Arletta K. Singh

Senior Associate

  • Arletta K. Singh
  • Phone: +1 202 776 7813

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    901 New York Avenue N.W., Suite 700 East
    Washington, DC 20001-4795
    USA

Arletta K. Singh is an associate in Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group and focuses on federal criminal defense, commercial litigation, and government investigations.  Mrs. Singh has courtroom experience with multiple trials in state and federal court and has briefed legal issues before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. 

She is a 2018 graduate of New York University School of Law, where she was senior articles editor of the N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change, and a graduate of Williams College.

Representative Matters

  • Represented defendant in a successful habeas petition to prove his innocence and vacate his wrongful conviction in the Southern District of New York. Defendant was a teenager during most of the alleged racketeering conspiracy and was originally sentenced to ten years in prison.

  • Represented defendant charged with money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed business in the S.D.N.Y. Negotiated a deferred prosecution and case was dismissed.

  • Assisted in criminal trial in New Jersey state court that resulted in a full jury acquittal of three counts of felony assault.

  • Earned time-served at resentencing for criminal defendant originally sentenced to 115 years by arguing for the application of the First Step Act and its elimination of stacked sentences for certain felonies. Case was in the S.D.N.Y. and defendant had already served 17 years.

  • Assisted in securing defendant who pled guilty to securities fraud in the S.D.N.Y. a reduced sentence of probation, home confinement, and no penalty when faced with a Guidelines recommended sentence of 37-46 months.

  • Represented defendant charged with four counts of narcotics possession and distribution and one count of firearm in furtherance of the crime in the S.D.N.Y. Obtained plea agreement for sole firearm count and a sentence to the mandatory minimum.

  • Represented New York nursing care corporation in its investigation for possible violations of the False Claims Act by the United States Attorney’s Office and the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

  • Represented defendant charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in the District of New Jersey.

  • Represented national bank in suit alleging violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in New York state court. Obtained a settlement agreement without any client payment.

  • Assisted in the successful petitioning to FINRA for the removal of broker-client’s criminal record from their database.

Admissions

  • Washington, D.C.
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2018
    - Senior Articles Editor, NYU Review of Law and Social Change
  • Williams College, B.A., 2009

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Senior Associate, 2025-present
    - Associate, 2018-2024