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An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in New York may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in New York charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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Ali Najmi

Ali Najmi
Law Office of Ali Najmi
261 Madison Avenue 12th Floor
New york, NY 10016
Ali Najmi is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended City University of New York School of Law... read more >

Jacob Z Weinstein

Jacob Z Weinstein
The Law Office of Jacob Weinstein, PLLC
545 Fifth Avenue Suite #840
New York, NY 10017
Jacob Z Weinstein is a Criminal Defense and White Collar Crime lawyer... read more >

Henry E. Thomas

Henry E. Thomas
Danielle M. Papa
41 Front Street, 2nd Fl
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Henry E. Thomas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason Adam Steinberger

Jason Adam Steinberger
The Law Offices of Jason Steinberger
910 Grand Concourse Suite 1C
Bronx, NY 10451
Licensed for 22 years, Jason Adam Steinberger is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

Todd Spodek

Todd Spodek
Spodek Law Group P.C.
100 Church Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 17 years, Todd Spodek is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Joseph Daniel McBride

Joseph Daniel McBride
The Mcbride Law Firm, Pllc
11 Broadway Ste 450
New York, NY 10004
Licensed for 8 years, Joseph Daniel McBride is a Criminal Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School... read more >

Christopher N Luhn

Christopher N Luhn
The Law Office of Christopher N. Luhn, P.C.
221 Kingsley Rd
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
Licensed for 38 years, Christopher N Luhn is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

David Storobin

David Storobin
Storobin Law Firm
291 Broadway, 17 Floor
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 20 years, David Storobin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Christopher K Rodeman

Christopher K Rodeman
Christopher K. Rodeman Attorney at Law
1081 Long Pond Rd Suite #200
Rochester, NY 14626
Christopher K Rodeman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey C. Jones

Jeffrey C. Jones
The Law Office of Gregory P. Garofalo
480 Broadway, Suite LL-15
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Licensed for 6 years, Jeffrey C. Jones is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Alexander Paykin

Alexander Paykin
The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C.
350 Fifth Avenue 59th Floor
New York, NY 10118
Alexander Paykin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Hector Benjamin Perez

Hector Benjamin Perez
H. Benjamin Perez & Associates, P.C.
111 Broadway, Suite 706
New York, NY 10006
Licensed for 18 years, Hector Benjamin Perez is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mike Ranzenhofer

Mike Ranzenhofer
Friedman and Ranzenhofer
70 Linden Oaks
Rochester, NY 14625
Licensed for 44 years, Mike Ranzenhofer is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Todd Spodek

Todd Spodek
Spodek Law Group, P.C.
100 Church Street 8th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 17 years, Todd Spodek is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Miechia Gulley

Miechia Gulley
The Gulley Law Firm
22 Cortlandt Street
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 18 years, Miechia Gulley is a Family Law and Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Bob Friedman

Bob Friedman
Friedman and Ranzenhofer
74 Main Street P.O. Box 31
Akron, NY 14001
Licensed for 52 years, Bob Friedman is a DUI / DWI and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Paul Scott Micho

Paul Scott Micho
P. Scott Micho, Esq.
307 South Clinton Street Suite #200
Syracuse, NY 13202
Paul Scott Micho is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Charles Sanford Smith

Charles Sanford Smith
The Law Offices of Charles Sanford Smith, PC
1271 Avenue of the Americas
All Courts in New York, NY 10020
Licensed for 15 years, Charles Sanford Smith is a Marijuana Law and Probation Violations lawyer who attended Brooklyn Law School... read more >

Carl Scott Spector

Carl Scott Spector
Law Office of Carl Spector
110 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Licensed for 38 years, Carl Scott Spector is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter Joel Schaffer

Peter Joel Schaffer
Peter J. Schaffer Attorney At Law
888 Grand Concourse #1-O FL 2ND
, NY 10451
Licensed for 38 years, Peter Joel Schaffer is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended University of Denver... read more >

Joel Silberman

Joel Silberman
The Law Offices of Joel Silberman, LLC
1370 Broadway, 5th Floor, PMB #585
New York, NY 10018
Licensed for 17 years, Joel Silberman is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Seton Hall University School of Law... read more >

Jeffrey Harris Lichtman

Jeffrey Harris Lichtman
The Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman
11 E 44th St Suite 501
New York, NY 10017
Licensed for 33 years, Jeffrey Harris Lichtman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ilissa R Brownstein

Ilissa R Brownstein
Ilissa Brownstein, Esq.
22 Cortlandt St 16th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 20 years, Ilissa R Brownstein is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Georgetown University Law Center... read more >

Rovshan Chingiz Sharifov

Rovshan Chingiz Sharifov
Sharifov & Russell, LLP
50 Main St
Hempstead, NY 11550
Licensed for 21 years, Rovshan Chingiz Sharifov is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York Law School... read more >

Marc C. Kokosa

Marc C. Kokosa
Kokosa Law Firm
40 British American Blvd 2nd Floor
Latham, NY 12180
Licensed for 15 years, Marc C. Kokosa is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Kerry Bretz

