We Know This System. We Used to Run It.

SummonsPros is a service of the Law Offices of Kenneth F. Smith, PLLC, a New York City criminal defense firm with experience across all five boroughs of NYC Criminal Court.

Kenneth F. Smith, Esq. is a former Brooklyn District Attorney prosecutor who spent years on the other side of the courtroom before opening his private defense practice. He knows how NYC summons prosecutions work — because he used to handle them.

That inside knowledge is what you are hiring when you hire SummonsPros.

Why a Specialist Matters

Most criminal defense attorneys handle summons matters as a sideline — something squeezed between felony cases and motion practice. We built SummonsPros as a dedicated summons practice because we believe this work deserves the same attention as any other criminal matter.

A summons conviction can appear on your background check. It can affect professional licenses. For non-citizens, it can have immigration consequences out of all proportion to the underlying offense. The stakes are real, even when the charge sounds minor.

We treat every summons matter seriously because for our clients, it is serious.

Where We Appear

We appear in all five boroughs of New York City:

• Manhattan Criminal Court — 100 Centre Street.

• Brooklyn Criminal Court — 120 Schermerhorn Street.

• Bronx Criminal Court — 215 East 161st Street.

• Queens Criminal Court — 125-01 Queens Boulevard. Staten Island Criminal Court — 26 Central Avenue.

• Red Hook Community Justice Center — 88-94 Visitation Place.

Credentials

Kenneth F. Smith, Esq. J.D., Brooklyn Law School (CALI awards in Trial Advocacy and Intellectual Property). Former Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office. Admitted: New York State Courts, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, United States Tax Court. Member: New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.