New York, New York Office
New York, New York Office
Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP is a law firm focused on the representation of individuals in criminal and civil litigation. The founding partners of the firm, Maurice H. Sercarz and Roland G. Riopelle, have over forty-five years of litigation experience. Mr. Sercarz and Mr. Riopelle met in the early 1990's when they were both involved in a lengthy trial involving the notorious Blue Thunder heroin ring - Mr. Sercarz as counsel to one of the lead defendants in the indictment, and Mr. Riopelle as a member of the prosecution team for the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In 2003, Mr. Sercarz and Mr. Riopelle formed Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP with a shared commitment to providing high quality, individualized representation at a reasonable cost. The firm's principal practice areas include representing individuals charged with white collar crimes, government corruption and environmental crimes, as well as commercial litigation, securities litigation and regulatory litigation.
Main Office
152 West 57th Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-4900
(212) 586-1234
Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP will represent your Criminal Defense legal matters.
Criminal Trials and Appeals in all Courts. White Collar Crimes, Governmental Corruption, Environmental Crimes, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Arbitration and Regulatory Litigation.
Partner
Practice Areas:
-Criminal Trial
-Criminal Appeals
University: Wesleyan University, B.A., 1971
Law School: University of North Carolina, J.D., 1976
Admitted: 1977, New York; 1991, New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
Memberships: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York City Criminal Bar Association; New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
Languages: French
Born: New York, N. Y., September 11, 1949
Biography: Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law.
ISLN: 903849157
University of North Carolina
Juris Doctorate, 1976
Partner
Practice Areas:
-Criminal Trial
-Criminal Appeals
University: Wesleyan University, B.A., 1971
Law School: University of North Carolina, J.D., 1976
Admitted: 1977, New York; 1991, New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
Memberships: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York City Criminal Bar Association; New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
Languages: French
Born: New York, N. Y., September 11, 1949
Biography: Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law.
ISLN: 903849157
University of North Carolina Juris Doctorate, 1976
Partner
Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas
-Criminal Litigation
-Regulatory Litigation
-Securities Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
University: University of California at Berkeley, A.B., summa cum laude, 1981; Columbia University, M.A., 1982
Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1985
Admitted: 1985, New York
Memberships: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Criminal Advocacy Committee, 1998-2000; Criminal Courts Committee, 2001, 2008-2011; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007; Chairperson, Criminal Advocacy Committee, 2001-2004); American Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on White Collar Criminal Litigation); New York Council of Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009); Federal Bar Council.
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge Frederick Cassibry, U.S. District Court, 1985-1986. Selected to The Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2011. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1991-1998.
ISLN: 902128253
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California
Juris Doctorate, 1985
Partner
Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas
-Criminal Litigation
-Regulatory Litigation
-Securities Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
University: University of California at Berkeley, A.B., summa cum laude, 1981; Columbia University, M.A., 1982
Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1985
Admitted: 1985, New York
Memberships: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Criminal Advocacy Committee, 1998-2000; Criminal Courts Committee, 2001, 2008-2011; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007; Chairperson, Criminal Advocacy Committee, 2001-2004); American Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on White Collar Criminal Litigation); New York Council of Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009); Federal Bar Council.
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge Frederick Cassibry, U.S. District Court, 1985-1986. Selected to The Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2011. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1991-1998.
ISLN: 902128253
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California Juris Doctorate, 1985
Associate
Experience & Credentials:
University: Binghamton University, B.A., 1998
Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2001
Admitted: 2002, New York
Memberships: New York State Bar Association.
Born: Manhasset, New York, July 9, 1976
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Jay C. Waldman, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002.
ISLN: 916950376
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Juris Doctorate, 2011
Associate
Experience & Credentials:
University: Binghamton University, B.A., 1998
Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2001
Admitted: 2002, New York
Memberships: New York State Bar Association.
Born: Manhasset, New York, July 9, 1976
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Jay C. Waldman, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002.
