Bukh Law Firm, PLLC

Focus and practice areas

The firm works across four fields of law from a single Brooklyn office. Criminal defense, family law, civil law, and healthcare law each carry their own set of matters. Arkady Bukh established the firm in 2006, and it has kept that four-part shape since. That breadth means one office can take on several kinds of legal trouble for the same client.

A general firm gives clients one point of contact for very different problems. A person facing a criminal charge and a divorce at the same time can bring both to the same place. In my opinion, that suits clients who value having one office handle connected problems. The four areas also overlap in useful ways, as the healthcare work below shows.

The lawyer who leads the firm

Arkady Bukh is a Brooklyn lawyer who started this firm in 2006. He handles criminal, civil, family, and healthcare matters. His healthcare work includes representing medical professionals in cases that involve Medicaid fraud, identity theft, and unlicensed practice. That combination of criminal and professional-conduct work runs through much of the firm's healthcare side.

The site does not list his law school or year of admission. Much of his work has served immigrant communities in and around Brooklyn. That focus lines up with the languages the firm's attorneys speak. A firm built around a local community tends to see the same courts and procedures often.

Criminal defense and how these cases move

On the criminal side, the firm handles DWI and DUI charges, drug offenses, white collar cases, federal crimes, and sex crimes. Some of these charges come from a district attorney's office. Others are federal matters heard in United States District Court. Each carries its own procedure, and the gap between a state misdemeanor and a federal indictment is wide.

A criminal case in New York usually starts with an arrest and an arraignment, where a judge reads the charge and sets bail. Many matters then move through pretrial motions and plea discussions before any trial date. The firm states that many of its cases are resolved without going to court. That path is common, since prosecutors and defense lawyers often reach an agreement once both sides exchange evidence.

A DWI charge shows how two tracks can run at once. The criminal case moves through the court, while the New York DMV handles the driver's license on a separate track. A client can face a courtroom and a licensing question from the same traffic stop, and both need attention.

Family and civil matters

Family law at the firm covers divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. These cases run through New York's Supreme Court and Family Court, and which court applies depends on the issue. New York divides marital property by equitable distribution, which weighs what each spouse brought and contributed rather than a simple even split. A court can also revisit custody and support orders later, since they change as a family's circumstances change.

The civil work covers breach of contract, commercial actions, corporate and partnership disputes, estates and trusts, real estate transactions, and defamation claims. This mix touches business disputes and personal ones alike. A breach of contract claim turns on the written terms and the record of what each side did. An estate or trust matter turns on the will, the probate court, and the people named in it. The firm handles both kinds under one roof.

Healthcare law for professionals

The firm represents healthcare professionals who face allegations about their work or their license. Named areas include defense against Medicaid fraud claims, malpractice litigation, and matters that affect a professional license. Arkady Bukh has represented medical professionals in Medicaid fraud, identity theft, and unlicensed practice cases. Malpractice litigation, another of the named areas, turns on medical records and the standard of care a provider owed.

These cases carry two risks at once: the legal charge and the license behind it. A Medicaid fraud allegation can bring a criminal case and a separate review by a state licensing body. As a reviewer, I read the firm's mix of criminal and healthcare work as a practical fit for that double exposure. A lawyer who handles both sides can keep the criminal defense and the license defense in step.

Who the firm reaches and in what languages

The firm works across the five boroughs of New York City: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx. Its home base is Kings County, and Arkady Bukh built the firm from Brooklyn. That borough remains its center, and its reach into the other four covers the city's main trial courts. A client in Queens or the Bronx can use the same firm as one in Brooklyn.

Language is part of how the firm reaches those clients. A lawyer who can take a client's account in their own language can save time and lower the chance of a misunderstanding on a legal point. The firm says its attorneys speak Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Cantonese, and Spanish.

The federal and state courts across these boroughs

The firm's federal cases reach two district courts, and the borough decides which one. Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island fall under the Eastern District of New York, while Manhattan and the Bronx fall under the Southern District of New York. A federal charge in one borough runs through a different courthouse and clerk than the same charge in another, so a firm that covers the whole city works before both benches. Both districts apply the same federal sentencing rules, though each keeps its own judges and its own local practice.

State criminal cases divide along the same county lines. Each borough has its own district attorney and its own criminal court, so a Brooklyn arrest is handled by the Kings County District Attorney rather than an office in Queens or the Bronx. A white collar or drug case can begin in either the state or the federal system, and the first filings set which court and which prosecutor take it forward.

The Brooklyn office and where cases are filed

The firm runs from one address, 1123 Avenue Z in Brooklyn, and that is the only office it lists. A single base means a client meets the same lawyers on each visit, and a Brooklyn matter files through the courts closest to that office. When a case belongs to Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, or the Bronx, it moves to that county's court while the office stays in Kings County. The travel and the filing deadlines then run on that county's calendar, which a Brooklyn-based firm has to plan around.

The firm lists a Brooklyn phone line and a second phone number for reaching its lawyers, and it keeps a website at bukhlaw.com. For a client in an outer borough, that setup allows a first call or message before any trip to the office. A single location in Kings County keeps the practice tied to the Brooklyn courts while its cases span the wider city.