Law Firm Overview

Edgar De Leon is a graduate of the Fordham University School of Law and Hunter College (M.S. & B.A.). He has worked as a uniform police officer, a Detective-Sergeant and a paralegal and an attorney for the New York City Police Department. As a staff member assigned to the NYPD Legal Bureau, he litigated both criminal and civil matters on behalf of the department and advised members of the department on legal matters relating to the performance of their official duties. Mr. De Leon also conducted extensive legal research in criminal and civil law, including current matters concerning police litigation and initiatives affecting the NYPD. He has counseled department executives and law enforcement and community based organizations domestically and in Canada, concerning policy and procedure development in police related subjects including cultural diversity and bias motivated incidents. Mr. De Leon is admitted to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

After 15 years of service with the New York City Police Department, Mr. De Leon retired with the rank of Sergeant S.A. (Special Assignment) and entered private practice. Mr. De Leon practices in the areas of commercial, civil and employment litigation, as well as family and criminal law. Additionally, Mr. De Leon works on a per-diem basis for the firm of Worth, Longworth, Bamundo & London, LLP, located in New York City, representing members of the New York City Police Department Patrolman's Benevolent Association.

Mr. De Leon has served as a member of the advisory board of the Advanced Systems Technology Corporation (AST) located in Lawton, Oklahoma and Instructional Systems Incorporated (ISI) located in Hackensack, New Jersey. He counseled both companies in legal and related issues regarding computer-based training in the area of cultural diversity. AST and ISI market to the law enforcement community and private security industry respectively nationwide. Mr. De Leon formerly served on the Board of Directors of Loisaida, Inc., located in New York, New York. Loisaida, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1979, to address the problem of social and economic disenfranchisement of poor and low-income residents in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He remains active with the organization as a "Friend of Loisaida."

Mr. De Leon is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association (Criminal and Family Law Section member), the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York County Lawyers Association (Civil Rights and Small Firm Committee member). He was recently elected to the position of corresponding secretary of the Puerto Rican Bar Association.

Criminal Law Defense 
Domestic Violence 
Drug Defense 
DWI Defense 
Employment Law 
Family Law 
High Asset Divorce 
Matrimonial Law and Divorce 

The criminal defense, employment law, and divorce attorneys at De Leon and Associates are proud to serve the New York City area, including Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island (NY), and nearby New Jersey (NJ).

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Drug Defense
• DWI Defense
• Domestic Violence
• Family Law
• Matrimonial Law
• Divorce
• High Asset Divorce
• Employment Law
• Custody
• Child Support
• Alimony
• Maintenance
• Visitation
• Employment Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Prenuptial Agreements, Health & Health Care Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law