Law Offices of Joseph W. Ryan Jr.

Areas of Practice

We provide expert defense in all phases of federal and state criminal practice, including investigations, plea negotiations, trials, sentencing proceedings, post-conviction relief, and appeals.

Recent newsworthy criminal cases include a victory before the United States Supreme Court where a client-accountant�s conviction for tax fraud arising out of a highly publicized prosecution was vacated and the indictment dismissed, ending a six year battle in which the client was acquitted in seven out of eight counts after a jury trial. Other cases include the acquittal of a former stockbroker of Monroe Parker Securities following an eight-week trial before the Westchester County Court, and dismissal of charges of misconduct against an elected official of the Town of Babylon.

We have extensive experience in all aspects of practice under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and have developed particular expertise in federal tax prosecutions.

Other Sensitive Areas of Liability

We provide defense in disciplinary proceedings against professionals, including attorneys, physicians, accountants, and judges, an area in which Mr. Ryan has previously practiced from the prosecution side.

We also defend matters involving client relations with government, and actions involving breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of official position, sexual harassment, age discrimination, and other employment disputes, civil rights, antitrust, and RICO.

Criminal and Civil

Criminal and Civil

We provide expert defense in all phases of federal and state criminal practice, including investigations, plea negotiations, trials, sentencing proceedings, post-conviction relief, and appeals.

Areas of Liability

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We provide defense in disciplinary proceedings against professionals, including attorneys, physicians, accountants, and judges, an area in which Mr. Ryan has previously practiced from the prosecution side.

Directions

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We are conveniently located in Suffolk County on Long Island.
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225 Old Country Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 629-4968

(631) 629-4969

(631) 629-4970 Fax

RECENT NEWS

In 2016, an attorney was removed as Permanent Receiver of a $15 million dollar charitable foundation for self-dealing. As a result oF NEWSDAY articles suggesting improper conduct, Mr. Ryan was appointed by the Surrogate of Nassau County to conduct an inquiry into the attorney's conduct. That effort resulted in a lengthy decision outlining the reasons for his removal. Matter of Kermit Gitenstein Found. Inc., 2016 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3920
 
In December 2011, a 45-year-old lawyer was acquitted by a federal jury of bank fraud charges arising out of a $16 million dollar loss suffered by a bank on a line-of-credit loan agreement. The prosecution unsuccessfully attempted to connect and convict the lawyer for participating in his client's scheme, in a trial that lasted four weeks before the Brooklyn federal court. More Notable Criminal Cases
 
In September 2011, a $200,000 settlement was reached on the eve of trial on behalf of an ophthalmologist-client who was the victim of an embezzlement scheme perpetrated by his office manager over a three-year period. The lawsuit, instituted in the Nassau County Supreme Court, was brought against the client's accounting firm which failed to detect the embezzlement scheme. Between the settlement monies and restitution imposed in the criminal proceeding against the embezzler, the client will have recovered his total loss appropriating $300,000. More Notable Civil Cases
 
$2,5OO,OOO was recovered for the client upon a jury verdict in a personal injury case where the defendant's vehicle struck the client while riding his bicycle in New York City. More Notable Civil Cases
 
The BPA Case charged eight individuals, including the former Deputy Nassau County Executive with bribery, money laundering and tax fraud before the Federal Court in Central Islip. More Notable Criminal Cases
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