District Attorney

Welcome to the Allegany County District Attorney’s Office Website. In the related pages at this site, you will find information regarding our duties and responsibilities, the services we offer, the courts we serve and various reports and statistical data.

The District Attorney is a State Constitutional Officer, elected by the county electorate for a four-year term. As the County’s chief law enforcement officer, the District Attorney is responsible for a wide range of functions, including the prosecution of all violations of the law that occur within the county’s borders. These prosecutions include felonies, misdemeanors, violations and traffic infractions. The District Attorney and Assistant District Attorneys appear in the Town and Village Courts in all 29 Towns and 9 Villages in the County, as well in County, Supreme and Appellate Courts. The office assists in conducting investigations, obtaining search and eavesdropping warrants, and conducting preliminary hearings. The District Attorney presents appropriate felony cases to the Grand Jury, and appears in court for arraignments, motions and pre-trial practice, and trials, from the beginning of the case through sentencing.

Additionally, the District Attorney is responsible for handling criminal appeals at all levels of state and federal courts. Ancillary responsibilities of the District Attorney include prosecuting forfeiture proceedings, extraditing criminals from outside the state, and working with victims of crime to help them secure the fullest measure of redress allowed by law. Finally, the District Attorney is regularly called upon to advise various law enforcement agencies throughout the county.

The office consists of the District Attorney, four part time Assistant District Attorneys, two confidential secretary/legal assistants, a crime victim services specialist and a part-time investigator.

In Allegany County, we prosecute over two thousand cases each year. This caseload is only managed due to the hard work and dedication of quality prosecutors in this office, and to solid investigative work performed by well-trained police officers throughout the county.

Through this website we have endeavored to provide meaningful information to you. In turn, I encourage you to communicate with us if you have issues, concerns or questions about the criminal justice system. The fight against crime can be won, but only if we all work together.

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Attorneys

All calls for any staff: Office: (585)268-9225

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Vehicle and Traffic Policies for Traffic Infractions

The below is for traffic violations NOT felony, misdemeanor or any drinking and driving offenses in violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

You are innocent until you plea or are proven guilty.  You have the right to hire an attorney to represent you at any stage in the proceedings.

You can proceed in any of the following manners:

1. Plead not guilty in court or by mailing your ticket to the court.
2. Plead Guilty as Charged. By pleading guilty, you waive your right to a trial and you are sentenced by the judge to any legally authorized sentence.  With the court’s permission, you may withdraw your plea of guilty at any time prior to sentencing and request a plea offer or exercise your right to a trial.

Traffic Diversion Program

For information on the program

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More Info

Town and Village Court Schedule