About Shalley and Murray

James Shalley

Local counsel, familiar with local procedures and familiar with the local personnel is important in the small and sometimes quite intimate surroundings of Westchester and Putnam County local courts.

James Shalley, one of the founding partners of Shalley and Murray, and active resident of Westchester County, has worked diligently over the years to become a familiar and respected fixture among the multitude of local courts in Westchester and Putnam County.

In this way, Mr. Shalley can offer his years of training and experience in the rough and unforgiving New York City criminal courtrooms right alongside an experienced familiarity with the smaller local courts in Westchester and Putnam Counties.

If you need to speak to a criminal defense lawyer about a criminal case in Westchester or Putnam County, call us at 914-276-2585.

In an emergency, such as a recent arrest, call 347-612-9830 to speak to James Shalley right away.

Shalley and Murray

James Shalley, Esq.

James Shalley graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1989. While in law school, he clerked for the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York and the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. In 1989, Mr. Shalley became a Trial Attorney for The Legal Aid Society in New York City in their Criminal Defense Division.   As a Trial Attorney in Queens County for about 7 years, Mr. Shalley distinguished himself as an excellent trial attorney, conducting a wide variety of trials in both Criminal and Supreme Courts.

In 1996, Mr. Shalley and Don Murray formed the New York Criminal Defense law firm Shalley and Murray. A few years later, Mr. Shalley would assume the role of manager of the Westchester and Putnam portion of the firm's expanding criminal defense practice.

Mr. Shalley is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Westchester County Bar Association, and the Queens County Bar Association.

Don Murray, Esq.

Don Murray graduated from Williams College in 1986. He graduated from The University of Florida College of Law, with honors, in 1989.

During law school and briefly afterwards, Mr. Murray worked for William DeCarlis, a prominent criminal defense lawyer in the Southeast. While working for Mr. DeCarlis, Mr. Murray assisted in the defense of a number of complex criminal cases, including an international drug smuggling conspiracy case out of Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1990, Mr. Murray accepted a position as a trial lawyer for The Legal Aid Society, criminal defense division in New York City. While a trial lawyer for The Legal Aid Society, Mr. Murray defended a wide variety of criminal matters, and tried quite a few criminal cases.

While a trial lawyer with The Legal Aid Society, Mr. Murray published a chapter in the Matthew Bender series of books Criminal Defense Techniques. The series is a reference tool for criminal defense lawyers, and Mr. Murray's chapter analyzed the law as it relates to cross-examination of witnesses with their prior convictions.

In 1996, Mr. Murray, along with James Shalley, founded the law firm Shalley & Murray and began practicing criminal defense in the private sector. Mr. Murray currently handles a caseload of a wide variety criminal matters.

Mr. Murray has been retained by a law firm in London, England as an expert in the field of New York Criminal Law. Mr. Murray has also served as a faculty member for the Cardozo Law School's intensive trial advocacy program in the area of opening statements. Mr. Murray's published articles include an article in the Queens County Bar Association Journal about the despicable state of discovery rules in criminal cases in New York State.

Mr. Murray is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Westchester County Bar Association, and the Queens County Bar Association.

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