Pulkingham, William G.

Marc Gann is a well-known and respected criminal defense practitioner who has handled numerous high-profile cases. While a very straightforward and especially persuasive negotiator, he is known as a formidable adversary once litigation begins.

Marc has defended all forms of criminal cases - from traffic matters and drunk driving cases to major felonies - in the courts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County and Suffolk County. He has handled serious felony charges in both the Southern and Eastern Federal Districts of New York. He is particularly experienced in the defense of murder cases, and has handled a variety of homicide cases including a double murder in Nassau County. He has also been lead counsel in the defense of a multi-defendant murder and kidnapping case that received national attention. He is admitted to practice both in New York and Maryland.

He has taken verdicts on major felony charges such as burglary, robbery, drug sale and commercial fraud. He has examined and cross-examined all types of witnesses from civilian and police witnesses to experts in areas such as ballistics, fingerprints, serology and forensic pathology. He also has expertise in the defense of Driving While Intoxicated cases, having defended many hundreds of these cases. Having prosecuted drunk driving cases exclusively for a portion of his tenure as an assistant district attorney, trying numerous cases to verdict, he has a substantial practical advantage in now defending these cases.

Marc has handled a variety of legal matters beyond criminal cases. Specifically, he has litigated numerous personal injury and other civil cases from inception to conclusion including depositions, arbitrations and trials. He has also handled cases before the Surrogate Court, including probate and administration matters and cases on behalf of the Public Administrator of Nassau County.

Marc is an elected Director of the Nassau County Bar Association. He is Past Chair of the Criminal Courts Law and Procedure Committee of the Bar, where he planned and chaired continuing legal education programs and seminars for criminal lawyers throughout the county. He was honored as the recipient of the Association's 2001 Directors' Award for his outstanding contributions the legal community. He has frequently lectured to the local and State Bar Associations and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. In recognition of his superlative trial skills, he was asked to serve as Team Leader for the 2002 National Institute of Trial Advocacy program at Hofstra University Law School. The press has interviewed him on many occasions regarding issues of criminal law. He is President of the Former Assistant District Attorneys Association of Nassau County and is a member of the American Bar Association and other legal and professional associations. He is also highly active in community associations and volunteer programs, including serving in a Bar association program as a mentor to a child at a local middle school.

He received his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College and his law degree from Hofstra University School of Law. Following his tenure as a prosecutor in Nassau County, Marc spent several years in Baltimore handling both criminal and civil matters in State and Federal court before returning to New York to form Collins, McDonald and Gann, P.C..