Queens County Criminal Defense Attorney Richard M. Gutierrez

As a Queens County criminal attorney, Richard Gutierrez has spent more than 27 years helping people navigate the New York City criminal defense system and the civil courts in personal injury matters. Our criminal defense attorney in Queens County has focused his legal career largely on obtaining results in the courtroom, but many successful outcomes have come via negotiation and litigation outside of court.
With a decorated past, present, and future in the New York legal community, your case is safe with our Queens County criminal defense lawyer. Among Queens County criminal defense attorneys, Mr. Gutierrez stands to become President of the Queens County Bar Association in 2011.
A leader among criminal defense attorneys in Queens County
Admitted to bar
- New York, 1983
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, 1986
Education
- Seton Hall University, J.D., 1982
- Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.A., 1978
Member
- Queens County Bar Association
- President, 2011
- Treasurer, 2008
- Board of Managers, 2001
- Member: Judiciary Screening Committee, 1997–2001
- Screening Committee for Attorneys Applying for Membership to Criminal Assigned Panel, 1997
- Grievance Committee, Second Department
- New York State Bar Association
- Member, House of Delegates
- Puerto Rican Bar Association
- New York Trial Lawyers Association
- Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County
- President, 2000–2002
- New York State Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Correctional Association of New York
- Member, Board of Directors, 2002
- Queens Legal Services
- Member, Board of Directors
A distinguished Queens County criminal attorney
Reported Cases
- Mitchell Green v. Michael Tyson, Supreme Court Civil Term, New York
Languages
- Spanish
Accolades
- BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
Practice Areas
- Criminal law
- Civil rights
- Personal injury
- Medical malpractice
Contact a quality criminal attorney in Queens County
Our Queens County criminal defense law firm has nearly three decades of experience handling simple and serious criminal defense and personal injury cases. Respected among other Queens County criminal attorneys in his fields of practice, you can put your trust in his skills and experience. Let us advocate for you.
Located in Forest Hills, New York, our criminal law attorney in Queens County serves clients in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Nassau County, and Suffolk County.


