Top Civil Rights Lawyers From New York

New York offers some of the broadest civil rights protections in the country, enforced through multiple agencies and robust legislation like the New York Human Rights Law. It protects against discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, and more—across employment, housing, education, and public life. Civil rights law here also addresses police accountability, voting access, and public protest rights. Whether in a city borough or a rural county, skilled legal counsel helps New Yorkers hold institutions accountable and assert their rights in a complex and demanding legal system.

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John L. Buckheit
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Appeals, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Military Law, Products Liability, State, Local & Municipal
John C. Gugliotta
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime, Speeding & Traffic Tickets
Albert J. Durante
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Child Custody, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation, Litigation, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
Richard M. Kenny
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Construction & Development, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect, Slip & Fall Accidents, ...
Felice Duffy
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Drug Crime, Gun Law, Sexual Harassment, White Collar Crime
Marc A. Rapaport
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Administrative, Constitutional, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Telecommunications, Wage & Hour Laws, ...
Cary London
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Employee Benefits, Motorcycle Accidents, Railroad Accidents, ...
Jacob Kaplan
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Health Care
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, Federal Crime, Securities & Investment Fraud, Sex Crimes, Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion, ...
Delmas A. Costin, Jr
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Immigration
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment-Based Immigration, Litigation, Visa & Permits, Wage & Hour Laws, Workers' Compensation
Andrew Humphreys
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Corporate & Incorporation, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
Cecillia Wang
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Earl S. Ward
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Appeals, Arbitration, Class Action, Constitutional, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Expungement, ...
Brian Valdivia
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
Ryan M. Finn
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Credit Card Fraud, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, ...
Jim Walden
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Administrative, Antitrust & Trade Law, Banking & Finance, Litigation, White Collar Crime
Diego O. Barros
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Workers' Compensation
Zack Holzberg
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Child Abuse & Neglect, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
Arthur L. Aidala
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Drug Crime, DUI & DWI, Expungement, Litigation, Sex Crimes, Violent Crime
Andrew Lieb
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Education, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Litigation, Title & Boundary Issues
Bruce Minkoff
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Appeals, Commercial Real Estate, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Foreclosure, Litigation
Herbert S. Kellner
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Landlord & Tenant, Litigation, Paternity, Social Security & Disability, Wills & Living Wills
Anna Levine-Gronningsater
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination
Alexander Goldenberg
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Child Abuse & Neglect, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employee Benefits, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, ...
R.J. Friedman
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Litigation
Mario Vásquez
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Immigration, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Administrative, Arbitration, Asylum, Car Accidents, Citizenship & Naturalization, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, ...

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