Mayo Bartlett Esq. - White Plains, NY
Attorney at Law Offices of Mayo Bartlett, PLLC
Criminal Defense Lawyers in White Plains, NY
Westchester Financial Center 50 Main Street Suite 1000 White Plains, NY 10606
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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34
Years
Experience
White Plains Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Rights
- DWI License Center
- Personal Injury
- White Collar Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Mayo Bartlett is a partner at the law firm of Young & Bartlett, LLP. He is the former Chief of the Bias Crimes Unit of the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Under his direction, the Bias Unit won a national achievement award from the National Association of Counties. Mr. Bartlett has provided hate crime training for the members of the law enforcement community and he works with community organizations and schools to promote non-violent conflict resolution. He was an Assistant District Attorney for more than ten years and served as a litigator in the Superior Court Trial Division prior to his appointment as the Chief of the Bias Crime Unit. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and Pace Law School.
Mr. Bartlett is currently Vice Chair of the Westchester County Human Rights Commission. He is a founding member of We Are Westchester, a coalition of not-for-profit organizations that focuses on issues of Social Justice. Mr. Bartlett is a member of Westchester Organized Response for Darfur (W.O.R.D), and he is co-founder of SAFE PASSAGE, a youth law forum that brings issues of law and policy to the classroom. He speaks regularly on the topics of hate crimes, youth violence, and non-violent conflict resolution. Mr. Bartlett is a Director of Congregations Linked in Urban Strategy to Effect Renewal (C.L.U.S.T.E.R.). Mr. Bartlett also serves on the Advisory Board of the Westchester Holocaust Education Center, assisting the Center in the development of an alternative educational sentencing program for young people convicted of non-violent hate crimes in Westchester, New York and adjoining counties.
Mr. Bartlett has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace Law School, where he has taught Moot Court and lectured on Ethics. He was an active member of the New York State Hate Crimes Coalition, an organization that played a pivotal role in the passage of the Hate Crime Act of 2000, the first comprehensive hate crime law in New York State. Mr. Bartlett is a Director of the Westchester County Black Bar Association and a former two term Director of the Westchester County Bar Association, having served as a delegate of the latter to the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Bartlett is a member of the African American Men of Westchester.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Super Lawyer (Featured on the Cover of the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyer Publication)
- One of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers
- Westchester Power 50 by City and State, Member
- 2022 Recipient of the Elisabeth Haub Law School at Pace University Leadership Award
Other Sources of Feedback About Mayo Bartlett Esq.
Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Pace University School of Law,
White Plains,
New York, 1992
J.D.
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Pace University School of Law,
White Plains,
New York, 1992
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Non Legal Education
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Syracuse University, 1989
B.A.
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Syracuse University, 1989
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal Attorney
Past Positions
- Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, Litigator in Superior Court Trial Division and Chief of the Bias Crimes Unit
- Young & Bartlett, LLP, Former Partner
Classes and Seminars
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Pace Law School, Adjunct Professor of Law
- NYU, Lecturer
Pro Bono Activities
- Safe Passage, Co-Founder
- New Bridges Coalition, Convener
- Served on the Advisory Board of the Westchester Holocaust Education Center
- Serves on the Board of the Pace Criminal Justice Institute
- Served on the Advisory Board of the Westchester Children's Association
- New York State Hate Crimes Coalition, Active Member
- Westchester County Human Rights Commission, Past Chair
- We Are Westchester, Convener
- Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, Former Director
- CLUSTER (Congregations Linked in Urban Strategy to Effect Renewal), Past Director
- New York Civil Liberties Union, Director
- Hudson Link, Director
- Elizabeth Haub Law School, Board of Visitors, Member
- Urban League of Westchester County New York, Director
- African American Men of Westchester, Member
- Westchester County Human Rights Commission, Consultant
Published Works
Articles
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A Day at the Museum, Author
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1992
- New York, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Westchester Bar Association (Member, Judicial Screening Committee; Former Director)
- New York State Bar Association (Former Delegate)
- Westchester County Black Bar Association (Director)
- African American Men of Westchester
- Westchester County Bar Association (Past Vice President and former multi-term Board Member)
- Westchester County Bar Association (Co-chair of the Criminal Justice Section and the Membership Committee)
- Westchester County Bar Association (Member of the Judiciary Committee)
- Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah's Transition Team, Defense Counsel Committee (Chair)
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Contact
Westchester Financial Center
50 Main Street
Suite 1000
White Plains, NY 10606
Phone: 914-540-7943
Fax: 914-468-6333
Email: Send a message
Website: https://mayobartlett.com/
Hours: 24 hours for Emergencies and 9 to 5 Monday through Friday
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