About
Gerald J. McMahon, Attorney at Law, is a New York, NY practice founded in 1981 focused on criminal litigation, appellate advocacy, and civil litigation. McMahon represents individuals and organizations in state and federal courts, with jury trial experience in New York and other jurisdictions. He is admitted to the New York bar; the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York and the District of Connecticut; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court.
McMahon earned a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from Marquette University. His background includes service as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County and membership in the Federal Bar Council, the New York State and American Bar Associations, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer for Criminal Defense and holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating.
Representative clients have included Axl Rose, Teddy Atlas, Danny Bensusan/Blue Note Jazz Clubs & B.B. King Blues Club, D.J. Keoki, Michael Alig, Wall Street Sports Marketing, union officers and members, Paul Guez/Sasson Jeans, and the Canada Dry Distributors Association. Reported matters and trial work span charges such as murder, racketeering, extortion, bid rigging, drug offenses, and assault, with numerous acquittals and favorable outcomes in both state and federal courts.