Steven Epstein is a founding partner at Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & LoTurco, LLP and is the partner in charge of the firm's DWI and Vehicular Crimes group. Mr. Epstein has more than 28 years of experience in the field of criminal defense and is admitted to the New York State Bar, First Department, 1992; Connecticut Bar, 1992; United States Supreme Court, 1993 and United States District Court S.D.N.Y., N.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y, 1993. Mr. Epstein is widely recognized as one of the foremost DWI attorneys in the country, specializing in representing clients accused of DWI, vehicular homicides and other criminal offenses. Mr. Epstein has successfully defended individuals accused of vehicular homicides and has tried over 100 jury cases to verdict. In two recent and notable cases, Mr. Epstein was able to obtain a dismissal of all charges against a client charged with vehicular homicide in Suffolk County, and was successful in convincing the Westchester County District Attorney to decline to prosecute another client for vehicular homicide despite the existence of sufficient facts to initially accuse him of criminality. Both of these results were due to Mr. Epstein’s thorough investigation, expertise and knowledge of all aspects of vehicular homicide cases. Mr. Epstein drafted changes to discovery amendments that were submitted to the NYS Legislature and resulted in substantial changes to the way discovery will be conducted in DWI cases throughout the State with regard to expanding the scope of what types of records are now discoverable, expanding the time period relevant to discovery and codifying a landmark decision from one of his cases, Singas v Engel, 155 A.D.3d 877 (App. Div. 2d Dept. 2017) making Gas Chromatography records related to the certification of simulator solutions used in breath testing discoverable.