John J. Carmody Email and Phone Number

• Manage and supervise the Assistant District Attorneys and paralegals assigned to the Special Litigation Bureau, including reviewing and editing their submissions and assigning work.• Draft and argue criminal appeals, answer Federal Habeas Corpus petitions, Second Circuit briefs, CPL 440 motions and hearings, as well as attend court conferences and orally argue before state and federal benches.• Manage the entire Special Litigation caseload, including opening and closing files, serving decisions, corresponding with federal and state courts regarding return dates and motion schedules, entering information in the District Attorney’s digital index of cases, and compiling monthly statistics. • Oversee all civil lawsuits filed impacting the District Attorney’s Office. • Handle extraditions and material witness orders.• Supervise FOIL and subpoena compliance.• Certified Instructor at Westchester County Police Academy.

• Associate in boutique law firm specializing in appellate, criminal defense, and municipal law.• Personally served as Town Counsel to Town of Carmel, NY, responsible for day-to-day representation of Town in matters relating to local governance, planning and zoning, and litigation.• Prepared and argued numerous appeals on behalf of the firm’s clients.

• Legal counsel to County Executive, County Sheriff, Legislature and Department Heads, responsible for addressing legal and legislative issues impacting County interests, including drafting of contracts, local laws, resolutions and policy statements.

Business Law (graduate and undergraduate programs)

• In-house counsel for Hanover Insurance Company, responsible for litigating all aspects of lawsuits filed against the company’s insureds.

• Real Estate Litigation Division (1991-1992): Handled litigation arising out of City owned real estate holdings and contract procurement process.• Family Court Division (1989-1991): Prosecution of juvenile delinquency cases as member of Narcotics Prosecution Team and Sex Crimes Unit; instructor in Division’s “Trial Advocacy Program” for new attorneys; delivered community outreach programs to local grade schools.