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Joe Tacopina is a defense lawyer who is the founder and Managing Partner at Tacopina & Seigel, which offers a full range of legal services. At 49, Mr. Tacopina has more than 100 cases to verdict under his belt, earning the recognition as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in New York.

He frequently appears as an expert analyst on various media outlets throughout the nation. As a prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, he prevailed in 39 of 40 trials. For his dedication to his work, he was selected to Super Lawyers years from 2006 to 2008, from 2012-2013, and from 2016 to 2017.

Mr. Tacopina holds membership in councils and committees such as the Federal Bar Council, the Judicial Committee for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers. Recently honored by the National Italian American Bar Association, he volunteers his time as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School and an adjunct faculty member at Cardozo Law School’s Intense Trial Advocacy Program. In addition to these, he lectures to audiences across the country on an array of legal issues.

A lawyer and a businessman, Joe Tacopina purchased the Italian football club Venezia F.C. in October 2015; as of the season 2016-2017, he is President, Chairman, and Board Member. He has established himself as a highly competent leader and a committed legal professional.