Mr. Villanueva is a founding partner and lead trial attorney of Joseph P. Villanueva, Attorneys At Law. He received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University.
From his first day in law school Mr. Villanueva knew he wanted to try cases. His passion for trial advocacy ultimately resulted in him being chosen as a member of Hofstra University’s prestigious national trial team. As a law student, he worked through school assisting in criminal prosecutions for the Town of North Hempstead.
After receiving his Juris Doctor, Mr. Villanueva returned to his home in NYC and served as prosecutor. After a few years of prosecuting serious felonies and misdemeanors, he was recruited by a Fortune 50 company to serve as Senior Trial Counsel. In this capacity, he gained significant daily civil litigation experience and he quickly rose to try many multi-million dollar cases to verdict.
Mr. Villanueva is admitted to practice law in front of the United States Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the New York State, and the United States Federal District Courts for the Southern District of New York.
Education:
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
B.A., Stony Brook University
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice:
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Supreme Court
Professional & Bar Association Memberships:
- Westchester County Bar Association
- Former Member, Board of Directors. Former Chair CLE Committee, New Lawyers Committee, Law Day Committee, Outreach Committee, and Diversity Committee.
- Bronxville Chamber of Commerce
- Member Since: 2006-2011
- General Counsel
- Eastchester Rotary Club
- Member Since: 2004-2010
- Former Events Chair
- New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Washington Center Tri-State Alumni Advisory Board
- Member, Board of Directors
Honors, Awards, & Distinguished Service
- America's Top 50 Lawyers - Traffic Violations Law - New York - 2023
- Listed as 10.0/10.0 by Avvo.com for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Former Village Prosecutor, Village of Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, New York 2015-2016
- Former Town Prosecutor, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York 2014-2015
- Lions Clubs International, Melvin Jones Fellow (For Humanitarian Services)
- Lions Clubs International, Young Professional of the Year
- Westchester County Bar Association, Emeritus Leadership Award
- Named "Dynamic Executive of Westchester County" in 2010 by the Westchester Business Journal
- Named Top 10 Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Northeast by Arrive Magazine.
- Westchester County Bar Association, Awarded 2012 "Liberty Award" for outstanding service.
Contact info:
(800) 893-9645
joseph@vslawpartners.com