Criminal defense and lawful firearms licensing — practiced by a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney with decades inside the New York State Unified Court System. Counsel that knows the room from both sides of it.
Thirty-seven years of practice on both sides of the courtroom — first as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, then within the New York State Unified Court System, and now as defense counsel for clients throughout New York City and Long Island.
New York's licensing landscape is among the most exacting in the country, and it varies sharply by county and by city. We guide law-abiding applicants through the full process — training, references, interviews, character review, and, where necessary, denial appeals.
NYPD License Division — premises residence, premises business, limited & full carry, and rifle/shotgun permits.
NCPD Pistol License Section — full pistol licensing including target, sportsman, business, and full-carry endorsements.
SCPD Pistol Licensing Bureau — applications, amendments, and character investigations for residents of the SCPD jurisdiction.
Pistol licensing for residents of the eastern townships served by the Sheriff's Office rather than the County Police Department.
Parisien Law PLLC is the practice of Michelle Parisien, Esq., admitted to the New York bar in 1989. Founded on the North Fork of Long Island and serving clients throughout New York City, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, the firm offers careful, experience-driven representation in matters where the cost of getting it wrong is too high to accept.
Ms. Parisien began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, prosecuting cases in one of the busiest criminal court systems in the country. She later served within the New York State Unified Court System, where she gained a working understanding of how matters move — and how they stall — from the inside.
That dual perspective informs the firm's approach today: clear-eyed assessment of how the prosecution will build its case, what a court will and will not credit, and where the leverage lies. Whether the matter is a criminal charge or a firearms license application, the posture is the same — prepared, deliberate, and built around the client's actual interests.
Consultations are by appointment. The firm accepts a deliberately limited number of matters at any given time so that each receives direct attention from Ms. Parisien personally.
If you have been charged, contacted by law enforcement, or need counsel to navigate a New York firearms licensing matter, telephone the firm directly. Consultations are by appointment. After-hours calls are returned the following business day.