Deborah Colson
Top rated White Collar Crimes attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense,
Securities Litigation,
Drug & Alcohol Violations,
Tax
Education Qualification:
Harvard Law School
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Securities litigation,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Tax
80 Broad Street Suite 1900New York, New York, 10004
First Admitted: 1995, Massachusetts
Professional Webpage: https://mcgsllp.elementor.cloud/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of New York
- American College of Trial Lawyers, New York Downstate Committee, 2021-present
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 2019-present
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Southern Districts of New York
- Association of the City Bar of New York, Criminal Advocacy Committee, 2016-2019
- Federal Bar Council, Criminal Practice Committee, 2016-present
Representative Clients:
- Representation of former NYU finance director charged with using shell companies to embezzle public monies., 2024
- Representation of veterinarian charged in racehorse doping scheme., 2022
- Representation of former NBA player charged with health care fraud., 2023
Pro bono/Community Service:
- National Dance Institute, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, 2012-present
- Partnership for Children’s Rights, Board of Trustees, 2010-2018
Honors/Awards:
- Named since 2012 in the New York edition of Super Lawyers in the areas of white collar crime and criminal defense
Educational Background:
- Wesleyan University, BA, 1991
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Panelist, "ABCs of Federal Criminal Practice: A Practice Primer," New York City Bar Association, April 2006
- Panelist, "Trial by Jury 2022," Practicing Law Institute, October 2022
- "Safe Enough to Learn: Placing an Affirmative Duty of Protection on Public Schools under 42 U.S.C. § 1983," 30 Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 169 (1995)
- "Tortured Justice: Using Coerced Evidence to Prosecute Terrorist Suspects," Human Rights First (April 2008)
- "The Case Against a Special Terrorism Court," Human Rights First (March 2009)
- Panelist, "Sentencing Advocacy After Booker/Fanfan," U.S. District Court, EDNY, November 2005
- Panelist, "Running Your Own Law Firm," Harvard Law School, September 2013
- Panelist, "Looking Past Guantanamo: Are New Concepts Needed for Terrorist-Related Detentions?" Washington College of Law, American University, September 2008
- Panelist, "Righting the Wrongs of the War on Terror," Cardozo School of Law, October 2008
- Panelist, "A Two Panel Debate: Can the criminal justice system handle all terrorism cases?" William Mitchell College of Law, March 2009
- Speaker, Federal Practice for State Practitioners, “Investigation, Arrest and Surrender, Bail, Complaints v. Indictments," U.S. Courthouse, September 2011
- Panelist, "Strategies for Handling Parallel Proceedings in Federal Court," New York City Bar Association, June 2012
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