Edward V. Sapone, Criminal Defense Attorney in New York
Over 26 years of legal practice · focused on Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar
Founding PartneratSapone & Petrillo, LLP
New, NY
Practicing criminal defense in New York since 2000.
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Edward V. Sapone is a founding partner based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar. Edward has over 26 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Sapone & Petrillo, LLP.
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- New York, NY
- Experience
- over 26 years
- Known for
- Criminal Defense · Litigation · White Collar
- Handles Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar matters from New York, NY.
- Over 26 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
About Edward V. Sapone: Edward V. Sapone is a founding partner based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar. Edward has over 26 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Sapone & Petrillo, LLP.
Areas of practice
Practice areas handled by Edward V. Sapone
Edward concentrates on criminal defense, litigation, and white collar. Each area below outlines the kind of case Edward handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.
Criminal Defense
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Litigation
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Criminal Defense cases in New York
Edward takes criminal defense matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Edward agrees to represent you.
Litigation cases in New York
Edward takes litigation matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Edward agrees to represent you.
White Collar cases in New York
Edward takes white collar matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Edward agrees to represent you.
Biography
About Edward V. Sapone — Over 26 years of New York criminal defense experience
Edward V. Sapone is a founding partner based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar. Edward has over 26 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Sapone & Petrillo, LLP.
Edward V. Sapone is a founding partner of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP He concentrates his practice on federal criminal defense and white collar litigation.
He is routinely admitted pro hac vice in various jurisdictions including New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Florida, California, Connecticut, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado, and Ohio. Mr. Sapone received a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D. cum laude from New York Law School, where he was an editor of the International and Comparative Law Journal, and a Member of Distinction of the Moot Court Association. He completed externships for a justice of the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, and for the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Court Bureau of the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Sapone was also a contributor to the suppression law section of the 1998 Bench Manual, relied upon by New York State trial judges.
He was the recipient of a Citation of Honor by the Hon. Helen M. Marshall, President of the Borough of Queens (2009), a Proclamation of Honor by New York State Senator Jose Peralta (2010 and 2014), and a Citation of Honor by New York State Assemblyman Francisco P. Moya (2011), for Mr. Sapone’s legal representation. Mr. Sapone was also listed in Super Lawyers (2014 and 2015), VerdictSearch’s Top New York Verdicts of 2010, and the National Trial Lawyers’ 2014 Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Sapone serves as a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy for which he teaches trial techniques at Hofstra Law School. He teaches advanced trial techniques, white collar criminal defense, and federal practice to other lawyers in Continuing Legal Education seminars in New York and New Jersey. Having represented CEOs, broker-dealers and other professionals in the securities industry, Mr. Sapone also has been invited to lecture for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Mr. Sapone has appeared as a legal analyst on CNN, Headline News, Court TV, MSNBC, Fox 5, TRUTV, and Univision, as well as international radio broadcast. He has been a subject of print news and magazines, and his cases have been printed in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Business Week, Crain’s New York Business, the NACDL Champion, and numerous New York City and local newspapers.
Mr. Sapone is the immediate Past-President of the New York Criminal Bar Association and the current Chair of its Sentencing Committee. He is also a member of other legal bar associations, including the Federal Bar Council, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
For the last 14 years, Mr. Sapone has been criminal defense council to the Consulate of Mexico in New York, a role by which he has defended many hundreds of indigent criminal defendants and targets in New York and New Jersey.
HONORS & AWARDS
• President New York Criminal Bar Association 2015-Present.
• Listed in 2016 Super Lawyers, New York Metro.
• Listed in 2015 Super Lawyers, New York Metro.
• Listed in 2014 National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Layers.
• Rated by Avvo 10.0 Superb.
• Avvo Clients’ Choice 2014-Present, Criminal Defense.
• Appointed on Homicide Panel, Appellate Division, First Department, in March 2012-Present.
• Appointed on Criminal Justice Act Panel, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2016.
• Awarded Citation of Honor in September 2011 by New York State Assemblyman Francisco P. Moya for exemplary service through the practice of criminal defense.
• Recognized in April 2011 by the Board of Directors of New York’s Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
• Received Proclamation of Honor in 2010 by New York State Senator Jose Peralta for accomplishments in the profession of criminal defense and extraordinary contributions to the community.
• Recognized in VerdictSearch’s Top New York Verdicts of 2010 for $1.9 million verdict following a jury trial in Queens Supreme Court.
• Received Recognition of Honor in 2009 by New York’s Comite Fiestas Patrias Mexican-American organization for humanitarian actions and invaluable service in the field of criminal defense.
• Awarded Citation of Honor in 2009, by President of the Borough of Queens, Hon. Helen M. Marshall, for outstanding leadership and work in the area of criminal defense.
