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The Fenchel Defense Firm | Criminal Defense Attorney in Ithaca, NY (h1)
The Fenchel Defense Firm, led by attorney Luke Z. Fenchel, is located at 200 E. Buffalo Street, Suite 102B, Ithaca, New York 14851, and can be reached at (607) 323-1393. Fenchel is a Harvard College graduate (A.B., High Honors) and Cornell Law School alumnus who has spent more than five years defending clients across upstate New York, from felony charges to traffic violations. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer in Legal Studies at Ithaca College and advises students at Cornell University and Tompkins Cortland Community College.
The firm’s practice centers on felony and misdemeanor defense, DWI and DWAI charges, drug-related offenses, and traffic violations, along with representation in on-campus disciplinary proceedings for local college students. Fenchel emphasizes combining legal experience with creativity and technology to pursue dismissal, reduced charges, or sealed records, an approach shaped by his ties to Ithaca’s academic community as much as its courts.
Fenchel is admitted to the New York State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Tompkins County Bar Association. He also belongs to the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National College for DUI Defense. The firm has been recognized locally, including as Ithaca Times Best Attorney in 2016 and in the Ithaca Journal Reader’s Choice Awards, underscoring its standing within the Ithaca legal community.
Address: 200 E. Buffalo Street, Suite 102B, Ithaca, NY 14851
Phone: (607) 323-1393
Website: http://www.ithacadefense.com/home