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  • 65 Gleneida Ave Carmel, New York

Samantha H. Sayegh | Criminal Defense & Business Litigation Attorney | Hudson Valley NY
Associate Attorney

Samantha H. Sayegh is a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley and an associate attorney at the firm. As a former Senior Assistant District Attorney for the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, she skillfully handled misdemeanor and felony cases throughout the legal process from investigation and discovery proceedings to hearings, trials, and sentencing. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor and in addition to her legal practice at the firm, she presently teaches law as a Visiting Professor at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

James P. McEleney | Family Law & Criminal Defense Attorney | Hudson Valley Lawyer
Associate Attorney

James P. McEleney graduated cum laude from Vermont Law School and began his legal career with a clerkship for the Hon. Douglas A. Brady in the US Virgin Islands, drafting judicial opinions and mediating complex corporate disputes. Mr. McEleney was born and raised in the Hudson Valley, has served as a Public Defender and prior to joining the firm, practiced law in the private sector. Having practiced law in New York City and appeared on behalf of his clients in every borough of New York City, Mr. McEleney has more recently represented clients in civil litigation, contested matrimonial and family law matters and criminal defense here in the Hudson Valley. Over the past several years, Mr. McEleney has won numerous contested proceedings including achieving a not guilty verdict for a man facing life in prison. Mr. McEleney represents the firm’s clients in complex civil litigation, matrimonial and family law litigation, criminal defense and, as a skilled trial attorney, has resolved numerous cases and disputes.

William Sayegh Attorney Carmel NY | Managing Partner & Entertainment Lawyer
Founder/Principal Attorney

William G. Sayegh, the founder of the firm, has strong ties to the Hudson Valley region and is very benevolent to many local organizations. A former Bronx County Prosecutor, he is an experienced trial lawyer who began his career by successfully prosecuting and defending criminal cases involving murder, arson, rape, sale of controlled substances, and RICO, and is skilled in direct and cross-examination of FBI agents, forensics experts, pathologists, doctors, lawyers, police, military officers and servicemen, and experts in blood spattering, fingerprinting and DNA.