Paul D. Petrus Jr. is an attorney and counselor at law originally from Cleveland, Ohio. There he learned the values of hard work, persistence, and the importance of keeping one’s word.
Mr. Petrus is now a member of the New York State Bar Association and is a practicing New York criminal defense attorney. He is also a member of the New York Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has sat on the New York City’s Mayoral Advisory Committee for the Appointment & Reappointment of Judges. Mr. Petrus is Of Counsel to Levine & Blit, PLLC, a civil law firm in the Empire State Building. Mr. Petrus first learned Spanish while staying in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, in the state of Oaxaca. He later returned to Mexico and continued traveling through Central America, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. He continues to enjoy Latin American culture with his brother-in-law’s Peruvian family and with his friends and clientele. Mr. Petrus looks forward to vacationing again south of the border.