Jeffrey Lichtman
Jeffrey Lichtman | |
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| Born | June 5, 1965 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
Jeffrey Harris Lichtman (born June 5, 1965) is a New York-based criminal defense lawyer.
Early life and education
Jeffrey Lichtman was born on June 5, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.[1] He grew up in Clark, New Jersey.[2] He attended Emory University for his bachelors and graduated in 1987.[1] He then went to Duke University School of Law and graduated in 1990. He opened his own law firm in 1999.[2]
Career
Lichtman's law offices are in midtown Manhattan. He represented John Gotti Jr. and managed to secure a dismissal of three charges of murder conspiracy, an acquittal on a $25 million securities fraud charge and a hung jury on every remaining count brought against him.[3] In addition to John Gotti Jr., some of his clients include rappers The Game and Fat Joe.[4][5]
In 2010, Lichtman's client who was convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault had his 27 year sentence vacated – and left prison a free man – after Mr. Lichtman successfully argued that trial counsel was ineffective.[6]
In 2011, Lichtman achieved an acquittal after trial for WPIX television reporter Vince DeMentri, on assault charges.[7]
From 2011 to 2013, Lichtman hosted a radio talk show on AM 970 The Answer during the Drive time.[8]
In 2018, Lichtman represented Khari Noerdlinger, son of former New York City Hall aide Rachel Noerdlinger on charges including manslaughter. After discovering that evidence was withheld which exonerated his client, the charges were dropped.[9]
In 2018, he was hired by the suspected Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to represent him in his federal trial in Brooklyn which lasted from November of 2018 into February of 2019.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jeffrey Lichtman". Lawyer Central. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Finn, