About Us

Whatever your circumstances, you will recieve our individualized consultation when you see Elsie Acevedo Attorney at Law.

You will have her complete attention and all her work will be geared towards your specific circumstances. She has handled thousands of cases and can give you a proper, comprehensive analysis.

Building on legal experience with the state

Before she opened her private practice, she was an Assistant District Attorney for Bronx County in New York. In that position, and in previous positions as a law clerk, she researched and drafted legal memoranda on both criminal law and procedural issues.

She earned her Degree of Juris Doctor from CUNY Law School at Queens College in 1989, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Herbert H. Lehman College in 1976. She is fluent in Spanish.

  • Argued and drafted motions

  • Made bail recommendations

  • Drafted accusatory instruments

  • Conducted pre-trial hearings and trials

  • Participated in department litigation training programs

 

She has seen criminal law processes from both the prosecutorial and defense sides and     knows how to navigate the system to your advantage.