Steven G. Sacco, Esq.

Steve Sacco delivers relentless, courtroom-tested defense forged from frontline law-enforcement experience. He began his career as a New York State Parole Officer in the Special Offender Unit of Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct. Sacco then patrolled the streets of Jacksonville, North Carolina as JPD Police Officer and cut his teeth as a JPD Detective handling tough criminal investigations. Sacco has also prosecuted cases as an Assistant District Attorney in Onslow County—knowledge he now uses to dismantle the state’s theories and exploit investigative flaws. Licensed to practice law for more than 16 years in New York, New Jersey, and North Carolina, Sacco brings fierce, strategic advocacy to every criminal and traffic matter, fighting aggressively to protect clients’ freedom and records.

A Defense Attorney with Real Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Experience

Today, that experience is used for one purpose:

Defending people accused of criminal offenses in Onslow County.

Steven G. Sacco Esq.

Education:
  • Seton Hall School Of Law - Juris Doctorate

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst - B.A. Legal Studies

  • State University of New York - A.S. Business Administration

  • Carolina Community College - Basic Law Enforcement Training

Professional Experience:
  • State of North Carolina - Onslow County - Assistant District Attorney

  • State of North Carolina - Administrative Office of the Courts - System Analyst II

  • Jacksonville Police Department - Detective

  • Jacksonville Police Department - Police Officer

  • State of New York - Parole Officer/Instructor (Special Offender Unit) (Sex Offender Unit) Brooklyn 75th Prescient

  • Quinn, Emanuel, Urqhart & Sullivan - Associate Attorney

  • Patton Boggs - Associate Attorney

  • Latham & Watkins - Paralegal

Licenses, Certifications, and Awards:
  • North Carolina State Bar; Admitted 2019

  • New York State Bar; Admitted 2011

  • New Jersey State Bar; Admitted 2010

  • New Jersey Federal Courts; Admitted 2010

  • Basic Law Enforcement Certification 2019

  • Crime Stoppers Award - 2019

  • Intermediate Law Enforcement Certification 2020

  • New York State Police - Parole Officer Academy 2017

  • New York State Police - General Topics Instructor 2018

  • New York State Police - Firearms Instructor 2018

  • New York State Police - Mental Health First Aid Responder 2018