Attorney Joseph J. Russo is a former criminal defense attorney with the State of New Jersey, where he served as the First Assistant Deputy Public Defender for the Warren region, as well as the Acting Deputy Public Defender. He represented thousands of criminal defendants, including several high-profile cases. He was extensively involved in Fourth Amendment search and seizure litigation, including racial profiling cases. Further, he has significant expertise in juvenile waiver cases, mental health cases involving insanity/diminished capacity, sexual assault cases, arson cases, murder cases, and drug distribution cases. In his career as a private practitioner and Public Defender, he was involved in numerous major criminal cases, including: State v. Jeffrey Lucas (Allamuchy Murder case), State v. Albiso Munoz (Kidnapping/Aggravated Sexual Assault case), State v. Moses King (Insanity case), State v. James Katsaros (Circle Diner Arson case), State v. Francisco Geraldo (Route 80 Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine case), State v. Charles Helmlinger (Aggravated Sexual Assault case), State v. Albert Brozanski (Attempted Murder case), State in the Interest of W.A.C. (Drive-by Shooting, Juvenile Waiver case), State v. Oscar Flores (Murder case), and Commonwealth v. Rhonda Gulick (Theft by Deception case). 

• Felony Cases
• White Collar Criminal Cases
• Healthcare Fraud Cases 
• False Claims Act Cases
• Suppression Motions
• Pre-Trial Motions
• Probable Cause/Preliminary Hearings
• Driving Under the Influence