ISLN: 916950376
University of Pennsylvania Law School Juris Doctorate, 2011
Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP is a law firm focused on the representation of individuals in criminal and civil litigation. The founding partners of the firm, Maurice H. Sercarz and Roland G. Riopelle, have over forty-five years of litigation experience. Mr. Sercarz and Mr. Riopelle met in the early 1990's when they were both involved in a lengthy trial involving the notorious Blue Thunder heroin ring - Mr. Sercarz as counsel to one of the lead defendants in the indictment, and Mr. Riopelle as a member of the prosecution team for the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In 2003, Mr. Sercarz and Mr. Riopelle formed Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP with a shared commitment to providing high quality, individualized representation at a reasonable cost. The firm's principal practice areas include representing individuals charged with white collar crimes, government corruption and environmental crimes, as well as commercial litigation, securities litigation and regulatory litigation.
Main Office
152 West 57th Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 586-4900
(212) 586-1234
Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP will represent your Criminal Defense legal matters.
Criminal Trials and Appeals in all Courts. White Collar Crimes, Governmental Corruption, Environmental Crimes, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Arbitration and Regulatory Litigation.
Partner
Practice Areas:
-Criminal Trial
-Criminal Appeals
University: Wesleyan University, B.A., 1971
Law School: University of North Carolina, J.D., 1976
Admitted: 1977, New York; 1991, New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
Memberships: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York City Criminal Bar Association; New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
Languages: French
Born: New York, N. Y., September 11, 1949
Biography: Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law.
ISLN: 903849157
University of North Carolina
Juris Doctorate, 1976
Partner
Practice Areas:
-Criminal Trial
-Criminal Appeals
University: Wesleyan University, B.A., 1971
Law School: University of North Carolina, J.D., 1976
Admitted: 1977, New York; 1991, New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York
Memberships: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York City Criminal Bar Association; New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
Languages: French
Born: New York, N. Y., September 11, 1949
Biography: Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law.
ISLN: 903849157
University of North Carolina Juris Doctorate, 1976
Partner
Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas
-Criminal Litigation
-Regulatory Litigation
-Securities Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
University: University of California at Berkeley, A.B., summa cum laude, 1981; Columbia University, M.A., 1982
Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1985
Admitted: 1985, New York
Memberships: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Criminal Advocacy Committee, 1998-2000; Criminal Courts Committee, 2001, 2008-2011; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007; Chairperson, Criminal Advocacy Committee, 2001-2004); American Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on White Collar Criminal Litigation); New York Council of Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009); Federal Bar Council.
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge Frederick Cassibry, U.S. District Court, 1985-1986. Selected to The Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2011. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1991-1998.
ISLN: 902128253
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California
Juris Doctorate, 1985
Partner
Experience & Credentials
Practice Areas
-Criminal Litigation
-Regulatory Litigation
-Securities Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
University: University of California at Berkeley, A.B., summa cum laude, 1981; Columbia University, M.A., 1982
Law School: Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1985
Admitted: 1985, New York
Memberships: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Criminal Advocacy Committee, 1998-2000; Criminal Courts Committee, 2001, 2008-2011; Judiciary Committee, 2004-2007; Chairperson, Criminal Advocacy Committee, 2001-2004); American Bar Association (Member, Criminal Justice Section); New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on White Collar Criminal Litigation); New York Council of Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2009); Federal Bar Council.
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Industrial Relations Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge Frederick Cassibry, U.S. District Court, 1985-1986. Selected to The Best Lawyers in America, 2010, 2011. Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1991-1998.
ISLN: 902128253
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California Juris Doctorate, 1985
Associate
Experience & Credentials:
University: Binghamton University, B.A., 1998
Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2001
Admitted: 2002, New York
Memberships: New York State Bar Association.
Born: Manhasset, New York, July 9, 1976
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Jay C. Waldman, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002.
ISLN: 916950376
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Juris Doctorate, 2011
Associate
Experience & Credentials:
University: Binghamton University, B.A., 1998
Law School: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2001
Admitted: 2002, New York
Memberships: New York State Bar Association.
Born: Manhasset, New York, July 9, 1976
Biography:
Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Jay C. Waldman, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2001-2002.
ISLN: 916950376
University of Pennsylvania Law School Juris Doctorate, 2011