Charles Steinman

Charles Steinman has been a practicing attorney in the Rochester area for 47 years. A life-long resident of Monroe County, he graduated with honors from Binghamton University in 1971 and the Syracuse University College of Law in 1974. After graduation from law school, Charles joined the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office, trying hundreds of criminal cases of all types and severity. In 1983, Charles accepted an invitation to join the New York State Attorney General’s Office, where he worked for almost 20 years, ultimately becoming the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Rochester Regional Office. In this role, Charles not only tried hundreds of civil and criminal cases in state and federal court, he was chief of the litigation bureau of the office. Following his retirement from the Attorney General’s Office, Charles joined Harris Beach, PLLC, as Senior Counsel. In 2010, Charles began his own practice and maintains his law office in the Village of Fairport. Charles is a member of the New York State bar, and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Charles recently competed nine years of service on the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities Community Services.