Peter H. Tilem

Mr. Tilem's legal career started in September of 1991 as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office in Manhattan where he was assigned by District Attorney Robert Morgenthau to the prosecution and investigation of hundreds if not thousands of criminal cases, including crimes of violence, white-collar crimes and homicides. Many of Mr. Tilem's cases received great notoriety and public attention. Mr. Tilem was honored for his effort by various departments within the New York City Police Department including the Detective Bureau, the Organized Crime Investigation Division and the Police Academy. Mr. Tilem was also assigned to conduct educational and training classes for police officers, prosecutors and public schools. He resigned from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in the fall of 2001 as a Senior Prosecutor to pursue a career in private practice.

After resigning from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Mr. Tilem started Lenihan & Tilem, LLP a White Plains, New York law firm where he continued to handle high profile cases. In connection to one such case, Mr. Tilem appeared on televison including appearances on 60 Minutes and CNN. At Lenihan & Tilem, he considerably expanded his already substantial litigation experience, appearing frequently in both State and Federal Courts on both civil and criminal cases and litigating a wide variety of real estate, commercial, estate, criminal, matrimonial and Family Court matters.

Mr. Tilem and John Campbell, who at the time was an associate of Lenihan & Tilem, met in 2002, and the two left Lenihan & Tilem to co-found the law firm of Tilem & Campbell in the summer of 2004. Since founding Tilem & Campbell, Mr. Tilem has continued to litigate in both State and Federal Courts and has continued his representation of clients involved in high-profile cases. Mr. Tilem appears regularly in the newspaper and on television concerning his representation in such cases and as a legal commentator. Mr. Tilem has recently been reatined in connection to the litigation surrounding the Estate of Russell Jones (a rapper also known as "Old Dirty Bastard" or "ODB").

Mr. Tilem was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and was awarded  his Bachelors of Arts Degrees in Economics and Biology from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Tilem received his Juris Doctor (JD) from Pace University School of Law at the White, Plains, New York campus in the spring of 1991.

Mr. Tilem is admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court, United states Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, State Courts of Connecticut and New York and in the Federal Courts of the United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Mr. Tilem has also been admitted and appeared pro hac vice in the Federal Court in New Jersey, State Court of New Jersey, and in the State Court of Maryland. 

John Campbell

John Campbell is an experienced legal professional. He was an academic standout in both college and law school. He is an attorney who understands the concerns and needs of our working men and women and is a member in good-standing of Local 731 of the Laborer's International Union of North America. As a member of Local 731, Mr. Campbell assisted in the recovery effort at the World Trade Center disaster site - "Ground Zero". At that time of national crisis, Mr. Campbell worked side-by-side with members of many other union locals including: Locals 79, 1010 & 1018 of LIUNA; Locals 14, 14B & 15 of the International Union of Operating Engineers; and Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Together Peter Tilem and John Campbell are committed to providing exceptional legal advice and representation to individuals on issues related to criminal defense, DWI and traffic violations, personal injury and auto accidents, landlord tenant disputes, residential real estate, and civil litigation.

In addition, they provide comprehensive representation on issues important to business, such as business formations, business law, commercial litigation.

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Please contact Tilem & Campbell, PC regarding your legal matter. We can be reached by phone at (914) 833-9785, or by E-Mail.