New York Criminal Defense Attorneys
Focus on criminal trials, appeals, and civil rights actions
The Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin is a boutique criminal defense and civil rights firm that concentrates on general white-collar and general criminal defense, state and federal criminal appellate practice, and civil rights lawsuits for police and prosecutorial misconduct. The firm’s four attorneys focus on the following types of cases:
- Criminal investigations and trials
- Criminal appeals and collateral attacks
- Civil rights and commercial litigation
Attorney Joel B. Rudin has made a name for himself with a fearless and imaginative approach to law. He has argued appeals in the United States Supreme Court, various Federal Courts of Appeal, and in the New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Divisions. He has won numerous criminal trials in federal and state courts and successfully overturned many convictions, both on direct appeal and collateral attack, usually after re-investigating cases other attorneys have lost. He has won substantial civil rights settlements by exposing systemic abuses of power by prosecutors and police.
Selective and dedicated
The firm is extremely selective about the clients they represent. They only take the cases of criminal defense clients with the resources needed to engage this elite, highly inventive, and successful team of lawyers. Civil rights clients usually retain the firm on a contingency fee basis.
The Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin practice primarily in the New York Metropolitan area, but the firm has appeared in federal district and appellate courts in numerous other states.



