Peter Schaffer

Peter Schaffer

Criminal Defense Attorney

Peter J. Schaffer, Attorney at Law devotes his practice to New York State criminal defense and the defense  of all federal criminal matters throughout the United States. From his office in Bronx, New York, Mr. Schaffer is readily accessible to all New York City, Nassau and Westchester County Criminal and State Supreme Courts, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the District of Connecticut and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

With a wealth of experience handling cases ranging from simple traffic violations to complex federal death penalty eligible felonies, Mr. Schaffer uses the knowledge and skills he has developed over the past twenty-one years of trial work to help his clients achieve the best result in every case he defends.  

Mr. Schaffer appears regularly on The Nancy Grace Show on CNN HeadlineNews, and on IN SESSION on truTV (formerly, courtTV), and has been heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and Bloomberg Radio as a guest commentator on nationally prominent criminal trials.

3 min
There are always of any vocation, law is no different.
5 min
The process, what to look for and what to stay away from.
3 min
Schaffer dissects some of the key systematic elements of the case
2 min
How judicious is our judicial system?
7 min
The humanity and inhumanity behind drug laws.
6 min
Bias in the criminal justice system and how to rectify it
5 min
Interesting cases, scary clients and how to defend guilty clients.