New York, United States
Lawyers in New York
New York has one of the largest and most specialised legal markets in the world, from global firms in Midtown to solo practitioners serving each borough. Cases are heard across a layered court system, including the Supreme Court (the trial-level court in New York), Family Court and Civil Court, so local procedural experience matters. Use the practice-area rankings below to compare lawyers on verified licences, relevant experience and sourced reputation, then check each profile for the evidence behind the score.
- lawyers
- 217
- verified licences
- 131
- firms
- 27
- average years
- 21
Rankings by practice area
- Divorce lawyers68 lawyers · 41 verified
- Personal Injury lawyers68 lawyers · 36 verified
- Family lawyers64 lawyers · 34 verified
- Criminal Defense lawyers55 lawyers · 33 verified
- Business lawyers51 lawyers · 34 verified
- Employment lawyers47 lawyers · 29 verified
- Immigration lawyers45 lawyers · 31 verified
- Estate Planning lawyers42 lawyers · 27 verified
- Real Estate lawyers30 lawyers · 18 verified
- Child Custody lawyers29 lawyers · 14 verified
All lawyers in New York
Ordered by best ranking position


Marcus KowalskiVerifiedPartner
Sterling & Wyatt LLP4 yrs in practice3.6(8)Estate PlanningCriminal DefenseEmployment+1 moreNew York
Malik AdeyemiVerifiedSenior Associate
Kensington & Thorne LLP7 yrs in practice3.7(11)Personal InjuryDivorceEstate PlanningNew York
Laura EllisonVerifiedPartner
Harrow Law Group9 yrs in practice3.0(2)Criminal DefenseImmigrationNew York
Maria RamirezPendingSenior Associate
Redfern Law Group29 yrs in practiceFamilyCriminal DefenseNew York
Julia QuinnVerifiedAttorney
16 yrs in practice4.5(12)Criminal DefenseBusinessEmployment+1 moreNew York
Omar AshfordOut of datePrincipal Lawyer
Linden & Calder LLP17 yrs in practice4.3(7)Personal InjuryEmploymentImmigrationNew York


Leila KaplanUnverifiedPrincipal Lawyer
Rowe & Quill LLP24 yrs in practice4.1(11)Child CustodyEstate PlanningFamily+1 moreNew York
Aisha YilmazOut of datePrincipal Lawyer
Brook Law Group17 yrs in practice4.3(9)Personal InjuryEmploymentNew York
Esther OrtegaOut of datePrincipal Lawyer
Sterling & Wyatt LLP22 yrs in practice4.2(5)EmploymentBusinessNew York
Vivian ChenUnverifiedPrincipal Lawyer
Prescott & Vance LLP20 yrs in practice4.6(20)Estate PlanningNew York



Olivia R. SorensenUnverifiedPartner
Redfern Law Group25 yrs in practice3.9(14)Child CustodyFamilyNew York
Zara DuarteOut of dateAssociate
Brook Law Group18 yrs in practice4.7(5)Personal InjuryDivorceEmploymentNew York
Wei LindqvistVerifiedOf Counsel
Brook Law Group5 yrs in practice3.5(6)ImmigrationPersonal InjuryNew York
Omar A. EllisonOut of dateAssociate
Kensington & Thorne LLP33 yrs in practiceEmploymentChild CustodyFamilyNew York

Andre KaplanVerifiedPrincipal Lawyer
Prescott & Hale LLP18 yrs in practice4.6(4)DivorceCriminal DefenseImmigration+1 moreNew York
New York legal resources
- New York State Bar Association
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- New York City Bar Association
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- New York State Unified Court System
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