Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in East Hartford, CT

Honors/Awards:

• These awards were made to me by the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (CCDLA) in recognition for my services as its Liaison to the Connectecticut Department of Correction, Special Recognition and Achievement, Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2013
• Top Attorneys of North America, 2017 - 2018
• Top Contributor Award, 2018
• Avvo, Top Attorney
• Super Lawyers, 2018
• Young Leadership AwardThe Greater Hartford Jewish Federation - 1979
• Certificate of Appreciation Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - 2003
• Certificate of AppreciationThe Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association- 2005

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Julia Tasjian, Secretary of the State of Connecticut Campaign Committee, Chairman, 1994
• U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman Election Campaign Committee, National Finance Co-Chairman, 1990
• Conference of State Bank Supervisors, 1982 - 1985, Regional Chairman
• Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 1981 - 1985, Ex-Officio Board Member
• West Hartford Democratic Town Council Election, Campaign Chairman, 1981
• Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, Connecticut Chapter, 1980 - 1990, Member
• Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association's Liaison Committee with the Connecticut Department of Correction, Chairman
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
• Connecticut Bar Association, Member, Executive Committee on Criminal Justice
• Appointed by the Board of Federal Judges District of Connecticut, 2012-Present
• Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel, Member
• Connecticut, 1977
• Massachusetts, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2006 
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2010 
• The United States Supreme Court, 2004
• The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2000
• The United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1995
• The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1977
• The Bar of the Commonweath of Massachusets, 2000
• The Florida Bar, 1979

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• Supporting the ability of Judges to have discretion to seal divorce files from the public ,for “high profile” and public figure litigants, Keep Divorce Cases Sealed, The Hartford Court - Other Opinion, 2003
• Arguing in support of U S Senator Joeseph  Lieberman running on the Gore-Lieberman ticket for President and Vice President , respectively, while  at the same time running for re election to the U S Senate, Lieberman Entitled to Hedge His Bets, The Hartford Courant - Other Opinion, 2000
• There are five principles make up our criminal justice system, i.e., the presumption of innocence; due process; equal protection under the law; retribution and rehabilitation.Expressing a concern that the five principles which make up our criminal justice system are not being adhered to and a plea for their preservation., Where Is Our Criminal Justice Headed, The Hartford Courant - Other Opinion, 1999
• Supporting the ability of Judges to have discretion to seal divorce files from the public ,for “high profile” and public figure litigants, State Judges and Prosecutors Need Help, The Hartford Courant-Other Opinion, 1996
• Drafted by me. It eas Enacted into Law in 1979 by the Connecticut Legislature. Written while I was the Legal Counsel and Executive Assistant to the Connecticut Commissioner of Banking & Securities, Author, The Connecticticut Business Opportunity Investment Act:An Overview of its Regulatory Requirements, The onnecticut Bar Journal, 1980
• A legal discussion  of Connecticut’s then newly enacted legislation governing the regulation of  organizations engaged in franchise operations, in , to and from Connecticut, in which the Franchisor’s did not have a federally registered trademark with the U S Office of Patents and Trademarks, The Connecticut Business Opportunity Investment Act: An Overview of its Regulatory Requirements, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1980
• Witness Preparation and Examination for DUI Proceedings, The New Technology on Expert Testimony, An Evolving Science and It's Utilization by Creative Counsel - Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2010

Educational Background:

• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Masters Degree, 1974
• Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Bachelor of Arts