LECTURES & TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
• CROSS EXAMINATION: THE ‘SWEET SCIENCE’
Explained By A Former Boxer Turned Trial Lawyer,” Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education, August 21, 2016
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE ADVANCED TRIAL TECHNIQUES TRAINING
Course for Lawyers: Course on Cross-Examination, August 9, 2016
• “MODERN RAZOR-EDGE TRIAL TECHNIQUES: JURY SELECTION THROUGH CLOSING ARGUMENT,”
Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education, July 9, 2016
• U.S. DISTRICT COURT S.D.N.Y AND FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL SYMPOSIUM ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS
A Lecture on How to Prepare and Deliver an Effective Opening Statement, May 2016
• FEDERAL AND NJ STATE COURT CRIMINAL DEFENSE: THE DESERT AND THE PROMISED LAND (PART TWO)
New York County Lawyers Association, CLE Institute, December 14, 2015
• FEDERAL AND NJ STATE COURT CRIMINAL DEFENSE: FROM THE DESERT THROUGH THE PROMISED LAND (PART ONE)
Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 12, 2015
• TRIAL ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR PRO BONO LAWYERS
Federal Bar Council at U.S. District Courthouse, Southern District of New York, May 7, 2015
• COURSE ON PERSUASION IN LEGAL ADVOCACY, CO-LECTURER
New York Law School, November 18, 2014
• WELCOME TO THE PROFESSION: SOME THOUGHTS ON SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN THE COMING DECADE
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, October 11, 2014
• TRIAL ADVOCACY: CROSS-EXAMINATION
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, May 17, 2014
• TRIAL PREPARATION AND JURY SELECTION
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, April 13, 2014
• THE E. DAVID WOYCIK INTENSIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, TRIAL TECHNIQUES
Hofstra Law School, January 2014
• DELIVERING A CLOSING ARGUMENT, NOT JUST A SUMMATION
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, December 14, 2013
• THE E. DAVID WOYCIK INTENSIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, TRIAL TECHNIQUES
Hofstra Law School, January 2013
• INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL PRACTICE
New York County Lawyers Association, CLE Institute, August 22, 2012
• TRIAL TECHNIQUE SPRING SEMESTER SERIES: CLOSING ARGUMENT
Hofstra Law School, March 2012
• NEW JERSEY CRIMINAL TRIAL PREPARATION AND ANATOMY OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE: ACCUSATION THROUGH SENTENCING
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, March 24, 2012
• THE E. DAVID WOYCIK INTENSIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, TRIAL TECHNIQUES 2012
Hofstra Law School, January 2012
• NEW JERSEY FEDERAL AND STATE TRIAL TECHNIQUES: CRIMINAL TRIAL CROSS EXAMINATION
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, December 18, 2011
• WHITE COLLAR CRIME: EXPOSING THE FRAUD WHILE DEFENDING THE INNOCENT AT TRIAL
New York County Lawyers Association, CLE Institute, June 21, 2011
• EFFECTIVE, ZEALOUS AND ETHICAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE ADVOCACY
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, April 30, 2011
• DEFENDING THE MODERN-DAY PROFESSIONAL AGAINST ACCUSATIONS OF FRAUD
Long Island University, April 29, 2011
• DEFENDING A FEDERAL NARCOTICS TRIAL
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, February 5, 2011
• THE E. DAVID WOYCIK INTENSIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM, TRIAL TECHNIQUES 2011
Hofstra Law School, January 2011
• BRIDGE THE GAP: A PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ADMITTED ATTORNEYS
New York County Lawyers Association, CLE Institute, December 17, 2010
• WIN YOUR TRIAL ON DAY ONE: HOW TO DELIVER A WINNING OPENING STATEMENT
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, December 12, 2010
• DEFENDING A FEDERAL FRAUD CASE IN THE YEAR 2010
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, December 5, 2010
• TRIAL TECHNIQUES: JURY SELECTION
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, October 17, 2010
• FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, September 26, 2010
• BRIDGE THE GAP: A PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ADMITTED ATTORNEYS
New York County Lawyers Association, CLE Institute, May 15, 2010
• TRIAL TECHNIQUES: THE SCIENCE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION
Marino Institute for Continuing Education, May 1, 2010
• TRIAL TECHNIQUES ON EFFECTIVE CROSS-EXAMINATION
The Bronx Defenders, June 26, 2008
Edward's approach to criminal defense cases
Edward V. Sapone is a founding partner of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP He concentrates his practice on federal criminal defense and white collar litigation. He is routinely admitted pro hac vice in various jurisdictions including New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Florida, California, Connecticut, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado, and Ohio. Mr. Sapone received a B.A. from Fordham University and a J.D.…
Clients Edward works with
Edward reviews new inquiries case-by-case for criminal defense, litigation, and white collar matters across New York.
Credentials
Edward V. Sapone's legal education and bar admissions
New York Law School
J.D. · 2000
Fordham University
B.A. · 1992
Jurisdictions
Edward's state bar admissions
New York
2000 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court,
2000 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court,
2000 · ACTIVE
Edward studied at J.D. in New York Law School and B.A. in Fordham University.
Law school and academic background
Edward completed J.D. in New York Law School and B.A. in Fordham University. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Edward runs in New York is where that training gets applied to real client questions.
Locations
Edward V. Sapone's office in New York
Edward's primary office is at One Penn Plaza, Suite 5315, New York, NY, 10119. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.
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How to hire Edward V. Sapone — what to expect in your first consultation
Working with a new criminal defense attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Edward usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.
Consultation formats and pricing
Edward charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Edward's office.
What to bring to your first meeting
Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Edward will tell you what matters and what doesn't.
Questions to ask a criminal defense attorney in New York
A short list to run through before you commit: How many criminal defense matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?
Fees & payment
Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Edward
Edward discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in criminal defense practice — ask which fits.
Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options
Every criminal defense matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Edward confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.
Payment methods and payment plans
Edward's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many criminal defense practices work with clients on structured schedules.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions about Edward V. Sapone
How much does it cost to hire Edward for a criminal defense case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Edward walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Edward offer a free consultation?
Edward charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Edward's office. Some criminal defense attorneys offer free consults — check Edward's current terms during booking.
How long do criminal defense cases in New York typically take?
Simple criminal defense matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Edward gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Edward take my case if I'm outside New York?
Edward is licensed in New York. Matters governed by New York law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Edward will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Edward?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Edward will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Edward accepting new criminal defense clients right now?
Edward's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.
Areas served
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