Practice Overview

The Law Office of Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma handles complex state and federal criminal cases in New York.  We are high-energy, client-focused and trial-oriented.  We pride ourselves on listening to clients and finding creative solutions to the most challenging legal problems.

There is no such thing as a routine criminal case and no two criminal cases are the same.  Typical cases we have handled have included white-collar crime, organized crime, extortion,  money laundering, child pornography, gun possession and official misconduct.  We are deeply committed to meeting our ethical obligation of zealous advocacy for every client we represent.  The cases we handle change our clients' lives: it is our job to make sure that we get the best possible outcome that the law permits.  We do not rest until that is achieved.

Although we are a small practice, the Law Office of Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma has the same legal resources available to it as larger firms. We frequently work with other carefully screened professionals including private investigators, forensic psychologists, accountants, interpreters and other attorneys. We have access to the latest electronic databases, including court documents and case data. We engage professional appellate printers, process servers, court services and computer professionals when needed. We are presently engaged in an important pro bono case, seeking justice for a Brooklyn man wrongly convicted in 1994 of murdering his mother, his 12-year-old sister and another 12-year-old girl.

If you have been accused of a crime in New York State, please call us at (212) 685-0999 or email us at info@zmolaw.com for an immediate and thoughtful response.  For more information on criminal cases, please see the Criminal Process Information Center.  For specific information on white collar crime, visit White Collar Criminal Information.  If you or someone you love has been accused of a sex crime, go to Sex Crimes Information.

In addition to criminal defense, we handle a small number of select civil cases including commercial litigation, immigration, civil rights and international human rights.  We also represent witnesses and potential witnesses in criminal and civil cases who need advice on asserting their rights.  Most of our civil cases are either high-profile or involve novel legal or factual issues.  Some of them arise out of criminal cases we have handled.  As with our criminal cases, we provide total focus and commitment to civil cases that frequently have life-altering consequences.

Types of Proceedings

We are available to handle the following types of proceedings:

• Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
• Bail Applications -- State and Federal
• Civil Rights Cases
• Customs (ICE) Investigations
• FBI Investigations
• Federal Appeals
• Federal Civil Trials
• Federal Class Actions
• Federal Criminal Trials
• Federal Forfeiture Proceedings
• Fraud Investigations and Actions
• Grand Juries -- New York State and Federal
• Immigration Appeals (habeas corpus, petition-for-review)
• Motion Practice -- criminal and civil
• New York State Attorney General Investigations
• New York State Criminal Prosecutions
• Orders to Show Cause
• Postal Inspectors' Investigations
• SEC Investigations
• Section 1983 Lawsuits (civil rights)
• Sentencing
• Sex Crime Prosecutions
• Suppression Motions
• U.S. Attorney's Office Investigations
• United States Sentencing Guidelines