| Law Firm |
Buchanan Ingersoll PC
Shareholder
Litigation partner in nationally known firm. Recently appointed by Governor Pataki to the New York State Judicial Screening Committee. |
| Education |
Juris Doctor - New York University School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - City College of the City University of New York
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| Awards |
- Humanitarian Award: Crime Victims' Political Platform
- AMMY Awards as the Best Criminal Lawyer in the United States and for Best Performance, American Lawyer
- New York State Bar Association Award for Outstanding Practitioner
- Award on Behalf of Crime Victims from New York State Supreme Court Officer’s Association
- Israel Leadership Peace Award
- Anti-defamation and Anti-discrimination Award, Italian American Civil Rights League
- Champion of Youth Award, B'nai B'rith
- Man of the Year, Lubavitch Youth Organization
- Man of the year Ward, Young Israel of Scarsdale
- Executive Secretary and Consultant Puerto Rican Bar Association
- Honorary Member, Retired Detectives of the Police Department of the State of New York
- Lawyer of the Year - Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.)
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| Public Service |
- Member, Governor's Judicial Selection Committee
- New York State Bar Association; Chair, Committee on Capital Crimes
- Former Special Deputy Attorney General
- Former Associate Selective Service Examiner
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| Instructional Work |
- Instructor, Trial Practice, Practicing Law Institute
- Special Deputy Attorney General
- Associate Selective Service Examiner
- Instructor, CLE certified course, "Cross Examination," New York State Trial Lawyers Institute
- Instructor, CLE certified course, "Ethics in Criminal Defense," New York County Lawyers Association
- Instructor, CLE certified course, "American Democracy in Times of War," Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Instructor, CLE certified course, "Federal Sentencing Guidelines," Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan
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| Legal Publications |
- "Credit the Colonel’s Lawyer for the Ollie North Show," New York Law Journal
- "Constitutional Rights and Defendants," New York Law Journal
- "Constitutional Law Synopsis," New York Law Journal
- "Labor Racketeering Act," Champion Magazine
- "The Trial Publicity Rule: An Unconstitutional Regulation of Defense," Queens Bar Bulletin
- "Defense Counsel as Advocate Outside the Courtroom," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
- Legal commentary for Court TV, Fox Network and public commentary programs
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| Bar Admissions |
- Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States Tax Court
- United States District Court, Northern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Admitted Pro hac vice, Delaware Chancery Court and Federal Courts
- Admitted for purposes of prosecution or defense at a court matter in various state and federal courts throughout the United States and Puerto Rico
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| Political Affiliations |
- Republican Senatorial Inner Circle – Member since 1995
- Republican National Committee – Member since 2002
- National Republican Congressional Committee’s Business Advisory Council – Member since 2002
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| Professional Affiliations |
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Bronx County, New York State, Federal and Inter-American Bar Associations
- New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Committee on Federal Courts and Litigation)
- Federal Bar Council, 1969
- New York State Bar Association, Chairperson, Forensic Evidence in Criminal Cases, 1988
- Elected as a Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation, 2003
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| Practice Areas |
Civil Litigation and White Collar Defense |
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