Michael Kushner

Background

About Michael Kushner

I devote my practice to criminal defense, appeals and civil rights litigation. As a criminal defense attorney, I have successfully represented defendants in all types of proceedings, ranging from high-profile federal drug trials to simple prosecutions in the NYC Criminal Court. As an appellate attorney, I have represented clients with issues ranging from inappropriate sentencing, ineffective assistance of counsel and discreet civil rights issues before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. As a civil rights attorney I advocate for those individuals whom the police have violated either by excessive force, false arrest, malicious prosecution, or any other civil rights violation. I have received favorable results for my clients including outright dismissals of felony charges and acquittals after trial, suppression of evidence in trials through written motions, and monetary settlements from the City of New York for various civil rights violations. Specialties: Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Litigation: in all Courts of the City of New York, including the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.