An arrest places a person's liberty, record, and livelihood at risk at once. The firm's criminal practice is conducted by a former prosecutor: Mr. Carrion prosecuted cases in Kings County before founding Carrion Law Group, P.C., and that experience shapes how each defense is evaluated and built — beginning with how the prosecution is likely to present its own case.

The firm defends felony and misdemeanor charges in the state courts of New York and in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, at every stage of a case: investigation, arraignment, grand jury proceedings, motion practice, plea negotiation, trial, and sentencing.

Matters handled include

• Weapons and firearms offenses
• Assault and other offenses against the person
• Drug offenses
• Driving while intoxicated and Vehicle and Traffic Law offenses
• Theft, fraud, and other property offenses
• Domestic matters charged as criminal offenses

Following an arrest, the most important steps are to decline to discuss the facts with anyone other than counsel, and to obtain representation promptly. The applicable statutes are collected on the firm's Resources page, including the Penal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law.