James L. Riotto is an accomplished criminal defense attorney serving clients in New York. With an extensive background in law enforcement and criminal prosecution, his approach to each case is unique and informed by years of experience with the New York criminal justice system. As a graduate from Albany Law School and before going on to start his own practice, James worked at the Albany County District Attorney's Office, where he helped prosecute many DWI offenses. His inside knowledge of the tactics used to gain convictions provides him with a particular advantage when defending against DUI and other criminal charges.
About Attorney Adam Staier has spent the last seven years practicing criminal defense law throughout upstate New York and the Capital Region. He began his legal career through internships in civil law, indigent legal representation and federal energy law regulation. Finding a passion in criminal law, Mr. Staier held internships handling both prosecution and defense…
About William M. Swift is an associate attorney at the Law Office of James L. Riotto and brings 20 years of experience to our clients. His practice focuses on personal injury cases and criminal matters. He has successfully represented individuals in felony, misdemeanor cases. Additionally, he has extensive knowledge in DMV administrative proceedings involving suspensions…
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Terry Li
I cannot recommend The Law Office of James L. Riotto highly enough. James and his exceptional legal assistants, Todd Fahrer, Megan Karp, and Nurdan Karakus, provided outstanding service from start to finish. The team successfully got my speeding tic...
Michael Hynes
I cannot recommend The Law Office of James L. Riotto highly enough. James and his exceptional legal assistants, Todd Fahrer, Megan Karp, and Nurdan Karakus,...
Michael H.
Attorney James L. Riotto achieved a winning solution with having the two ABS Light violation tickets dismissed. James L. Riotto is a reliable lawyer.
Christopher Gonsalves
There aren’t enough words to express how grateful I am to Bill Swift, Aidan Meyer, and everyone at the Law Office of James L. Riotto. After more than a year of legal proceedings, my case was finally resolved with an outcome I couldn’t have hoped ...
Hassan Mayfield

