Bruce Yerman is a determined problem solver – exactly what you need your New York City attorney to be in Criminal Court and Family Court. Bruce creates strategies designed to solve your legal crisis. He begins this process by standing in your shoes and fully understanding your situation. His goal is to get the best possible outcome for you. In some cases that means fighting aggressively. In others, it means holding your cards close to his vest. Bruce became committed to criminal defense while earning his law degree, cum laude, at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1992. While there, he participated in the school’s Criminal Law Clinic and its Intensive Trial Advocacy Program. Bruce’s academic performance earned him staff and editorial positions with the Cardozo Law Review. Bruce received his bachelor of arts degree from Vassar College in 1985. Bruce began his career as a criminal defense attorney with the Nassau County Legal Aid Society in 1992. He entered private practice in 1995, as a partner at Cromwell & Yerman, Attorneys at Law in Mineola. In 2003, Bruce opened Bruce Yerman, Attorney at Law in Manhattan, where he continues practicing criminal defense.