Lance Fletcher
Location: Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York
Phone: (212) 619-3900
Email: Lance@LawFletcher.com
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Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Felonies
- Misdemeanors
- Desk Appearance Tickets
- DWI / DUI
- Sealing of criminal and arrest records
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Over 15 Years of Experience
- New York City Criminal Defense Attorney
- The Law Offices of Lance Fletcher (2008-present)
- Assistant District Attorney
- Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, New York (2004-2008)
- Legal Internships
- U.S. Department of Justice, Washington DC (2001)
- New York City Criminal Court, Supervising Judge (1998)
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2003)
- Philadelphia District Attorney (2002)
- Paralegal
- Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York, New York (2000-2001)
Bar Admissions
- New York - 2005
- U.S. Federal Court (SDNY) - 2009
- Pennsylvania - 2009
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 2004
- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 2000
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York County Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- New York State Defenders Association
- New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Best Criminal Defense Attorneys New York City
In 1998, Lance Fletcher successfully completed an internship with the Supervising Judge of the New York County Criminal Court. In 2000, Mr. Fletcher was awarded a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York and worked as a paralegal at
the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. In 2001, Mr. Fletcher attended law school at the University of Pittsburgh. While in law school, Mr. Fletcher participated in moot court and a family law clinic. Before graduating, he interned at the Department of Justice, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and clerked for a law firm in Hartford Connecticut.
In 2004, Mr. Fletcher graduated law school and was hired by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney, a position he held from 2004 to 2008. While at the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Fletcher prosecuted hundreds of cases involving violent and non-violent offenses, misdemeanors and felonies, and was a member of both the Identity Theft Unit and the Domestic Violence Unit. Additionally, Mr. Fletcher conducted eleven jury trials ranging from misdemeanor assault to armed robbery.
Since leaving the District Attorney's Office, Mr. Fletcher has successfully represented numerous clients in criminal cases in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, and Federal Court. He is a member of both the New York County Lawyer's Association and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National Black Lawyers top 100 African American attorneys.
