Joshua R. Kahn is a graduate of the Syracuse University School of Information
Studies and the Syracuse University College of Law.
After graduating from law school and being admitted to the New York State
Bar, Mr. Kahn spent four years successfully prosecuting crimes while serving
the people of Nassau County and the Honorable Kathleen M. Rice as an Assistant
District Attorney for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.
During his time in the DA's office, Mr. Kahn was assigned to the District
Court Trial Bureau, the Grand Jury Bureau, and the County Court Trial
Bureau. Mr. Kahn was also the Unit Chief of the Mental Hygiene Unit where
he oversaw other attorneys, and all cases in Nassau County where a defendant
pled not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect. Mr. Kahn handled
thousands of misdemeanor cases, presented countless cases to the Grand
Jury, and successfully prosecuted and tried cases ranging from minor infractions
to serious violent felonies.
Upon leaving the Nassau County District Attorney's office, Mr. Kahn
opened his own general practice law firm focusing on criminal defense
and personal injury litigation, where he brought his advocacy skills and
passion for litigation to his clients. Thereafter, he and his current
partners formed the
Law Offices of Schalk, Ciaccio & Kahn, PC in Mineola, NY.
Mr. Kahn handles cases in both the criminal defense and personal injury
divisions of the firm. He has zealously defended clients accused of a
wide range of criminal charges at both the state and federal level. He
has won acquittals for clients charged with Arson, Burglary and Murder
at the State Level as well as the acquittal of a client federally charged
with Brandishing a Weapon that carried a mandatory 25 year prison sentence.
Mr. Kahn also works with the firm's clients injured by the negligence
of others in car accidents, medical malpractice, and slip and falls. Additionally,
he handles the firm's cases for wrongful arrest, civil rights violations
and malicious prosecution.
Admitted
New York - Federal Courts of the Eastern & Southern Districts of New York
Education
Juris Doctor – Syracuse University College of Law
Bachelor of Science – Syracuse University, School of Information Studies
Associations
New York State Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Nassau County
Criminal Courts Bar Association and Former Assistant District Attorneys
Association of Nassau County.
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