Todd Douglas Greenberg

Todd D. Greenberg is a well known and well regarded trial lawyer, who concentrates his practice in criminal defense and personal injury law.

As a Criminal Defense Attorney, Mr. Greenberg has significant experience in Criminal Jury trials, as Lead Counsel in over hundreds of felony trials, including over 50 homicide related trials. He is frequently involved in high profile criminal cases involving homicide, hate and bias crimes as well as alcohol related charges. Mr. Greenberg has experienced success both at the pre-trial level as well as the trial level and has helped hundreds of clients during his decades of practice. Here are some examples

• Acquittal for Tenant in Dispute with Landlord
• Probation in NYC Golf Course Caretaker’s Death
• Manslaughter-Vehicular-Homicide-Charges-Dismissed-Prior-To-Trial
• Federal Sentence of Time Served (16 Days) Based Upon Collateral Consequences of Conviction
• Queens County Gun Indictment Dismissed After Suppression of Evidence
• Probation in NYC Golf Course Caretaker’s Death
• Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg Successfully Defends 21 Year Old Involved in Armed Robbery of Caesars Atlantic City Casino
• "Date Rape” Indictment Dismissed After Production of a Roommate Who “Heard” The Entire Encounter
• Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg Obtains Federal Deferred Prosecution Of Fraud Charges In SDNY
• Nassau County Jury: “Not Guilty” DWI
• "Not Guilty" Verdict On Possession Of Gun With Intent To Use Avoiding Mandatory Minimum 3 ½ Year Sentence
• "Not Guilty" Verdict For Client Charged With Felony Possession Of Fifty Pounds Of Marijuana
• "Not Guilty" Verdict For Our Client Charged With Assault By Auto

• FLAVOR FLAV AVOIDS JAIL TIME, PLEADS GUILTY TO SPEEDING TO MOTHER’S FUNERAL. After his sentencing, Drayton thanked his attorney, Todd Greenberg of Queens, who he called “The Man”
• The New York Post reported that all charges against two former New York Racing Association officials indicted in the so-called "fat jockeys" scandal were dismissed
• The New York Times attributed the acquittal of the Defendant in the Maze Murder Case to "... adroit moves by the Defense Lawyer, Todd D.
• Greenberg."
• A New York City Police Officer, charged with Manslaughter for Driving Drunk while off-duty and fatally injuring a motorcyclist in Brooklyn, walked out of a Brooklyn courtroom a free man yesterday. He faced up to seven years behind bars if convicted. Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg mounted a successful three-pronged defense in obtaining the acquittal.
• A Defendant accused in the highly publicized Hate Crime in Queens was acquitted of all criminal charges regarding the alleged attack.

In the field of Personal Injury Law, Mr. Greenberg handles wrongful death claims and represents persons injured in auto accidents, slip and falls, premises and general liability matters, as well as product liability issues and Medical Malpractice cases in New York City, Queens and Long Island. The success of the firm's personal injury lawyers is evidenced by results of personal injury victims in New York City, Queens and Long Island such as:

• $11,000, (Eleven Million) Settlement for Addabbo & Greenberg client
• $3.25 million award to a repairman who received serious burn injuries after a fuel tank exploded due to an unsafe work environment
• $3 million award to the family of a construction worker killed in New York by a defective scaffold.
• $1.5 Million Recovered for Addabbo and Greenberg Client in Pool Accident
• $1.5 Million Verdict For Client Caught In LIRR DOOR

Mr. Greenberg is a 1977 graduate of Hofstra Law School, is a member of the Queens County Bar Association and The New York State Bar Association. Prior to entering private practice in 1980, Mr. Greenberg was an Assistant District Attorney in the Queens County District Attorneys Office, where he was assigned to prosecute the most serious criminal offenses. In 1983, together with Partner Dominic L. Addabbo, Mr. Greenberg established the firm of Addabbo & Greenberg, where, in addition to continuing his criminal practice, he has developed an expertise in Civil Litigation involving such matters as Personal Injury.

Mr. Greenberg is admitted to practice in the State of New York and United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and has been admitted PRO HAC VICE to several Federal District Courts, as well as state courts in Virginia, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Personal Injury Law
• Products Liability
• General Business Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Education

• Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York - 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Queens County Criminal Courts Bar Association, Member
• The Queens County Bar Association, Member
• The New York State Bar Association, Member
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Member
• President, Assistant District Attorney's Association of Queens County Inc.

Past Employment Positions

• Queens County District Attorneys Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1978 - 1980