James Palumbo

Domestic Violence, Drunk Driving, Narcotics Assault, Robbery, Homicide, Petit Larceny, Grand Larceny, Identity Theft, Fraud, Sex Abuse, and Rape. All Felonies and Misdemeanors. Pink Summonses. I began my career as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County in 1983. While in the District Attorney’s office I was a member of the Gun Unit, Robbery/Attempted Murder Unit, and was promoted to the Homicide unit after four years in the office. I tried numerous homicide cases as a prosecutor and was again promoted to a supervisor and again to Deputy Bureau Chief of the Grand Jury Bureau in charge of overseeing the presentation of homicide cases to the Grand Jury. In 1994 I went into private practice devoted exclusively to criminal law. As a criminal defense attorney I have tried and won acquittals on Murder, Robbery, Rape, Assault, Narcotics and prostitution cases. I am a member of the New York County Assigned counsel Felony and Homicide Panels. I am a member of the New York County Bar Association and on their legal referral criminal panel. I have been a guest commentator on Court TV on several occasions. My Practice is devoted exclusively to all aspects of criminal law both State and Federal Courts. I handle everything from a summons to shoplifting to narcotics cases rape robbery and murder cases. Serving Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn and Nassau Counties. James Palumbo was named one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the field of criminal law by the National Trial Lawyers Association for 2016