Staten Island, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Yonkers, plus all New York State and out of state Federal Cases. Do any of these sound familar to you? • Opening...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Simone N. Archer, Esq. is a well-rounded litigator with a diverse legal background, practicing multiple areas of law. She is also an Administrative Law Judge/Hearing Officer for the City of New York at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH). Ms. Archer has experience working in small and large firms. Prior to becoming the managing member at Archer Harvey & Smith, LLC, Ms. Archer was a trial attorney practicing personal injury and medical malpractice. She was also in-house counsel for a major insurance company practicing insurance defense. Prior to going to law school, Ms. Archer was an insurance...

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,...

Tara Mayerhofer Esq. was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2006. She received her Juris Doctorate Degree from St. John’s University Law School located in Jamaica, New York. Prior to graduating St. John’s, she attended SUNY Stony Brook where she received her B.A. degree in sociology and graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors.

While in Law School Tara was a law clerk to Judge Debra Urbano-DiSalvo, a criminal court Judge in Suffolk County. While working for Judge Urbano-DiSalvo Tara performed legal research on various criminal law issues.

After graduating Law School in 2005, Tara went into private practice and began...

Michaelangelo's practice areas include criminal defense, personal injury, commercial litigation and general litigation. Michaelangelo is a native of Long Island where he currently resides today. He spent four years at Binghamton University in upstate New York prior to attending law school where he received several awards including the American Jurisprudence award in Trial Practice. Even prior to his admission to the New York Bar, Michaelangelo was hired to work for the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office where he spent several years. During his time there, he successfully prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases ranging from...

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....

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....

Steve Coffey is the founding partner and chair of the Personal Injury and Criminal Defense practices at O'Connell and Aronowitz. With over thirty-five years of experience at the state and federal levels, he has established himself as one of upstate New York's most successful trial attorneys in both personal injury and criminal defense. As a former Assistant District Attorney for Albany County and Chief Felony Prosecutor, Steve was the youngest Felony Bureau Chief to serve in Albany County. He also served as Special Prosecutor in Fulton and Albany Counties. This prosecutorial experience provides him unique insight when defending clients in criminal...

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...

If you or a loved one are facing criminal charges in New York, obtain help from Attorney Michael Mullen. He is an experienced and qualified trial lawyer who is familiar with all kinds of criminal cases. Before opening his own criminal defense firm in 2006 he worked as an assistant district attorney. In doing so, he was able to learn and experience the methods of prosecution in the court room. He successfully prosecuted hundreds of cases until he stepped down in 2005 to pursue litigation and a career as an attorney. He has now had ample experience on this side...

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.

Thomas J. Carr, Esq. is a partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC and concentrates his practice in the area of Criminal Defense. Tom offers a full range of criminal litigation and courtroom services including misdemeanor and felony cases from pre-arraignment through trial. His proven litigation techniques and prosecutorial outlook are valuable in forming a viable defense strategy. Born in Galway, Ireland, Tom attended the National University of Ireland where he received his BA in Economics and Law. He was employed with the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin and then with the Department of Defense, Operations and Civilian Employee Bureaus in...

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.

Jason Eldridge is a 1995 graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He earned a Master’s degree from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, in 1998, and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2002. Mr. Eldridge is admitted to practice in the States of New York and Minnesota. He is also admitted to practice in federal jurisdictions including the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the Federal District Court for the State of Minnesota. Mr. Eldridge began his career as a prosecutor before realizing his calling was for...

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...

Aggressively defending the rights of the individual for over 25 years. Started out as a Legal Aid Attorney in Brooklyn during the early 1990's. Tried more than one hundred cases to verdict. Successfully litigating cases all over the metropolitan area.