Andrew Mancilla joined the Law Offices of Eric Franz as an associate in March 2011. After graduating Brooklyn Law School in 2010, Mr. Mancilla passed both the New York and New Jersey bar exams and began working on high profile cases as a paralegal with Eric Franz.

Admitted in both states in the spring of 2011, Mr. Mancilla’s passion to become a premier trial attorney began in law school. As early as his first year he began interning with local criminal defense attorneys in Brooklyn. During his second summer, Mr. Mancilla interned for the Honorable Dennis R. Hurley of the United States District Court in the Eastern District of New York, where he enhanced his research and writing skills. He spent his entire third year interning for a trial bureau of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.

Mr. Mancilla began working for the Law Offices of Eric Franz as an intern during his final year in law school. Mr. Mancilla played a prominent role in drafting a clemency petition on behalf of Corey Clagett, a United States army soldier convicted of killing an insurgent under orders. After graduating in June 2010, Mr. Mancilla returned to the law firm as a paralegal, working high profile cases and gaining extensive trial experience.

Mr. Mancilla has become intimately involved in a number of complex criminal cases ranging from organized crime to elaborate white-collar defense. In federal court, Mr. Mancilla has helped defend Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, Firearm Possession, Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, and ID Fraud charges. In state court, Mr. Mancilla has defended Menacing, DWI, Reckless Endangerment, Prostitution, Assault, and Rape charges. Notably, he provided substantial assistance in the preparation and eventual acquittal of David Green in the infamous Australian sheep farmer case. Mr. Mancilla has also aided clients in obtaining below guideline sentences, including a federal sentence that was less than half the guidelines range.