BACKGROUND
Legal Experience
Mr. Pilato was admitted to practice in New York in 2007. He earned his law degree in 2006 from St. John’s University School of Law. While in law school, he was the external competition director and a senior board member of the school’s moot court team. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Tufts University in 1999.
After graduating from law school, Mr. Pilato served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office for almost four years. During his tenure as an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Pilato held positions in several Bureaus, including Motions & Appeals, Local Courts & Grand Jury, and Investigations, where he was assigned to the Firearms & Gang Violence Division.
Mr. Pilato prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases and tried several jury and nonjury trials while serving with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
Before founding his own firm, Mr. Pilato was an Attorney and Counselor at Law at The LaDuca Law Firm. Prior to joining The LaDuca Law Firm, Mr. Pilato worked as an Associate Attorney at a litigation law firm in Rochester where he practiced in federal and state courts. He handled a wide range of litigation matters, ranging from complex commercial litigation to criminal defense.
Mr. Pilato is a member of the New York State Bar, Monroe County Bar, and New York State Defenders Associations.
After graduating from law school, Mr. Pilato served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office for almost four years. During his tenure as an Assistant District Attorney, Mr. Pilato held positions in several Bureaus, including Motions & Appeals, Local Courts & Grand Jury, and Investigations, where he was assigned to the Firearms & Gang Violence Division.
Mr. Pilato prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases and tried several jury and nonjury trials while serving with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
Before founding his own firm, Mr. Pilato was an Attorney and Counselor at Law at The LaDuca Law Firm. Prior to joining The LaDuca Law Firm, Mr. Pilato worked as an Associate Attorney at a litigation law firm in Rochester where he practiced in federal and state courts. He handled a wide range of litigation matters, ranging from complex commercial litigation to criminal defense.
Mr. Pilato is a member of the New York State Bar, Monroe County Bar, and New York State Defenders Associations.