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One night should not define your life.

Assault, robbery, orders of protection - charges that often come down to whose story the jury believes. We make sure yours is told right.

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SECOND GENERATION, SINCE
Acquitted.
$26M MONEY LAUNDERING
Dismissed.
RICO · 10-YEAR MINIMUM FACED
Six months.
$12M PONZI · YEARS ASKED
ALL RESULTS →

Two stories. One verdict.

50+ YEARS COMBINED · NATIONWIDE
01 · THE STAKES
Felony time, permanent record

Violent-crime convictions carry the longest state sentences - 1 to 25 years, or more - plus a record that follows you into every job, lease, and custody hearing after.

02 · HOW THESE CASES START
An accusation, then an arrest

These cases move fast: an argument, a 911 call, an arrest the same night. What you say in the first hours matters enormously. Say nothing, and call counsel.

03 · HOW WE FIGHT
Self-defense is a right

Mistaken identity, self-defense, lack of intent - real defenses that win these cases. We cross-examine the accusers, reconstruct the night, and put your story in front of the jury with force.

What we defend.

EVERY MATTER BEGINS WITH A FREE CONSULTATION
01 Assault, first to third degree From bar fights to felony charges - degree is everything, and we fight the degree first.
02 Robbery Identification cases at heart - eyewitnesses are wrong more often than juries assume.
03 Domestic violence Charges that move fast and reach far - defended with discretion and force.
04 Orders of protection Orders that can put you out of your own home - challenged, modified, and defended against violations.
05 Menacing & harassment He-said-she-said counts where the record we build tells the other side of the night.
06 Weapons counts The add-on charges that multiply exposure - suppressed, severed, or beaten.
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Describe your case →

The questions everyone asks first.

ALL QUESTIONS, ANSWERED →
Q.01
It was self-defense - now what?

Self-defense is a right, and it wins these cases - if it is built properly. We establish that you feared imminent harm, used proportionate force, and were not the aggressor.

Q.02
Can the accuser just drop the charges?

No - only the prosecutor can. But a well-documented defense, credibility challenges, and mitigation work can persuade the DA that the case should not go forward.

Q.03
What does an order of protection actually change?

Potentially everything - where you live, whether you see your children, whether a technical violation becomes a new arrest. Treat it as seriously as the underlying charge.

THE STANDARD
The jury hears both stories. Ours are built to hold.

We owe loyalty to only you. Strategy starts the day you call, and every client holds the senior partner's cell number.

Start with the free consultation
Outside the courtroom
FIG. - 100 CENTRE STREET
The Spodek Law Group bench

The team on your case.

EVERY ACCEPTED CASE GETS THE WHOLE BENCH · 24/7
Meet the bench →
Todd A. Spodek
MANAGING PARTNER
Todd A. Spodek
The Netflix defense · Fox & CNN analyst
Ralph P. Franco, Jr.
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Ralph P. Franco, Jr.
Court appearances · case strategy
Alex Zhik
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Alex Zhik
Criminal defense · client strategy
Jeremy Feigenbaum, working the file
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Jeremy Feigenbaum
Motions · investigations
Claire Banks
ASSOCIATE
Claire Banks
Federal motions · S.D.N.Y. & E.D.N.Y.
Joseph Alter
ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Joseph Alter
Trial practice · not guilty on all counts, 2025
RB
OF-COUNSEL
Rajesh Barua
Immigration · removal defense
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OF-COUNSEL
Chad Lewin
Los Angeles · 23+ years
50+ years combined
Second generation, since 1976. Selective by design - loyal to only you.
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How your case unfolds.

THE FULL PROCESS →
01 · TODAY
The consultation

Risk-free, in person or by phone. Ask anything, for as long as it takes. Strategy starts the same day.

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Investigation & evidence

Witnesses, reports, footage, experts - building the record that pokes holes in theirs.

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Motions, negotiation - or trial

Suppress, dismiss, negotiate from strength. And if trial is the advantage - we are unafraid.

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THE FIRST 24 HOURS
01You call. A person answers - not a service. 02Free, confidential consultation - ask anything. 03Same-day strategy on every accepted case. 04You hold the senior partner's cell number.
HOW A CASE UNFOLDS →
WHY PEOPLE CALL US FIRST
Selective by design. Loyal to only you.

We take the clients we can truly help - and every accepted case gets the whole bench, 24/7. The consultation is free, confidential, and answered within 24 hours, guaranteed.

FROM THE RECORD · S.D.N.Y. & BEYOND
Acquittal$26M money laundering
DismissedRICO - 10-year mandatory minimum
6 months$12M Ponzi - prosecutors asked for years
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