Joseph Reinhart Donahue

I am a Former Prosecutor in the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. As an Assistant Prosecutor I Served as the Chief of the Criminal Investigations Squad and as the Assistant Trial Chief for the Office. Since 1998 I have been a Criminal Defense attorney based in Bergen County, New Jersey. I practice criminal defense and dwi/dui defense primarily in Northern New Jersey's State, Federal and Municipal Courts. I am a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney; a Top 100 Trial Lawyer - NJ; a Super Lawyer in Criminal Defense; and I carry a "Superb 10" Rating in Avvo.

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

DUI & DWI

Juvenile Law

White Collar Crime

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted

New Jersey

Since 1990

3rd Circuit

Since 2001

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2014

Member

Brickfield & Donahue

2001 - Current

Litigation Associate

Reed Smith, LLP

1999 - 2001

Litigation Associate

Waters, McPherson, McNeill, PC

1998 - 1999

Assistant Prosecutor

Bergen County Prosecutor's Office

1991 - 1998

Chief Criminal Investigations Squad; Assistant Chief, Trial Section

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D.

1987 - 1990

Boston University

MBA | Finance

1985 - 1987

Georgetown University

B.S. (1981)

Top 100 Trial Lawyers - New Jersey

The National Trial Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer - Criminal Defense

Super Lawyers

2013

Chair, District IIB Attorney Ethics Committee

New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics

2010

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

Current

Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey

Member

Current

Bergen County Bar Association

Member

Current

Certified Criminal Trial Attorney

New Jersey Supreme Court