Michael C. Cyr

Michael (Mike) Cyr is the principal attorney at CYR LAW. Mike practices primarily in the areas of New York DWI defense, criminal defense, and traffic-related matters. He has represented clients in courts throughout the Finger Lakes region of New York, including the following counties: Tompkins, Chemung, Steuben, Cortland, Broome, Tioga, Madison, Schuyler, Yates, Seneca, and Cayuga. Mike has been to over a hundred local courts in NY over the past 15 years of practice in the Finger Lakes region. Mike also defends many students in the area (from Ithaca College, Cornell University, SUNY Binghamton University, and Tompkins -Cortland Community College (TC3)). He has authored the book, How to Graduate with a Degree and WITHOUT a Record: A New York College Student's Guide (2015). He has also co-authored with Larry Newman, Everything You Need to Know About a New York DWI and Your Driver's License (2015) and the Parents Guide to a DWI (2016). Mike is a member of the National College of DUI Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Defenders, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York Bar Association, and Tompkins County Bar Association. Mike is a 2009 graduate of Suffolk University Law School (Boston) and the NCDD's Summer DUI Session 2015 at Harvard Law School. He is licensed to practice in New York (2013) , Massachusetts (2009), and Maine (2010). Mike grew up outside Boston and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Ithaca College (2004) prior to entering the legal profession. Mike is still an avid performer and singer in his spare time around Ithaca.