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Benjamin Ostrer Esq. - Goshen, NY

154 Main St. Goshen, NY 10924

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Updated: 12/20/2023

Goshen Criminal Defense Lawyer

Overview

Ben Ostrer has earned a reputation as one of the premier criminal defense attorneys in the Hudson Valley. He has handled numerous serious felony cases obtaining acquittals for his clients in homocide, manslaughter, sex offense and other violent and non-violent criminal matters. He has successfully argued appeals before the New York Court of Appeals and Appellate Divisions. He was the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Charles Crimi Award as the outstanding private criminal defense lawyer in New York State. He has also been honored by the New York State Bar Assn. for his pro-bono efforts which included a not guilty verdict in an alleged shaken baby homicide in Ulster County (2008), vacating a murder conviction in Saratoga County (2012) and the defense of a man accused of homicide while aiding police in the capture of an escaped rapist. (2013-16) Ben has vigorously represented people from all walks of life who have been confronted with criminal charges. He is admitted to practice in New York State and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts.

About Benjamin Ostrer Esq.

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Defense
  • Criminal Appeals
  • Complex Civil Litigation and Appeals

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Senior Partner

Representative Clients

  • Village of Harriman, New York
  • Rosman Center, LLC
  • Fischman Brothers
  • Schreibeis Trucking, LLC

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1977
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1992
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2006
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2005

Other Affiliations

  • New York State Bar Association (Member)
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
  • New York Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Vice President)
  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2013 (President)

Education

  • New York Law School, New York, New York, 1976
    J.D.
  • Alfred University
    B.A.

Pro Bono Activities

  • New York State Bar Association Empire Counsel, 2008
  • Director of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County, 2000 - Present

Classes and Seminars

  • DNA Evidence at Trial CLE - Poughkeepsie, New York State Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers [NYSACDL], March 17, 2009
  • DNA Guide for Lawyers CLE- New York City, NYSACDL, January 24, 2009
  • Murder, Mayem Seminar - Shaken Baby Defense at St. Josephs College Brooklyn, NY, NYSACDL, October 17, 2008 - September 17, 2008
  • Shaken Baby Defense - Seminar - Nyack, N.Y., NYSACDL, November 2, 2007

Achievements

Honors

  • NYSBA Empire Counsel, 2008 - 2016
  • Charles M. Crimi Award, NYS Bar Association Criminal Section
  • AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • 10.0 by Avvo
  • Super Lawyers Criminal Defense Upstate New York, 2009 - 2015

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Address

154 Main St. Goshen, NY 10924

Fax

  • 845-469-8690

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