Nicholas Joseph De Martino

Nick is a lifelong resident of Syracuse, and of the City’s “Northside.” A graduate of Henninger High School, Nick holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (summa cum laude) in Political Science from Brockport State University, in Brockport, New York, and a Juris Doctor Degree from Western New England College, School of Law, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Nick began his legal career in 1986 by serving as a Deputy County Attorney with the Onondaga County Department of Law, where he prosecuted child abuse and neglect cases. He then went on to serve for 16 years as an Assistant District Attorney with the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office. During his tenure as an Assistant District Attorney, Nick prosecuted general felony cases, violent felony and career criminal cases, as well as narcotics cases. He also served as Chief of the White Collar Bureau and was assigned to the Homicide Bureau for eleven (11) years. Nick left the District Attorney’s Office in 2004 as a Chief Assistant assigned to the Homicide Bureau. In 2001, Nick served as a Syracuse City Court Judge, during which time, among his other duties, he initiated and presided over Syracuse Community Court. In 2004 he joined the Syracuse law firm of Costello, Cooney & Fearon as Special Counsel, where he specialized in Family Law, Criminal Defense and Insurance Defense. In 2007, Nick resumed his work as a prosecutor when he joined the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Criminal Prosecutions Bureau. As an AAG, Nick covers an approximate seven county Central New York Region, and focuses primarily on the investigation and prosecution of white collar and financial crimes. Nick served as President of the Onondaga County Bar Association in 2014.

National College of District Attorneys

Career Prosecutor Course (1989)

1989

Western New England University School of Law

J.D. (1983) | Law

1983

State University of New York - College at Brockport

B.S. (1979) | Political Science

1979

Attorney at Law

Green & Brenneck, PCs

2025 - Current

Criminal Defense, DWI, Traffic Tickets.

Assistant Attorney General

New York State Attorney General's Office

2007 - 2015

Criminal Prosecutions Bureau - focused primarily on the investigation and prosecution of white collar and financial crimes.

Special Counsel

Costello, Cooney & Fearon

2004 - 2007

Family Law, Criminal Defense, Insurance Defense.

Chief Assistant District Attorney

Onondaga County District Attorney's Office

1988 - 2004

Prosecuted felony cases, violent felony and career criminal cases, and narcotics cases. Served as Chief of the White Collar Bureau. Assigned to the Homicide Bureau for eleven years.

Syracuse City Court Judge

State of New York

2001 - 2001

Deputy County Attorney

Onondaga County Department of Law

1986 - 1988

Prosecuted child abuse & neglect cases.

Certificate of Appreciation

State of New York Office of the Attorney General

2015

The Rev. Lawrence Briggs Memorial Major Award

The Syracuse Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance

2002

"Making a Difference"

The M.I.S.T.E.R. Program

2001

Dedicated Service

Onondaga County Law Department

1988

Criminal Justice Section Executive Committee

Representative to NYS Bar House of Delegates

Current

Onondaga County Bar Association

Chairperson of Criminal Law Section

Current

Onondaga County Bar Association

Chairperson of Membership Committee

Current

New York State Bar  # 2037224

Member

1986 - Current

Onondaga County Bar Association

President

2014 - 2014

New York

Since 1986

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