Attorney Biography
Amir Hassan Sadaghiani has been the Managing Partner of Ostrer & Sadaghiani, P.C. since April 2022. Prior to forming the firm with his law partner, Benjamin Ostrer, Amir had been an attorney with Ostrer & Associates, P.C. since October 2014. He was promoted to Senior Associate in January 2021. Prior to entering private practice, he served the people of Orange County as an Assistant District Attorney since December 2006.While serving in the Orange County District Attorney's Office, he investigated, prosecuted, and tried numerous cases to verdict involving the crimes of murder, vehicular assault, arson, assault, intimidating a witness, robbery, burglary, criminal possession of a weapon, possession and sale of narcotics and marihuana, driving while intoxicated and larceny. Mr. Sadaghiani was assigned to the Special Investigations Unit where he oversaw the District Attorney's Office's wiretaps. He also was assigned to the Major Crimes On-Call Panel where he responded to the scene of homicides and assisted in the beginning stages of investigation.
Mr. Sadaghiani is a member of the New York State Bar and is also admitted to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He has served as a mock trial coach and was the attorney coach for the 2008 Port Jervis High School Orange County championship team.
Amir was raised in the Town of Deerpark and graduated from Port Jervis High School in 1999. He graduated in 2003 from Bucknell University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a minor in American Politics. At Bucknell, Mr. Sadaghiani served as both Student Body President and Student Body Vice-President of Finance. He served as chair of the Bucknell Community Judicial Board and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. In 2006, he earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School. At Notre Dame, Mr. Sadaghiani served as Student Body President and was co-captain of the Moot Court Trial Team. At Commencement, he was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for distinguished achievement in the art of advocacy, the Judge Joseph E. Mahoney Award for outstanding leadership and the Captain William O. McLean Law School Community Citizenship Award.
Mr. Sadaghiani resides in the Town of Goshen.
Honors & Awards
2022 - AV Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell
2022 - Client Champion Platinum Award - Martindale-Hubbell
2022 - Top 100 New York Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers
2021 - AV Preeminent - Martindale-Hubbell
2021 - Client Champion Platinum Award - Martindale-Hubbell
2021 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2021 - Top 100 New York Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers
2020 - Client Champion Platinum Award - Martindale-Hubbell
2020 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2020 - Top 100 New York Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers
2019 - Client Champion Platinum Award - Martindale-Hubbell
2019 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2019 - Top 100 New York Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers
2018 - Client Champion Gold Award - Martindale-Hubbell
2018 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2017 - Client Champion Silver Award - Martindale-Hubbell
2017 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2016 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2015 - Clients' Choice Award - Avvo
2006 - Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Art of Advocacy - International Academy of Trial Lawyers
