Leading Criminal Defense Lawyers - New York City, 2026

The below 2026 rankings of Leading New York City Criminal Defense Lawyers ranks the top criminal defense law attorneys in New York City specializing in criminal defense and white collar criminal defense matters. These leading New York City Criminal Defense attorneys have been peer-recognized for their exceptional expertise, courtroom skills, and client outcomes across the Greater New York City metropolitan area.

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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 7 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Marc Agnifilo	Agnifilo Intrater LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Marc Agnifilo
Benjamin Brafman	Brafman & Associates	Doyle’s ranking record: Benjamin Brafman
Joshua Dratel	Dratel & Lewis	Doyle’s ranking record: Joshua Dratel
Gerald Lefcourt	Law Offices of Gerald B. Lefcourt	Doyle’s ranking record: Gerald Lefcourt
Marc Mukasey	Seyfarth Shaw LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Marc Mukasey
Susan Necheles	Necheles Law LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Susan Necheles
Anthony Ricco	Law Office of Anthony L. Ricco	Doyle’s ranking record: Anthony Ricco

Leading

Leading: 21 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Arthur Aidala	Aidala Bertuna & Kamins	Doyle’s ranking record: Arthur Aidala
Michael Bachner	Bachner & Associates	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Bachner
Barry Berke	Gibson Dunn & Crutcher	Doyle’s ranking record: Barry Berke
Wayne Bodden	Wayne C. Bodden	Doyle’s ranking record: Wayne Bodden
Cesar de Castro	The Law Firm of Cesar de Castro	Doyle’s ranking record: Cesar de Castro
Michael Farkas	Michael C. Farkas Esq PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Farkas
Teny Geragos	Agnifilo Intrater LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Teny Geragos
John Gleeson	Debevoise & Plimpton	Doyle’s ranking record: John Gleeson
Zach Intrater	Agnifilo Intrater LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Zach Intrater
Duncan Levin	Levin & Associates PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Duncan Levin
Kenneth Montgomery	Kenneth J. Montgomery PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Kenneth Montgomery
Stacey Richman	Richman Hill & Associates PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Stacey Richman
Charles Ross	Mintz & Gold	Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Ross
Lawrence Schoenbach	Law Offices of Lawrence H. Schoenbach PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Lawrence Schoenbach
Jason Ser	Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason Ser
Alexandra Shapiro	Shapiro Arato Bach LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Shapiro
Ted Wells	Paul Weiss	Doyle’s ranking record: Ted Wells
Mary Jo White	Debevoise & Plimpton	Doyle’s ranking record: Mary Jo White
Damian Williams	Jenner & Block	Doyle’s ranking record: Damian Williams
Richard Willstatter	Green & Willstatter	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Willstatter
Andrea Zellan	Sarafa Zellan PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrea Zellan

