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Criminal defense is the core of the practice, backed by personal injury and real estate services. Every criminal matter is handled with the insight of a former Brooklyn and Staten Island prosecutor.

Brooklyn Criminal Defense

Start with our main Brooklyn criminal defense overview, or go straight to the charge you are facing:

DWI / DUI Defense

A DWI arrest in Brooklyn can cost you your license, your job, thousands of dollars, and depending on the charge level, your freedom. Amel Spahija is a...

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Assault Defense

Assault charges in Brooklyn range from a misdemeanor with up to one year of exposure to a violent felony carrying decades in state prison. Amel Spahij...

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Drug Crimes Defense

Drug arrests in Brooklyn run the spectrum from low level possession misdemeanors to A-I felonies carrying 8 to 20 years in state prison. Spahija Law d...

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Weapons Charges

New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, and Brooklyn prosecutors treat firearms cases as a top priority. Amel Spahija prosecuted f...

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Domestic Violence

Domestic violence cases in Brooklyn move differently from any other criminal case. They are prosecuted in dedicated DV parts, they come with immediate...

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Federal Criminal Defense

Federal cases are a different world. Different rules, different prosecutors, different sentencing math, and far higher stakes. The Eastern District of...

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Theft and Larceny

Theft charges in New York are called larceny, and the dollar amount controls everything. A shoplifting case and a million dollar embezzlement are char...

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Robbery Defense

Robbery is forcible stealing, and every degree of it is a violent felony in New York. These cases are prosecuted aggressively in Kings County Supreme ...

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Burglary Defense

Burglary in New York is entering or remaining unlawfully in a building with intent to commit a crime inside. No theft is required, and no breaking is ...

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White Collar Crimes

White collar cases rarely begin with an arrest. They begin with a subpoena, an audit letter, a call from an investigator, or a quiet visit to your wor...

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Sex Crimes Defense

No accusation destroys a life faster than a sex offense allegation. The stakes go beyond prison: sex offender registration under SORA, residency restr...

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Desk Appearance Tickets

A desk appearance ticket looks like a traffic ticket. It is not. A DAT is a real criminal case with a real arraignment date at Brooklyn Criminal Court...

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Orders of Protection

An order of protection can put you out of your home, cut you off from your children, and turn a text message into a new felony, all before anything ha...

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Record Sealing

A conviction from years ago should not control the rest of your life. New York now offers two real paths to clearing your record: petition based seali...

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Juvenile Defense

When your child is arrested, the first hours are terrifying and the system is a maze. New York's Raise the Age law created three separate tracks for y...

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