Areas of Expertise
This law office has been representing clients since 1984. Joseph
Giaramita,  is admitted to practice law in New York State and now
devotes most of his practice to personal injury law.  He also has a law
practice handling matters of family law, matrimonial law, real estate,
estate matters, criminal law and other civil cases.

Joseph Giaramita also accepts referrals from other attorneys and is
considered a “lawyer’s lawyer” in the downtown Brooklyn courts with a
significant portion of his cases referred  from other attorneys in the
area. His office is located at 8215 Fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
and is located near public transportation and public highways.

Admitted to practice in 1984,  Joseph Giaramita set up his own practice
that same year. Prior to setting up his office, he handled high profile
criminal cases. In his own practice since July 1984,  he  requires  a
careful examination of each case prior to accepting it.  He does not
send anyone else to do his court appearances or paperwork  because
“his hands on” method benefits the clients in the  results of their case.
Joseph Giaramita is  more concerned with the client’s case reaching a
favorable conclusion  than how much  money  he can make.  As an
attorney that also receives referrals from other attorneys, he has seen
that poor work can damage a  good case and he prefers to handle each
case by himself from the time he begins to work on it until  its
conclusion. Referrals continue to come from other attorneys because
they want the best representation  for their clients and are pleased with
the results.

Joseph Giaramita attended Southwestern University School of Law
from 1980 to 1983  and was on the Dean’s List for 4 semesters while
working full time in law offices in Los Angeles, California.  He received
certificates of exceptional achievement 3 times for the highest grades
in each of  those classes.  He is a published writer, having had articles
published while attending law school and as a lawyer.  He has also
written for the New York Law Journal about a case he won on appeal in
the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. His first job
in the legal field after college was in that very same Federal Appeals
Court and he has been working in the legal field since 1977.

Early in his career Joseph Giaramita handled a larger caseload of
criminal cases and he set  precedent in nearly every case he handled on
appeal. He was granted leave to appeal and successfully argued the first
case submitted to in the New York Court State of Appeals in  People v.
Catalanotte, 72 NY2d 641 (1988) (Kaye, dissenting) and, reversed a
conviction in United States of America  v. Amaury Edward Ramirez,   
973 F.2d 102 (Second Circuit, 1992) and either won or made law on
other appellate cases: in re Fico, _A.D.2d._   (2nd  Department, 1993),  
U.S. v. Gobern,  94F.3d849 (4th Circuit, en banc 1993) (unsuccessfully
argued that the crack cocaine statute discriminated against blacks on
the basis of race. Years later Rev. Jesse Jackson and President Clinton
changed this law for this exact reason).

Presently,  Joseph Giaramita handles mostly personal injury cases but
he also handles select cases related to civil litigation in the New York
City area and surrounding counties, as  well as high profile criminal
cases.

JOSEPH GIARAMITA, ESQ.
Trial Attorney Since 1984
               

                       Areas of Expertise






























Personal Injury
Our office handles motor vehicle accidents, falls,
construction accidents, civil rights, violations,  
discrimination, excessive force and other personal injuries.
Each aspect of the case (paperwork, court appearances and
trial) are handled exclusively by Joseph Giaramita and
presentation of the lawsuit is more effective than larger law
firms.

Criminal Law
Our office handles criminal cases in the State and Federal
Courts, at trial and appeal. This includes felonies and
misdemeanors and we are available at any time
to meet the urgent needs of a client facing arrest or
investigation. We handle high profile criminal cases (see
Articles).

Family Law
Our office handles divorce and family Law cases in the
Supreme Court and Family Court. This includes matters of
custody, visitation, equitable distribution, maintenance and
child related matters.
PROFILE
JOSEPH GIARAMITA, ESQ.