Meet Meir Moza, Esq.
Our office was founded by attorney Meir Moza in 1999 after being employed at the respectable Nassau County District Attorney's Office, as a prosecutor, and chosen among thousands of candidates to this eminent position.
In the DA's office Mr. Moza has acquired his vast experience in the criminal practice field and litigation, and mastering of the art of jury trials and bench trials.
Additionally Mr. Moza, while employed as an assistant District Attorney had further gained and acquired vast amount of knowledge of the criminal justice system as well as expanded his connections and professional networking amongst the judiciary and practitioners in Nassau and Queens in particular.
It is this specific experience that allows Mr. Moza to provide this outstanding expertise to his clientele and guarantee a maximum success in his practice and case results.
Education
Queens College, 1993 — B.S., pre-law major, graduated with honors, honors in political science, Golden Key National Honor Society, top of the class.
Touro Law School, 1996 — J.D., with honors, top 10% of class, Moot Court Board, represented school in regional moot court competition (advanced to semi-finals). Voted as class speaker and orator. Enrolled in internships for judges in Supreme Court and County Courts in Nassau County and Suffolk County.
Licensed to practice in NY and NJ and the federal courts. Admitted to practice since 1997 in NY and NJ.
Experience
Prior employment as a prosecutor in the Nassau County DA's office from 1997 to 1999. Prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases ranging from thefts to assaults and all aspects of the criminal spectrum.
Prior experience in internships in the Queens DA's office, Nassau DA's office, Supreme Court judgeship and County Court judgeship in Nassau County and Queens County.
Represented the DA's office in the State's Trial Advocacy Course of specialty in prosecution of DWI cases.
Current firm of Meir Moza & Associates, established in 1999, specializing in criminal defense of white collar and blue collar crimes, felonies, misdemeanors, state and federal crimes.
Special experience as an outstanding criminal lawyer resulted in mastering the art of cross examination through special training, successfully litigating and vindicating clients in many jury trials and bench trials.
Practice of criminal law also encompasses other areas including family law, civil litigation, immigration, landlord-tenant and traffic offenses.
Other areas of practice are encompassed in the firm through the general practice firm of Meir Moza & Associates, which includes several attorneys and associates.
Our firm has handled successfully — and effectively defended — a wide variety of cases including major felonies, drug offenses, drug and ecstasy distribution, attempted murder, major assaults, robberies, burglaries, sex offenses, child abuse and endangerment, sexual assaults of minors, rapes, conspiracy cases, grand thefts, forgeries, distribution of counterfeit money, DWIs, larcenies, reckless endangerment, loaded gun possessions, major counterfeiting and all misdemeanor offenses.
Our office has obtained vast experience in criminal practice in the five boroughs and Long Island, and appears daily in the criminal courts in these areas.
Published Articles & Media
Our office has appeared on CBS Channel 2, NBC Channel 4, and ABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News — including a major publicity case involving an assault on a village mayor.
Cases have been documented in the Daily News, The Post, The New York Times, Newsday, and major Israeli newspapers including Yedioth Ahronot and Maariv.
Citations & Recognitions
- Presidential Who's Who — Honorary recipient, 2009-2010 edition, registered in the Library of Congress.
- Strathmore's Who's Who — Honorary recipient for demonstrated leadership and achievement.
- Golden Key National Honor Society — In recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement and excellence.
- Martindale-Hubbell — Cited as "an outstanding criminal lawyer and civil litigation attorney, with special commendations." Honorary Silver Client Champion (June 2018).
- Certificate of Excellence — Trial advocacy program of the DA's office, prosecution of DWI cases.
- American Society of Legal Advocates (ASLA) — Inducted March 2018 as exceptional trial attorney and outstanding litigator.
- Lawyers of Distinction — Inducted January 2018; designated in the top 10% of lawyers in the United States.
Professional Memberships
- NY State Bar Association
- Nassau Bar Association
- Queens Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Former Nassau County Prosecutors Association
- New Jersey Bar Association
Meir Moza is fluent in English and Hebrew, providing representation to the Israeli community through his fluency in Hebrew.
Charities & Community
Mr. Moza is profoundly involved in charities and contributions to major funds including Hadassah and the Burns Unit, which contributes funds to individuals injured and in need of financial assistance. His involvement has been widely recognized through awards and publications.
Other organizations sponsored by Mr. Moza include the Israeli Defense Forces, American Red Cross, ASPCA, North Shore Animal League, Pet Rescue, and many other organizations that help children in need and unwanted or neglected animals.
Mr. Moza has also provided pro bono work — including legal assistance to a family raising funds for their daughter stricken by cancer who was taken advantage of by con artists. The firm's pro bono work ultimately succeeded in exposing the con artists and fully reimbursing the family.
Investigative Resources
Our office also employs a private investigator in cases that require such service. Richard Kemmler, a former NYPD sergeant with extensive criminal and civil investigative experience, provides our office with surveillance, background searches, and other valuable investigative services.