Recommended: 61 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Kenneth Abell	Abell Eskew Landau LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Kenneth Abell
Jonathan Abernethy	Cohen & Gresser LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan Abernethy
Elkan Abramowitz	Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello	Doyle’s ranking record: Elkan Abramowitz
David Anders	Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Doyle’s ranking record: David Anders
Tony Barkow	Jenner & Block	Doyle’s ranking record: Tony Barkow
Paul Batista	Paul Batista	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Batista
Marianne Bertuna	Aidala Bertuna & Kamins	Doyle’s ranking record: Marianne Bertuna
Noam Biale	Sher Tremonte LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Noam Biale
Joseph Bondy	Law Offices of Joseph A. Bondy	Doyle’s ranking record: Joseph Bondy
Reed Brodsky	Gibson Dunn & Crutcher	Doyle’s ranking record: Reed Brodsky
John Carman	John F. Carman Esq.	Doyle’s ranking record: John Carman
Christopher Carrion	Carrion Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Carrion
Kathleen Cassidy	Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello	Doyle’s ranking record: Kathleen Cassidy
Priya Chaudhry	ChaudhryLaw PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Priya Chaudhry
Lance Clarke	Hamilton Clarke LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Lance Clarke
Gerald DiChiara	Law Offices of Gerald DiChiara	Doyle’s ranking record: Gerald DiChiara
Xavier Donaldson	Xavier R. Donaldson, Attorney at Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Xavier Donaldson
Bekah Donaleski	Cooley LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Bekah Donaleski
Jeffrey Einhorn	Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Einhorn
Matin Emouna	Emouna & Mikhail	Doyle’s ranking record: Matin Emouna
Steven Epstein	Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco	Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Epstein
Karen Friedman Agnifilo	Agnifilo Intrater LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Karen Friedman Agnifilo
Robert S. Frenchman	Dynamis LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert S. Frenchman
Daniel Gitner	Debevoise & Plimpton	Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Gitner
Robert Gottlieb	Gottlieb Townsend PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Robert Gottlieb
Jeffrey Greco	Greco Neyland	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Greco
Todd Greenberg	Addabbo & Greenberg	Doyle’s ranking record: Todd Greenberg
Andrea Griswold	Skadden Arps Slater Meagher & Flom LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrea Griswold
Ilana Haramati	Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Ilana Haramati
Sean Hecker	Hecker Fink LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Hecker
Renée Hill	Richman Hill & Associates PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Renée Hill
Victor Hou	Cleary Gottlieb	Doyle’s ranking record: Victor Hou
Ilene Jaroslaw	Elliott Levine Jaroslaw Neils LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Ilene Jaroslaw
Katya Jestin	Jenner & Block	Doyle’s ranking record: Katya Jestin
Jacob Kaplan	Agnifilo Intrater LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Jacob Kaplan
Kevin Keating	Law Office of Kevin Keating	Doyle’s ranking record: Kevin Keating
Susan Kellman	Law Offices of Susan G. Kellman	Doyle’s ranking record: Susan Kellman
Ed Kim	KKL LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Ed Kim
Isabelle Kirshner	Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Isabelle Kirshner
Ron Kuby	Law Office of Ronald L. Kuby	Doyle’s ranking record: Ron Kuby
Lindsay Lewis	Dratel & Lewis	Doyle’s ranking record: Lindsay Lewis
Jeffrey Lichtman	Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Lichtman
Alain Massena	Massena Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Alain Massena
Henry Mazurek	Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Henry Mazurek
Gerald McMahon	Law Offices of Gerald J. McMahon	Doyle’s ranking record: Gerald McMahon
Rebecca Mermelstein	O'Melveny & Myers	Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca Mermelstein
Richard Portale	Portale Randazzo LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Portale
Mark Racanelli	O'Melveny & Myers	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Racanelli
Julie Rendelman	Law Offices of Julie Rendelman LLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Julie Rendelman
Roland Riopelle	Sercarz & Riopelle LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Roland Riopelle
Anjan Sahni	WilmerHale	Doyle’s ranking record: Anjan Sahni
Diana Fabi Samson	Aidala Bertuna & Kamins	Doyle’s ranking record: Diana Fabi Samson
Melinda Sarafa	Sarafa Zellan PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Melinda Sarafa
Maurice Sercarz	Sercarz & Riopelle LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Maurice Sercarz
Karen Seymour	Sullivan & Cromwell	Doyle’s ranking record: Karen Seymour
Roger Stavis	Mintz & Gold	Doyle’s ranking record: Roger Stavis
Harvey Stone	Schlam Stone & Dolan	Doyle’s ranking record: Harvey Stone
Peter Tilem	Tilem & Associates	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Tilem
Paul Townsend	Gottlieb Townsend PLLC	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Townsend
Michael Tremonte	Sher Tremonte LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Tremonte
Brendan White	White & White	Doyle’s ranking record: Brendan White

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The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Greater New York City Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow New York City Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Greater New York City Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow New York City Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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