Vinoo Varghese

Vinoo Varghese is an aggressive and highly skilled criminal defense attorney with over two decades of legal experience. The principal attorney at Varghese & Associates, P.C., he established the firm in 2006 to protect the rights of New York residents accused of criminal and white collar crimes. He is well-versed in defending charges such as:Assault and batteryCriminal domestic violenceFederal, drug and alcohol violationsFailure to pay child supportJuvenile delinquencyMurderSex offensesTax evasionTheft and fraudWhite collar crimesMr. Varghese, a former prosecutor, takes on cases that other attorneys refuse to handle – and succeeds. Still, he takes great satisfaction in the fact that, time and time again, he has persuaded prosecutors to drop charges or de-report his clients so that they can go on with their lives. He has been listed among The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list for several years in a row and been ranked AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell.For his tenacious client advocacy, Mr. Varghese has been cited by Forbes, Law360, The New York Law Journal, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. Furthermore, he has written opinion pieces that draw attention to prosecution challenges involving George Floyd, the Central Park "Karen" and O.J. Simpson. The failure of then-Governor Cuomo to list criminal defense attorneys as "essential workers" in his initial lockdown order was contested by Mr. Varghese in an op-ed published on March 21, 2020. The state of New York deemed criminal defense attorneys "essential" the following day.After completing his B.A. at the New York University, Mr. Varghese pursued his legal education at Brooklyn Law School and graduated with his J.D. He is fluent in English and Spanish.Mr. Varghese is licensed to practice in New York (2001), the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York; the Western District of Pennsylvania, the District of Connecticut, the Eastern District of Michigan and the District of Colorado. Additionally, he appears before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, and the Northern District of Illinois.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ falls into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.