Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in New York, NY

A partner at Harris, St. Laurent & Chaudhry LLP, Priya Chaudhry handles criminal defense cases with professionalism and integrity. She represents clients in New York in issues such as regulatory investigations and enforcement, Title IX investigations and litigation, white collar crimes and murder.

In the nearly two decades she has been practicing, Ms. Chaudhry has taken more than 30 cases to trial. Fluent in Hindi and Urdu, she is proficient in high-profile matters and puts her exceptional preparation skills to work when constructing a strategy. Licensed in New York, she is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

When looking at her case results, it is easy to see why Ms. Chaudhry has earned the respect of her colleagues and adversaries. She has obtained acquittals on behalf of students involved in Title IX cases and successfully advocated for individuals in money laundering and drug crimes.

For her track record of exceptional representation, Ms. Chaudhry has been listed in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40; she has been listed in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100; the National Association of Distinguished Counsel has named her in its “Nation’s Top One Percent”; and the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys has included her in its “10 Best Under 40” list.

After graduating with high honors and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, Ms. Chaudhry went on to receive a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

Ms. Chaudhry is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor at several law schools and is a published author.