Scott A. Krasny

Scott Krasny has enjoyed a long and distinguished career since starting as a law clerk with the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law in 1982. He has been actively engaged in civil and criminal litigation and has been recognized as a Certified Criminal Trial (1996 – Present) and Certified Civil Trial (1992- 2017) attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Location: West Trenton, New Jersey
Phone: 609-882-0288
Fax: 609-883-2551
Email: Email Me

Areas of Practice

• New Jersey Criminal Law
• Federal Criminal Law
• Family Law
• Appellate/Post-Conviction Relief Practice
• Personal Injury
• Complex Civil Litigation
• Municipal Court and Appeals

Certified Legal Specialties

• Criminal Trial, New Jersey Supreme Court (1996 – Present)
• Civil Trial, New Jersey Supreme Court (1992 – 2017)

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1982
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1999

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey J.D. – 1982

Representative Cases

• USA v. Reevey, 631 F.3d 110 (3d Cir. 2010)
• State v. Crescenzi, 224 N.J. Super. 142; 539A. 2d 1250 (App. Div. 1988)
• State v. Telcher, 220 N.J. Super. 54 (Law Div. 1987)
• Kelty v. Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of State Police, 321 N.J. Super. 84 (App. Div. 1999)
• Mule v. New Jersey Manufacturer’s Ins. Co., 356 N.J. Super. 389 (App. Div. 2003),
• State v. Fletcher, 380 N.J. Super. 80 (App. Div. 2005)
• State v. Kelsey, 429 N.J. Super. 449 (App. Div. 2013)

Honors and Awards

• Professional Achievement Award, New Jersey State Bar Foundation, 1993
• Professional Lawyer of the Year Award New Jersey Commission on Professionalism, 2000
• Michael J. Nizolek Award for Service to the Bar, Mercer County Bar Association, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mercer County Bar Association, Trustee, 1991 – Present
• Mercer County Bar Association, President, 1998
• Mercer County Bar Foundation, President, 2000
• Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification – Criminal, Chair 2014-Present
• Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education

Past Employment Positions

• Schragger, Lavine, Nagy & Krasny, Partner, 1983 – 1993