The Law Office of Samuel S. Coe is focused on criminal appeals in New York State courts. The firm operates on the principles of honesty, ingenuity, vigilance and compassion.

Mr. Coe will provide you with thoughtful, intelligent and effective advocacy and representation. The firm’s appellate practice benefits greatly from Mr. Coe’s extensive trial experience, and his past work with one of the foremost appellate attorneys and authorities in all of New York. Mr. Coe has successfully handled thousands of cases at the trial level ranging from Identity Theft, Grand Larceny, Public Corruption, Forgery and other white collar crimes, to violent crimes including Murder, RICO, Manslaughter, Assault, Robbery and weapons possession to civil matters such as Family Court orders of protection, personal injury and divorce.

Mr. Coe works closely with the client at every stage of the proceedings, whether it’s reviewing and assessing all potential grounds for an appeal, drafting an appellate brief, or pursuing leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals. Working together with a client in developing a strategic approach to each and every case is central to the firm’s practice.

Before establishing the firm, Mr. Coe graduated from Cornell University and cum laude from Brooklyn Law School. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Trial Division of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he successfully handled countless investigations, arrests, indictments and trials at the most prestigious and distinguished prosecutor’s office in the country.

Mr. Coe’s integrity and ability as an attorney has been consistently recognized by his peers and adversaries. Mr. Coe has received several awards including the Edward Byrne Memorial Prize for “excellence in the field of Criminal Procedure and…exemplif[ying] high moral character and personal integrity,” and being named a top appellate attorney by Hudson Valley Magazine multiple times.