LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW M. COHEN
1100 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 305
GARDEN CITY, NY 11530
ph: 516-877-0595
alt: 212-244-0596
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JOHN S. WALLENSTEIN practices primarily in the area of criminal defense, at the trial and appellate level, in both state and federal courts. He has been a criminal defense attorney since 1982. Prior to entering private practice, he was an Assistant District Attorney in Queens County, where he was a trial attorney for serious felony cases, including murder and robbery. He was a Supervising Assistant District Attorney for the last year of his service. In his private practice for the past 36 years, he has represented people charged in state and Federal courts in many jurisdictions, and achieved a great deal of success in his defense of those charged with serious crimes. He serves on a voluntary panel of attorneys who accept appointments from federal judges to represent people charged with federal crimes, including capital cases.
Mr. Wallenstein is admitted to practice in the New York State courts, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York, and the District of Connecticut. He is admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where he regularly briefs and argues criminal and civil appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He has represented people in Federal criminal cases in Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada and Maine.
In 2017, Mr. Wallenstein served as President of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the largest statewide bar association devoted solely to criminal defense, with over 900 members in every county and region of the state. He is also an active member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Federal Bar Council, and the New York Criminal Bar Association. He is a past president of the Queens County Criminal Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer to attorneys at Continuing Legal Education seminars and presentations, and has been a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
John S. Wallenstein, Esq.
John S. Wallenstein Law Office
1100 Franklin Avenue,
Suite 305
Garden City, New York 11530
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LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW M. COHEN
1100 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 305
GARDEN CITY, NY 11530
ph: 516-877-0595
alt: 212-244-0596
AC