Attorneys · Criminal Defense
Adaeze Okafor
Associate in Criminal Defense in New York. Adaeze prepares motions, discovery reviews and trial work alongside Marcus Hale in state and federal cases.
Role
Associate
Practice
Criminal Defense
Office
350 Madison Avenue
Phone
+1 (212) 555-0148
Biography
Joined Juriso
2020
Associate since
2020
Matters closed
70+
Admitted to the bar
2020
Adaeze Okafor is an associate in Juriso’s criminal defense practice in New York. She works with Marcus Hale on white-collar investigations, state prosecutions and appeals.
Adaeze joined Juriso in 2020 after a year with a public defender service in the Bronx, where she handled arraignments and early case review. She led the trading-records analysis that supported the suppression hearing in our 2025 securities fraud dismissal.
She is often the first person clients speak to after an arrest, and stays with the matter through to its end.
“Every page of discovery deserves a careful reading, because the prosecution has already read it.”
Adaeze Okafor
Focus areas
Where the work
is focused
The kinds of matter that make up most of this practice. Each is handled personally, with associate support on drafting and disclosure.
01
Discovery review
Detailed analysis of records, devices and witness statements.
02
Arraignments and bail
Same-day attendance and release applications.
03
Appellate briefs
Research and drafting for appeals and motions to vacate.
04
Investigation support
Subpoena responses, document productions and interview preparation for clients under review.
Credentials
Education, admissions
and languages
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School
2019 · Human Rights Clinic
B.A. Political Science, Rutgers University
2015 · summa cum laude
Bar admissions
New York State Bar
Admitted 2020
U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
Admitted 2021
Languages
English (native), Igbo (fluent)
Recognition
Recognised by
peers and press
Independent peer-review listings and fellowships from the last five years.
2025
Family Law Practitioner of the Year, New York
Counsel Review
2024
Top 40 Family Lawyers in New York
Metropolitan Law Journal
2023
Elected Fellow
National Trial Bar
2022
Leading Individual, Matrimonial & Family
Counsel Review
2021
Rising Partner of the Year
Metropolitan Law Journal
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Consultation
Free · 30 minutes
Where
350 Madison Avenue or video call
Reply
Within one business day
or call +1 (212) 555-0148
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