Criminal Defense Attorneys in New York City

We are a boutique law firm focused on criminal defense in New York City and the surrounding counties. When you call us at 212-233-1233 during business hours, you are connected directly to the lead attorney, Albert Goodwin. Never to an associate or to an assistant. When you hire our firm, Albert Goodwin handles your case directly, with associates in supporting roles.

A criminal accusation — whether it is a desk appearance ticket for shoplifting, a felony complaint after a DWI crash, or a federal target letter — threatens your freedom, your record, your job, and your family. Our defense lawyers move quickly and quietly to protect what matters before charges harden.

Our Practice Areas

Criminal Defense Overview

A good criminal defense lawyer advocates for dismissal of the charge, plea-bargains to lower the charge, finds alternative sentences to imprisonment, uncovers new evidence to support your defense, and helps seal or expunge your record. We handle violations, misdemeanors, and felonies in every court in the New York City area.

DWI and DUI Defense

A DWI or DUI arrest carries both administrative penalties (license suspension or revocation by DMV) and criminal exposure under Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192. We challenge the stop, the field sobriety tests, the breath and blood evidence, and the Miranda and refusal warnings to get charges reduced or dismissed.

Drug Crimes

From simple possession of a controlled substance to drug trafficking indictments, drug cases turn on Fourth Amendment search-and-seizure issues, chain of custody, and lab results. We challenge every step that put the evidence in the prosecutor's file.

Gun Possession and Weapons Charges

New York gun laws are among the strictest in the country. A first arrest for criminal possession of a loaded firearm carries a mandatory minimum of 3.5 years in state prison. We defend gun cases by attacking the stop, the search, the constructive-possession theory, and the temporary lawful possession defense.

Theft, Shoplifting, and Larceny

We defend the full range of theft offenses: shoplifting, petit larceny, grand larceny, identity theft, and embezzlement. Many first-time theft cases can be resolved with an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal that keeps your record clean.

Assault and Domestic Violence

Assault charges range from third-degree misdemeanor assault to first-degree assault with permanent disfigurement. Domestic violence cases come with automatic orders of protection that can lock you out of your home. We move quickly to challenge complaining-witness credibility and to lift or modify protective orders.

Fraud and White-Collar Defense

We represent clients accused of SNAP and food-stamp fraud, Medicaid fraud, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, PPP fraud, and securities fraud. We respond to HRA investigation letters, ZPIC audits, federal target letters, and grand jury subpoenas before charges are filed.

Professional License Defense

A criminal arrest can trigger parallel proceedings before the Office of Professional Discipline, the Office of Professional Medical Conduct, the State Education Department, and other licensing boards. We coordinate the criminal and administrative defenses for doctors, nurses, lawyers, engineers, architects, and other licensed professionals.

Why Choose Us as Your Criminal Defense Attorneys

Direct Attorney Representation

When you hire our firm, Attorney Albert Goodwin personally handles your case. You will never be passed off to an unfamiliar associate or paralegal. Criminal cases are too consequential to delegate.

Extensive Experience

Our firm has been practicing since 2008. We closely track updates to the Penal Law, the Criminal Procedure Law, and recent Court of Appeals and Appellate Division decisions on search and seizure, identification, and discovery under CPL Article 245.

Command of New York Criminal and Supreme Courts

We appear in the Criminal Court and Supreme Court parts in all five boroughs and the suburban counties. We know the local assistant district attorneys, the screening practices of each DA's office, and the sentencing patterns of the judges who hear our cases.

Strategic, Discreet Representation

Many of our clients are professionals, executives, and licensed practitioners. We handle every case with the discretion that your career and reputation require, and we coordinate parallel administrative and licensing matters where they exist.

We invite you to schedule a confidential consultation. We serve Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County. You can contact us by phone at 212-233-1233 or by email at email@goodwindefense.com to discuss your criminal matter in full confidentiality.