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Concentrating in Federal and New York Criminal Appeals
Motion and Habeas Corpus Litigation

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Serious criminal charges demand experienced and aggressive criminal defense strategies. Whether at the pre-trial and trial stage, as legal consultant to trial counsel, or in the post-trial stage in the criminal process, if you have the financial means to retain private counsel, you will benefit from the support, advocacy, and knowledge of an experienced criminal appeals attorney.

Mark M. Baker, Esq. is a criminal appeals lawyer committed to helping individuals charged with serious crimes protect their rights against the state and federal governments. When he is involved at the onset of proceedings, his clients can trust that their rights are preserved and that they are receiving a strategic, compelling, and result-driven defense, which ensures the reviewability of any error in the event of a conviction and appeal.

Appellate litigation involves complex rules and procedures. If you have been convicted of a crime and are seeking to appeal, it is critical that you are represented by an experienced appellate lawyer.

Mr. Baker's career has been focused on helping individuals convicted of crimes optimize their chances of success in the daunting process of criminal appeals and collateral post-verdict litigation, such as motions to vacate judgments and federal habeas corpus. If Mr. Baker handles your case, you will be ensured that all your rights will be safeguarded.

Please follow the links to learn more about Mr. Baker's practice:

• Criminal appeals
• Criminal motion litigation
• Federal habeas corpus

Mr. Baker is an appellate attorney with significant credentials in criminal defense. His experience as an appeals lawyer includes both pre- and post-trial criminal motion litigation. Following 10 years as a prosecutor concentrating in appeals, Mr. Baker has, for more than 25 years, handled criminal matters for the defense, including appeals in both The New York courts and federal courts of appeals and district courts around the country. In addition to representing average citizens who have been caught up in the criminal process, he has represented several national political figures and high-profile businessmen. He has also handled the appeals of individuals in numerous celebrated cases.

Perhaps best known, as legal counsel, Mr. Baker strategized the evidentiary issues that contributed to Bernhard Goetz's 1987 acquittal of all subway shooting charges, having litigated his case in the New York appellate courts on several distinct occasions.

Mark M. Baker is an aggressive, creative and thoughtful criminal defense attorney who concentrates his practice on appeals and post-judgment motion litigation in the NY state and federal courts.