Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in New York, NY

Attorney Andrew M. St. Laurent is a partner at Harris St. Laurent LLP in New York, New York. Mr. St. Laurent handles business litigation, criminal defense and plaintiffs’ civil litigation matters throughout the New York City area.

Mr. St. Laurent has been a licensed attorney since 1999 and is admitted in all New York state courts, before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Over the course of his career, he has litigated many noteworthy civil and criminal cases. He has experience defending clients charged with fraud, DUI, larceny and various other crimes.

Mr. St. Laurent has received honors and recognition for his courtroom successes. He was named one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New York” by The National Trial Lawyers multiple years in a row and was also named one of the “Nation’s Top One Percent of Counsel” by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2015.

In addition to his practice, Mr. St. Laurent has authored various articles on criminal law topics. He is active in his legal community and belongs to the New York City Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers.

Mr. St. Laurent received a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and earned his law degree from Columbia Law School. Before joining Harris, St. Laurent LLP, he clerked for two federal court judges, practiced at a white collar criminal firm and worked as a staff attorney at The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice.