After graduating from Columbia Law School, Sueanne S. Co served as a public defender in Manhattan for six years, during which time she litigated and handled over 3,000 misdemeanors and felonies. She has since established her own private law practice in TriBeCa with a team that provides cost-effective representation without compromising on quality, relentless client-centered advocacy.

Represented indigent criminal defendants in NYS Supreme Court and Criminal court in all phases of criminal litigation from initial arraignment to disposition by dismissal, trial, or plea bargaining • Ascertained the priorities and needs of clients and counseled them about their legal rights and options • Conducted hearings and trials • Tried more than 18 cases to verdict • Drafted and submitted motions and memoranda to the Court • Personally investigated cases for trial preparation, negotiations leverage, or sentencing mitigation by means of subpoena power, interviewing relevant parties and witnesses, and teaming up with investigators and social workers • Routinely interacted with prosecutors, judges, judicial staff, court personnel, corrections, the police, and various public agencies • Reviewed and negotiated contract language in alternatives to incarceration arrangements • Represented clients in related administrative and civil proceedings.