Tom Theophilos is a New York criminal appellate attorney. He handles criminal appeals in all of the New York appellate courts including the Appellate Division and the New York Court of Appeals.
Attorney James Layton Koenig graduated from Washington & Lee University in Virginia, and New York Law School (Class of 1987). During law school, Mr. Koenig spent as much time as possible clerking with criminal defense lawyers.
After you have been charged with a crime, the first and most critical decision you must make is who you choose to defend and vigorously protect your legal rights.
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark 2005 decision in United States v. Booker and United States v. Fanfan, the role of defense counsel in sentencing has expanded dramatically.