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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in New Jersey, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in New Jersey should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Kevin E Young

Kevin E Young
Herlihy & Young
228 Main Street
Toms River, NJ 08753
Kevin E Young is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Arthur P Zucker

Arthur P Zucker
Ferro, Labella & Zucker, LLC
27 Warren St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Arthur P Zucker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Warren S Sutnick

Warren S Sutnick
21 Main St Ste 171
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Licensed for 55 years, Warren S Sutnick is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Montell Figgins

Montell Figgins
Law Offices of Montell Figgins, LLC
17 Academy Street Suite # 305
Newark, NJ 07102
Licensed for 19 years, Montell Figgins is a Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence lawyer... read more >

Joseph C Grassi

Joseph C Grassi
Barry, Corrado, Grassi & Gibson, P.C.
2700 Pacific Avenue
Wildwood, NJ 08260
Joseph C Grassi is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

James R Murphy

James R Murphy
Law Offices of James R. Murphy
947 State Road Suite 205
Princeton, NJ 08540
Licensed for 46 years, James R Murphy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Vincent William Basile

Vincent William Basile
Flood & Basile
39 Hudson St 
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Licensed for 51 years, Vincent William Basile is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael V Calabro

Michael V Calabro
Law Offices Of Michael V. Calabro
466 Bloomfield Avenue Suite 200
Newark, NJ 07107
Licensed for 38 years, Michael V Calabro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph J Fusella

Joseph J Fusella
Law Office Of Joseph J. Fusella
55 Washington Street Suite 100
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Licensed for 45 years, Joseph J Fusella is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James P Nolan Jr

James P Nolan Jr
James P. Nolan & Associates
61 Green Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Licensed for 37 years, James P Nolan Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James D Orlando

James D Orlando
Orlando & Rodriguez, LLC
5135 Bergenline Ave Suite 2
West New York, NJ 07093
Licensed for 55 years, James D Orlando is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ryan E. Gilbert

Ryan E. Gilbert
Law Offices of Ryan E. Gilbert, LLC
158 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Licensed for 25 years, Ryan E. Gilbert is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Seton Hall University School of Law... read more >

Joseph Michael Corazza

Joseph Michael Corazza
Kraemer & Corazza
328 S Sparta Ave Suite D
Sparta, NJ 07871
Licensed for 25 years, Joseph Michael Corazza is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John F Geraghty

John F Geraghty
John F. Geraghty, Jr.
3101 Boardwalk Apt 707 Tower 1
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Licensed for 40 years, John F Geraghty is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Guillermo R Arango Jr

Guillermo R Arango Jr
158 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Licensed for 24 years, Guillermo R Arango Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Harold Archer Jr

Richard Harold Archer Jr
31 Main St
Toms River, NJ 08753
Licensed for 39 years, Richard Harold Archer Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Hillary Hudson Bryce

Hillary Hudson Bryce
119 Hooper Ave P.O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08753
Licensed for 27 years, Hillary Hudson Bryce is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark M Cheser

Mark M Cheser
2424 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
Licensed for 45 years, Mark M Cheser is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bruce Merritt Holmes

Bruce Merritt Holmes
32 Rahway Ave
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Licensed for 33 years, Bruce Merritt Holmes is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carl M Losito

Carl M Losito
75 Summit Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Licensed for 37 years, Carl M Losito is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David P Schneider

David P Schneider
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Licensed for 55 years, David P Schneider is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas Herring

Douglas Herring
Law Office of Douglas Herring
475 Wall Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
Licensed for 16 years, Douglas Herring is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

Bruce I Goldstein

Bruce I Goldstein
McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen, & Carvelli, P.C.
210 Park Avenue Suite 301
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Bruce I Goldstein is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended The Cornell Law School... read more >

Charles J Uliano

Charles J Uliano
Chamlin Rosen Uliano et al.
268 Norwood Ave
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Licensed for 50 years, Charles J Uliano is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Seton Hall University School of Law... read more >

Kimberly Yonta Aronow

Kimberly Yonta Aronow
111 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Kimberly Yonta Aronow is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Milagros Camacho

Milagros Camacho
Camacho, Gardner & Associates, LLP
1919 Kennedy Boulevard
North Bergen, NJ 07047
Milagros Camacho is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Albert F Carilli

Albert F Carilli
Law Office Of Albert F. Carilli
75 Summit Avenue Suite 2
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Albert F Carilli is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey Read Jablonski

