Andrew M. Doktofsky

 

     Before entering the practice of law, Andrew Doktofsky served with the New York City Police Department for twenty years. He worked on patrol in some of the toughest neighborhoods in the city – the 34th Precinct in Washington Heights and the 79th Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvesant, as well as supervised narcotics teams in Harlem.  He retired in 2004 with the rank of Captain and at the time was the Executive Officer (second in command) of the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills. Andrew attended law school  at night and was admitted to the New York bar in 1998.

     Andrew lives in Huntington with his wife Melissa, who is the founder and president of Toys of Hope, a non-profit children's charity.

    

Education

• Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, B.A. 1982
• Touro Law School, J.D. 1997

 

 

Admitted to practice in the following jurisdictions

• New York
• Connecticut
• United States District Court: Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of           New York

 

Professional Memberships

• New York State Bar Association
• Suffolk County Bar Association
• National Association of Consumer Advocates
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

 

 

On patrol, 79th Precinct, circa 1990.