Topic: Gerald Shargel
Quotes
I don't think there is any law firm to run
N.Y. lawyer arrested for $100m fraud Dec 09, 2008
The plain answer is they can't, because the Lorenzos didn't do anything wrong
Potential jurors are tested on hip-hop Oct 24, 2005
On the same day that I'm having heated discussions with his office, they're (Spitzer's fundraisers) calling, saying, 'Where's my check?
Defendants' lawyers send Spitzer big bucks Jan 31, 2004
He's been to every hot spot in the world -- Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia
Halderman begins six-month jail sentence May 04, 2010
Gerald Shargel (born 1944) is a high-profile defense attorney based in New York City who has been a member of the New York Bar since 1969. He has garnered attention as both a trial and appellate lawyer, representing white-collar clients and ordinary criminal defendants, but is most famous for, along with Bruce Cutler, securing the acquittal of John Gotti Sr. in 1991 on charges that he had ordered the assault of a labor union official.
One of his most recent high-profile clients was Daniel Pelosi, who had been charged and convicted of the second-degree murder of East Hampton millionaire Ted Ammon.
Shargel serves as a Practitioner-In-Residence at Brooklyn Law School, where he is a professor of Evidence and Criminal Procedure. He also serves as a frequent writer and commentator on legal issues that arise during high profile criminal cases, which generate sustained national and regional media focus.
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