New York, New York, United States
Experienced former Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Homicide Bureau of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and Senior Vice President/In House Counsel at Citigroup/Smith Barney seeking referrals in both criminal and securities litigation matters. Specialties: Criminal defense, securities arbitration and litigation
Principal in full service criminal defense/securities litigation firm active throughout the New York City metro area.
▪ Represented firm and individual brokers in arbitrations before the New York Stock Exchange and National Association of Securities Dealers (now FINRA) when Smith Barney retail clients brought claims ▪ Complete responsibility for hundreds of cases from inception through hearing, including responding in writing to claims and handling all aspects of discovery, investigation and subpoena productions ▪ Lead counsel in approximately 20 FINRA arbitrations and state court trials that went to decision in which millions of dollars in damages were sought; over half of these cases resulted in outright dismissal, virtually every other case resulted in minimal award ▪ Negotiated settlements in high exposure cases at nominal value for significant cost savings to the firm ▪ Managed outside counsel in state court litigations, FINRA arbitrations and expungement of broker records
Senior Assistant District Attorney, Homicide Bureau ~ 2001 – 2006 ▪ Lead counsel in 30 homicide trials to verdict – 85% conviction rate ▪ Successful Death Penalty prosecution of career criminal in a triple homicide ▪ Won convictions in 3 Murder in the First Degree cases ▪ Bureau specializes in the litigation of capital and complex, high-publicity homicide cases ▪ Awarded Certificate of Appreciation from NYPD Police Commissioner for lecturing new recruits on basic criminal law principles and effective trial testimony Supervising Senior Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Bureau ~ 2000 – 2001 ▪ Lead counsel in 6 high publicity rape and DNA cases to verdict – 75% conviction rate ▪ Trained, managed and supervised junior attorneys in case evaluation and courtroom demeanor ▪ Letter of Commendation from NYC Fire Commissioner for successfully prosecuting civilian FDNY employee for sexual abuse of another employee while on the job Assistant District Attorney, Felony Trial Bureau ~ 1998 - 2000 ▪ Lead counsel in 13 violent felony and felony drug sale jury trials to verdict - 77% conviction rate
▪ Lead counsel in 25 felony and misdemeanor jury trials - 82% conviction rate ▪ Authored and argued respondent’s brief in the Appellate Division, Third Department
▪ Researched and wrote motions, interrogatories and appeals for small commercial litigation firm