James Kousouros

About James Kousouros

The Law Offices of James Kousouros with offices in midtown Manhattan and Queens focuses primarily on criminal defense advocacy. As such, Mr. Kousouros and his counsel handle the full spectrum of state and federal criminal prosecutions. These cases include prosecutions for complex securities and other white-collar crimes, racketeering charges, homicide, narcotics violations, DWI, domestic violence, and simple assault, among others. As an inherent part of our practice, we represent clients in all stages of the criminal process: from the pre-arrest investigatigatory stage, to grand jury proceedings, indictment, plea negotiations, trial, as well as at all levels of the appellate process,... Read More

The Law Offices of James Kousouros with offices in midtown Manhattan and Queens focuses primarily on criminal defense advocacy. As such, Mr. Kousouros and his counsel handle the full spectrum of state and federal criminal prosecutions. These cases include prosecutions for complex securities and other white-collar crimes, racketeering charges, homicide, narcotics violations, DWI, domestic violence, and simple assault, among others. As an inherent part of our practice, we represent clients in all stages of the criminal process: from the pre-arrest investigatigatory stage, to grand jury proceedings, indictment, plea negotiations, trial, as well as at all levels of the appellate process, including post conviction litigation and appeals. Our practice takes us to all state courts in New York and to federal courts throughout the country, as well as to international courts. Our clients have come from every walk of life, and their cases have been of both high notoriety and of little notice. In each and every case, Mr. Kousouros has demonstrated his commitment to providing an equally vigorous, aggressive and effective defense.

In over 20 years of private practice, Mr. Kousouros has earned a distinguished reputation for providing and maintaining the highest levels of professional and ethical standards. Known for his meticulous preparation, Mr. Kousouros is highly regarded as both a fierce and passionate trial lawyer and as an effective and forceful negotiator. In addition to these qualifications, James Kousouros and the firm’s counsel provide something more: frequent client contact. Mr. Kousouros believes that this is not only necessary to ensure that every case is properly and thoroughly investigated, but also to ensure that the client fully understands all of the options available — an understanding which is crucial to our goal of achieving the best resolution possible.

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Education

California Western School of Law.

State University of New York, College at Oneonta.

Work Experience

• Principal - Law Office of James Kousouros (1986 - Present).
• Clerk - Appellate Division Third Department (1985 - 1985).
• Assistant District Attorney - Bronx District Attorney's Office (1985 - 1986).

Awards

AV Preeminent 4.9 out of 5 Peer Review Rated - Martindale-Hubbell (2015).

Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers (2015).

Associations

New York City Bar Association.

Queens County Bar Association.

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

New York City Bar Association.

New York State Bar Association.

Associations

New York City Bar Association.

Queens County Bar Association.

New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

New York City Bar Association.

New York State Bar Association.

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Languages

English