Jeffrey Read Jablonski
Gillespie, Gillespie & Jablonski
492 Kearny Avenue P.O. Box 453
Kearny, NJ 07032
Jeffrey Read Jablonski is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kelly Anderson Smith

Kelly Anderson Smith
Law Office Of Kelly Anderson Smith, P.C.
500 Route 33 Suite 2C
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Kelly Anderson Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Harold N Springstead

Harold N Springstead
Law Office Of Harold N. Springstead
39 Hudson Street Suite 403
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Harold N Springstead is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Zunic

John Zunic
Law Office Of John Zunic
216 Anderson Ave
Fairview, NJ 07022
John Zunic is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Botton

Michael Botton
The Botton Law Firm
1314 Main Street
Belmar, NJ 07719
Licensed for 26 years, Michael Botton is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Patrick J Jennings

Patrick J Jennings
155 Polifly Rd
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Licensed for 35 years, Patrick J Jennings is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Leonard S Baker

Leonard S Baker
35 Kings Highway E
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Leonard S Baker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas J Buck

Thomas J Buck
28 N Main St
Milltown, NJ 08850
Thomas J Buck is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carol Skarpetowski Dressler

Carol Skarpetowski Dressler
210 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Carol Skarpetowski Dressler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Deborah D Factor

Deborah D Factor
560 Main St.
Chatham, NJ 07928
Deborah D Factor is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael V Gilberti

Michael V Gilberti
21 E Front St
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Michael V Gilberti is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter N Gilbreth

Peter N Gilbreth
60 Washington St
Morristown, NJ 07960
Peter N Gilbreth is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John F Kearney III

John F Kearney III
720 E Main Street Suite 2S
Moorestown, NJ 08057
John F Kearney III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Karin M Kelly-Weisert

Karin M Kelly-Weisert
P.O. Box 900
Morristown, NJ 07963
Karin M Kelly-Weisert is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard P Klein

Richard P Klein
735 Route 18 P.O. Box 6417
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Richard P Klein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Linda L Lawhun

Linda L Lawhun
2630 E Chestnut Ave
Vineland, NJ 08360
Linda L Lawhun is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas J Reed

Thomas J Reed
19 High Street
Newton, NJ 07860
Thomas J Reed is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Roughneen

Thomas Roughneen
76 S Orange Ave
South Orange, NJ 07079
Thomas Roughneen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joel Silberman

Joel Silberman
The Law Offices of Joel Silberman,LLC
26 Journal Square
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Licensed for 18 years, Joel Silberman is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

James R Fridie III

James R Fridie III
Fridie Law Group, LLC
101 Route 130 Suite 9
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Licensed for 16 years, James R Fridie III is a Divorce and Child Custody / Visitation lawyer who attended Dickinson School of Law - Pennsyl... read more >

Daniel M Rosenberg

Daniel M Rosenberg
Law Offices of Daniel M. Rosenberg
9 Garden St
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Licensed for 21 years, Daniel M Rosenberg is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Andres Mejer

Andres Mejer
Andres Mejer Law
286 RT 35, Unit D
Eatontown, NJ 7724
Licensed for 20 years, Andres Mejer is a Immigration Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Brooklyn Law School... read more >

Steven W Hernandez

Steven W Hernandez
805 Main St
Toms River, NJ 08753
Licensed for 20 years, Steven W Hernandez is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >
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NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Criminal Trial Attorneys in New Jersey

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney - In 1980, the Supreme Court of New Jersey established the Board on Attorney Certification.

The purpose of the attorney certification program was to help the public find an attorney who had a recognized level of competence in particular fields of law such as Criminal Trial Law.


To earn the designation, the criminal trial attorney must devoted a substantial portion of professional time to the preparation of criminal cases in the state Superior Court, which includes the trial courts, or the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The criminal justice attorney must show completion of certain task requirements including a minimum of twenty-five trial days in contested actions concerning indictable offenses.

The regulations provide that the Board will also consider contested actions involving "domestic violence orders based upon crimes; contempt charges in family court; juvenile cases involving crimes; and trial-type hearings in Superior Court." R.G. 203:1(e)(1).

Before earning the designation as "Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Criminal Trial Attorney" the lawyer must also submit to peer review by other attorneys and judges, complete continuing legal education courses, and pass a rigorous examination.


Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey

ACDL-NJ provides a voice for members of the criminal defense bar in New Jersey, and helps them improve their practices.


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