Kerry Bretz
Bretz & Coven, LLP
305 Broadway Suite 100
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 32 years, Kerry Bretz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bob Friedman

Bob Friedman
Friedman and Ranzenhofer
113 Main Street
Batavia, NY 14021
Licensed for 45 years, Bob Friedman is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Michael Ranzenhofer

Michael Ranzenhofer
Friedman and Ranzenhofer
70 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Licensed for 49 years, Michael Ranzenhofer is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Nicholas Aaron Passalacqua

Nicholas Aaron Passalacqua
Nicholas A. Passalacqua, Esq.
612 Charlotte St
Utica, NY 13501
Licensed for 13 years, Nicholas Aaron Passalacqua is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of Law... read more >

Tara Madden

Tara Madden
Madden Law
1225 Franklin Avenue Suite 325
Garden City, NY 11530
Licensed for 10 years, Tara Madden is a Child Custody / Visitation and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Charlotte School of Law... read more >

Scott E Leemon

Scott E Leemon
Law Offices of Scott E. Leemon, PC
41 Madison Avenue 31st Floor
New York, NY 10010
Licensed for 28 years, Scott E Leemon is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended NY Law School... read more >

Martin Bonventre

Martin Bonventre
Martin P. Bonventre, Esq.
74 Chapel Street
Albany, NY 12207
Licensed for 13 years, Martin Bonventre is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Robert Tsigler

Robert Tsigler
Law Offices of Robert Tsigler, PLLC
305 Broadway Suite 1203
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 14 years, Robert Tsigler is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York Law School... read more >

Joseph Potashnik

Joseph Potashnik
Joseph Potashnik & Asociates, PLLC
111 Broadway Suite 1305
New York, NY 10006
Licensed for 17 years, Joseph Potashnik is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

Karl M Myles

Karl M Myles
Attorney Karl Myles
1 Laura Ln
Williamsville, NY 14221
Licensed for 22 years, Karl M Myles is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Lee Carey Kindlon

Lee Carey Kindlon
The Kindlon Law Firm, PLLC
52 James St FL 5
Albany, NY 12207-2747
Licensed for 22 years, Lee Carey Kindlon is a Local Government Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Connecticut Schoo... read more >

John F. Harwick

John F. Harwick
E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP
511 Broadway Second Floor
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Licensed for 28 years, John F. Harwick is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Matthew R Smalls

Matthew R Smalls
The Law Office of Matthew R. Smalls, PLLC
305 Broadway 14th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 18 years, Matthew R Smalls is a White Collar Crime and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Mark I. Cohen

Mark I. Cohen
Mark I. Cohen, ESQ
20 Vesey St Suite 1200
New York, NY 10007
Licensed for 10 years, Mark I. Cohen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jessica McHale

Jessica McHale
Volks Anwalt
100 Park Ave. 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Licensed for 10 years, Jessica McHale is a Bankruptcy and Family Law lawyer who attended Florida Coastal School of Law... read more >

E Stewart Jones Jr

E Stewart Jones Jr
E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy
28 2nd St
Troy, NY 12180
Licensed for 58 years, E Stewart Jones Jr is a Personal Injury and White Collar Crime lawyer who attended Albany Law School... read more >

Shawn Kassman

Shawn Kassman
The Law Offices of Shawn R. Kassman
110 Carleton Ave
Central Islip, NY 11722
Licensed for 24 years, Shawn Kassman is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer... read more >

Max Smelyansky

Max Smelyansky
The Smelyansky Law Firm
602 Central Ave Ste 102
Albany, NY 12206
Licensed for 12 years, Max Smelyansky is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Roger Asmar

Roger Asmar
Divorce Attorney
499 7th Ave, 23 Floor
New York, NY 10018
Licensed for 18 years, Roger Asmar is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Douglas M Reda

Douglas M Reda
The Law Office of Douglas M. Reda
180 Froehlich Farm Boulevard
Woodbury, NY 11797
Licensed for 43 years, Douglas M Reda is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Philip J Mellea

Philip J Mellea
Law Offices of Philip Mellea
399 Knollwood Rd #111
White Plains, NY 10603
Licensed for 34 years, Philip J Mellea is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Lawrence Saul Goldman

Lawrence Saul Goldman
Law Office Of Lawrence S. Goldman
65 W 90th St 24B
New York, NY 10024
Licensed for 58 years, Lawrence Saul Goldman is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Frank Ciardi

Frank Ciardi
The Law Office of Frank Ciardi
1 E Main St. Suite 711
Rochester, NY 14614
Licensed for 24 years, Frank Ciardi is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Charles Cooper

Stephen Charles Cooper
Stephen C Cooper Law Office
233 broadway suite 900
New York, NY 10279
Licensed for 50 years, Stephen Charles Cooper is a Criminal Defense and Real Estate Law lawyer... read more >

Frederick P Hafetz

Frederick P Hafetz
Hafetz & Necheles Llp
10 E 40th St FL 48
New York, NY 10016
Licensed for 60 years, Frederick P Hafetz is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Pennsylvania Law Sc... read more >
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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.


New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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