Charles is Senior Counsel in our Matrimonial and Family Law practice out of the firm’s Ithaca office. He focuses his practice on divorce, child custody, and child support.

Background

Charles is a veteran of the United States Navy. He went to college on the G.I. Bill, working nights in a factory while attending classes during the day.

During law school, Charles interned for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, where he worked on the trial team of a complex insider trading case. He went on to intern for a U.S. Army JAG Corps Military Justice Unit that successfully prosecuted a double homicide.

After law school, Charles joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he served in the trial division until 2018. During his time there, Charles worked on hundreds of serious criminal matters, several of which received significant press attention.

Since entering private practice, Charles has secured a string of significant verdicts and favorable dispositions in many complex family law, criminal, and Title IX cases.

Charles serves as president of the Board of Trustees for the Ulysses Philomathic Library. He previously taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at St. John’s University School of Law.

Education

St. John’s University of Law – Queens, NY
Juris Doctor

Portland State University – Portland, OR
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
cum laude

Admissions

New York State
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of New York