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Criminal defense lawyer Michael S. Pollok is an AV Peer Reviewed rated attorney who focuses his practice exclusively on criminal law in New York's local, state and federal courts. He has many years of expertise defending all types of criminal charges including DUI and is effective at handling plea negotiations, advanced motion practice, bail hearings, criminal trials, appeals, vacating warrants, post-conviction motions (including habeas corpus and other writs and petitions), regulatory investigations, post-conviction licensing hearings, applying for certificates of relief from civil disability and for good conduct, commutation or expungement proceedings, and mitigating other consequences resulting from a criminal conviction including minimizing the likelihood of deportation of permanent resident aliens and visa holders. Michael interned for two New York State Supreme Court justices and wrote 100% successful briefs for the Appeals Bureaus at the New York County District Attorney’s Office and The Kings County District Attorney’s Office. Michael was then an associate at Barrett, Gravante, Carpinello & Stern, LLP (now merged with Boies, Schiller and Flexner, LLP) in Manhattan, where his practice involved white collar criminal defense litigation and appeals, complex civil litigation, including investigations and litigation involving failed savings and loan institutions on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Resolution Trust Corporation. Michael also served on the Criminal Justice Act panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Assigned Counsel Plan for the Appellate Division, First Department and upon the pro-bono panel for the New York State Court of Appeals. After leaving Barrett, Gravante, Carpinello & Stern, LLP, he established a solo practice and later joined Hoffman & Pollok, LLP and Allegaert, Berger and Vogel, LLP as counsel. He is Currently counsel to Marvin and Marvin, PLLC where he practices exclusively in the area of criminal defense. His varied experience over the years allows him to handle cases in state and federal court that involve everything from basic DWI and misdemeanors to complex felonies and white collar fraud cases.

Eric S. Shiller, Esq. has successfully represented over 18,000 clients to date. He has significant experience litigating matters in the New York State Courts.

Mr. Shiller is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and the State of Connecticut.

Mr. Shiller graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1995, and from Hofstra University School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree in 2000. At Hofstra, Mr. Shiller was a Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County Leon Stern Award Finalist. He was also selected to participate in the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Intensive Trial Advocacy Program which is the nation’s leading provider of legal advocacy skills training.

Prior to entering into private practice, Mr. Shiller was employed as a trial attorney with The Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Inc. practicing primarily in the fields of criminal defense law and family law.

Mr. Shiller is a member of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) as well as a member of its Criminal Justice Section. He is also a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the New York State Defenders Association (NYSDA), and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL).