Justine A. Harris

An experienced trial lawyer with more than fifteen years of courtroom experience, Ms. Harris represents individuals and companies in criminal and white-collar matters, as well as complex civil and regulatory proceedings.  Known for her vigorous and meticulous advocacy, and her unwavering dedication to her clients, she has a breadth of experience on a variety of financial and legal issues.  She has defended individuals  charged with insider trading, securities fraud, bank fraud, RICO, mortgage fraud, terrorism, obstruction of justice, bribery and tax fraud. Ms. Harris also represents individuals in sensitive federal and state grand jury proceedings, internal investigations, and investigations conducted by government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), and the New York State Attorney General.

Prior to joining Sher Tremonte LLP, Ms. Harris was a partner at Colson & Harris LLP, a firm she co-founded. From 2001 to 2010, Ms. Harris was an assistant federal defender at the Federal Defenders’ office for the Eastern District of New York, where she was lead counsel on hundreds of criminal cases in federal court. Previously, she was an associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.

Ms. Harris is a graduate of Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College. She clerked for the Hon. Eugene H. Nickerson in the Eastern District of New York.