Atty. Michael C. Cyr
Michael (Mike) Cyr is the principal attorney at CYR LAW. Mike practices primarily in the areas of New York DWI defense, criminal defense, and traffic-related matters.
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Michael C. Cyr is a dui/dwi, drug crimes, criminal defense, and traffic attorney based in Ithaca, New York, practicing at CYR LAW. They have 17+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2009. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (2009), Maine (2010), and New York (2013). Educated at Suffolk University Law School (JD, 2009) and Suffolk University Law School (—). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Serands clients in Ithaca, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael (Mike) Cyr is the principal attorney at CYR LAW
- Mike practices primarily in the areas of New York DWI defense, criminal defense, and traffic-related matters
- He has represented clients in courts throughout the Finger Lakes region of New York, including the following counties: Tompkins, Chemung, Steuben, Cortland, Broome, Tioga, Madison, Schuyler, Yates, Seneca, and Cayuga
- Mike has been to over a hundred local courts in NY over the past 15 years of practice in the Finger Lakes region
- Mike also defends many students in the area (from Ithaca College, Cornell University, SUNY Binghamton University, and Tompkins -Cortland Community College (TC3))
- He has authored the book, How to Graduate with a Degree and WITHOUT a Record: A New York College Student's Guide (2015)
- He has also co-authored with Larry Newman, Everything You Need to Know About a New York DWI and Your Driver's License (2015) and the Parents Guide to a DWI (2016)
- Mike is a member of the National College of DUI Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Defenders, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York Bar Association, and Tompkins County Bar Association
- Mike is a 2009 graduate of Suffolk University Law School (Boston) and the NCDD's Summer DUI Session 2015 at Harvard Law School
- He is licensed to practice in New York (2013) , Massachusetts (2009), and Maine (2010)
- Mike grew up outside Boston and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Ithaca College (2004) prior to entering the legal profession
- Mike is still an avid performer and singer in his spare time around Ithaca
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Ithaca are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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