Milton Grunwald, Attorney

In over 24 years of practicing law, Milton Grunwald has tried all kinds of civil, commercial, estate and criminal cases.

As a law student at St. John's University, he won the Sporacio Trial Competition as the best advocate at the law school. He went on to represent St. John's in the National Trial Competition defeating such prestigious Law Schools as Yale and NYU.  

After St. John's Law School, Milt Grunwald went to the Nassau County District Attorney's Office in Mineola, New York. He served with distinction in his three years in the Office of Denis Dillon rising through the ranks to the County Court Trial Bureau and serving as the Chief of the Mental Health Unit. He tried over 21 cases to verdict in three years including:

• Robbery
• Burglary
• Narcotics and drug cases
• Drunk driving
• Driving under the influence of drugs
• Drunk driving by refusal to take a breathalyzer test
• Suspended licenses
• Assault
• All types of  larceny cases (from petit larceny to grand larceny)
• Forgery

As a prosecutor Milt Grunwald worked in felony screening and in the Grand Jury. He presented the direct evidence in grand jury presentments and at hearings such as Dunaway, Wade, Huntley, Mapp, Gomberg and Sandoval. He understood the art of presenting evidence in the simplest and most understandable form. He developed cross-examination techniques that exposed the witness for what they truly were many were not simply mistaken. As a result of his experience he has learned the language of the science involved in ballistics, fingerprints, blood serology and forensic pathology

In 1988, Milt Grunwald formed the law firm of Grunwald & Seman with Karl Chip Seman his partner in the DA's office. They embarked on a legal career that provides hard nosed, relentless and successful representation of their clients.

In over twenty four years of practice, Milt Grunwald has defended men and woman accused of murder, manslaughter, robbery, burglary, drug possession, drug sale, forgery, possession of forged instruments, commercial fraud, drunk driving, driving under the influence of drugs, drunk driving by refusal, license revocations, assault, endangering the welfare of a child, internet crimes, assault, criminal mischief, menacing, harassment, aggravated harassment, sexual abuse, rape, larceny and state liquor law violations.

As Nassau County, with the election of Kathleen Rice, has focused on the harsh prosecution of drunk driving cases the firm has emphasized the defense of such matters. Their expertise has become critical when reviewing breathalyzer logs, equipment logs, field sobriety performance tests, video taped refusal tests and the impact of controlled substances on the motorist. As a consequence of handling such drunk driving cases, Milt Grunwald has also worked hard and mastered the issues involved in the area of civil forfeiture of cars for those individuals arrested for drunk driving. 

In addition, Milt Grunwald has handled and developed an expert niche in trying complex commercial litigation including partnership and corporate dissolutions. The cases have covered industries such as real estate companies, architectural firms, the lighting and construction industry, insurance companies, fire extinguisher companies and the auto industry. The cases have litigated issues with tens of millions of dollars at stake.