Peter Tomao

Of Counsel

ptomao@tomaolaw.com

(516) 877-7015

600 Old Country Road
Suite 328
Garden City, NY 11530

  • Criminal Law
  • White Collar Criminal Defense
  • Tax Matters
  • Federal and State Regulation
  • Complex Civil Litigation

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. Tax Court
New York

Education

  • J.D., Columbia University, 1976, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Antitrust Teaching Fellow
  • B.A., St. John’s University, 1973 Summa Cum Laude

Prominent Decisions

United States v. Brooker, 976 F.3d 228 (2d Cir. 2020)

United States v. Delgado, 972 F.3d 63 (2d Cir. 2020)

Siegel v. Commissioner, No. 27572-16, 2019 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 11 (T.C. Feb. 14, 2019)

United States v. Scott, 614 F. App’x 567 (2d Cir. 2015)

United States v. Mejia, 545 F.3d 179 (2d Cir. 2008)

United States v. Ansaldi, 372 F.3d 118 (2d Cir. 2004)

United States v. Velazquez, 246 F.3d 204 (2d Cir. 2001); appeal after remand, United States v. Regnier, 44 F. App’x 524 (2d Cir. 2002)

Bedford Affiliates v. Sills, 156 F.3d 416 (2d Cir. 1998)

About

Mr. Tomao of the Law Office of Peter J. Tomao, serves as Of Counsel to Port & Sava. Mr. Tomao maintains an office in Garden City, New York. With over 45 years of legal experience, Mr. Tomao is considered one of the top White Collar Crime and Complex Civil litigation lawyers on Long Island. Mr. Tomao served as a Trial Attorney with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1976- 1982 and an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Senior Investigations Counsel, from 1982-1997.  Since establishing his own law firm in 1997, Mr. Tomao’s practice focuses on the handling of matters in the tens of millions of dollars and high level White Collar Criminal law cases. Due to his expertise, Mr. Tomao is a Lecturer for both the Nassau Academy of Law and the Federal Bar Council.

Mr. Tomao was selected as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters in 2014. He also has a 10 out of 10 Avvo rating.