MICHAEL CIBELLA
Practice Areas
- Appeals
- Commercial Disputes
- Criminal Defense
- Real Estate
- White-Collar Defense
Experience
- Senior Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office
- Associate at NYC mid-sized Commercial Litigation firm and NYC firm specializing in Medical Malpractice and Construction Accident defense
Representative Transactions
- Represents clients under investigation or prosecution by all local District Attorneys' Offices, US Attorneys' Offices for the SDNY and EDNY, NYS Attorney General's Office, IRS, and various other State and City agencies in matters ranging from low level misdemeanors to serious felonies, including homicide, financial crimes and corruption.
- Represent plaintiffs in federal civil rights actions, as well as homeowners and small businesses involved in contractual or commercial disputes or litigation.
Education
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School
- B.S., Cum Laude, Business Administration, State University of New York at Albany
Memberships
- Kings County Criminal Bar Association, Board Member
- New York State Defenders Association
- New York Criminal Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- New York County Lawyers' Association
Awards and Honors
- Member of Moot Court Honor Society
- Recipient of Judge Edward and Doris A Thompson Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy
Court Admissions
- State Court: New York and New Jersey
- Federal Court: SDNY and EDNY