Peter Joel Schaffer
Bronx Criminal Lawyer. State and Federal Criminal Defense. False Arrest.PETER J. SCHAFFER, BRONX NEW YORK CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY. AGGRESSIVE DEFENSE OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIME. 37 YEARS TRIAL EXPERIENCE. Peter J. Schaffer practices exclusively in the areas of Criminal Defense, False Arrest, Police Brutality and serious personal injury. All New York and Federal criminal cases skillfully handled. DWI defense provided both in Criminal Court and at the DMV. Mr. Schaffer handles matters ranging from pink summons issued for minor infractions to federal death penalty eligible crimes. Mr. Schaffer has conducted arraignments, bail arguments, hearings, grand jury proceedings, bench and jury trials in New York City and the surrounding areas since 1987. He has tried federal cases in the United States District Courts for the past 29 years. Peter J. Schaffer has appeared numerous times on television as an expert commentator in criminal law and trial practice. Peter J. Schaffer represents clients in every stage of the criminal process from investigation through appeal.
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- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Federal Criminal Law
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- Connecticut
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- EDNY
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- New York
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- SDNY
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- U.S. District of Connecticut
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- 2nd Circuit
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- University of Denver
- J.D. (1986) | Law
- Honors: Order of St. Ives
- Activities: Administrative Law Review, Editor
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- Western State College
- B.A. (1980) | Business; Political Science
- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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- Bronx County Bar Association
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- New York State Bar # 2111086
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Peter Schaffer: Being a Criminal Defense Attorney
Interesting cases, scary clients and how to defend guilty clients. Peter Schaffer: I worked for a short time as a lawyer in a general practice firm and I would get there...
Peter J. Schaffer, Bronx Criminal Lawyer / TV Analyst on COURT TV 7-24-2006
Nancy Grace and Peter J. Schaffer discuss the difficult task facing the jury in the sentencing of Andrea Yates, convicted of drowning her own children.
Peter J. Schaffer, Bronx Criminal Lawyer / TV Analyst on HLN 3-24-08
A grisly discovery, evidence pointing to one suspect: That doesn't stop criminal lawyer Peter J. Schaffer from questioning the facts and challenging the rush to judgment.
Peter J. Schaffer, Bronx Criminal Lawyer / TV on the Mel Gibson case
Its not the job of a criminal defense lawyer to make everyone happy. Syndicated radio host Carlos Diaz disagrees with Peter Schaffer's skeptical view of the complainant in...
Peter J. Schaffer, Bronx Criminal Lawyer / TV Court Analyst
Peter J. Schaffer, Bronx Criminal Lawyer/TV Court analyst discounts the star witness at the trial of California v. Robert Blake
