Best Lawyers Near You in Newark, New Jersey for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Frank Arleo has tried scores of criminal and civil cases in courts throughout the State of New Jersey. Indeed, he has more trial experience than most of the lawyers at the largest firms in the State. Since he began practicing law in 1982, Frank has built an impressive track record as a litigator who can quickly get to the essence of the case. He is skilled at identifying the crucial issues in each case and marshalling the facts and law to his clients’ advantage, which has led him to obt...
Stephen “Skippy” Weinstein is of counsel at Britcher, Leone & Sergio, LLC, where he focuses on case strategy and new business development. He previously had his own firm, Stephen S. Weinstein, P.C., in Morristown, N.J., where, for over 45 years, he devoted his practice to medical malpractice and personal injury matters, including wrongful death, serious personal injury, brain injury, birth injury, product liability, construction accidents, automobile accidents, and slip and fa...
Mounting an aggressive defense against criminal charges of all kinds in New Jersey’s municipal, Superior and federal courts is the sole focus of the Law Office of Blair R. Zwillman. For more than 40 years, Blair Zwillman has devoted his legal career to the criminal justice system as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney. He represents both adults and juveniles and is committed to achieving the most favorable outcome possible in every case by conducting meticulous, detail-oriented inv...
Alan L. Zegas and his associates practice criminal, appellate, and commercial litigation in the State and Federal courts of New Jersey and New York. Mr. Zegas received an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School and a B.S. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-editor of "New Jersey Evidence", published by Gann Law Books, and served as the editor of "NJ Criminal Procedure", published by Lexis/Nexis. Mr. Zegas has served as an adjunct professor at Rut...
Jeffrey Chiesa rejoined the firm in November 2013 following his service as United States Senator for New Jersey. Mr. Chiesa, an experienced litigator with an impressive background in both the public and private sectors, practices in the firm's Litigation, Corporate Internal Investigations and Monitoring, and White Collar Criminal Defense Groups. In June 2013, Governor Chris Christie appointed Mr. Chiesa to serve in the United States Senate following the death of Senator Frank Lautenberg. Duri...
Samuel P. Moulthrop is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental. Samuel P., who practices law in Madison, New Jersey, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samuel P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
James E. Trabilsy is a shareholder in the Criminal Law group at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., where he focuses his practice in defending individuals charged with municipal court offenses, with a particular emphasis on drunk driving charges. He has represented a wide assortment of individuals charged with drunk driving throughout the State, including lawyers, police officers, doctors, and even a judge.
Mauro Tucci, a Member in the CSG Law Litigation Group, regularly litigates in federal and state courts on a range of complex commercial disputes. Mauro’s experience includes white collar criminal defense, regulatory and administrative matters, labor disputes, and class action defense. He routinely represents health care providers, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufactures, and public entities. Prior to joining the firm, Mauro was an attorney with McEl...
Charles McKenna is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Charles, who practices law in Madison, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Charles is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Riza Dagli leads the firm's Criminal Defense and Government Investigations Group. He focuses his practice on high-stakes criminal and commercial litigation and represents businesses and individuals in complex and international matters and governmental investigations. He is regularly retained by corporations, health care professionals, health care organizations, financial businesses, lawyers, accountants, executives, and companies of varying sizes, in all stages of federal and state white-coll...
Mary is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department and co-chair of the Criminal Defense and Regulatory Practice Group. She focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation. Her work encompasses the defense of clients in criminal investigations, RICO actions, contract and business disputes, and allegations of legal malpractice. She is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including internal investigations on behalf of ...
Robert G. Stahl is an accomplished trial lawyer who concentrates exclusively in criminal defense. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court and Best Lawyers Criminal Defense: White Collar Lawyer of the Year 2022. Mr.Stahl is a Managing Partner of Stahl Gasiorowski Criminal Defense Lawyers, P.C., a boutique criminal defense firm established in 1997 focused exclusively on representing clients in complex white-collar cr...
Conor concentrates his practice in commercial litigation involving real estate transactions, real estate brokerage law, business disputes, commercial contract actions, consumer fraud act claims, and professional malpractice cases. His practice also encompasses high stakes personal injury cases involving premises liability and medical malpractice. In the specialized area of real estate brokerage law, Conor has significant experience including the litigation and mediation of business disputes o...
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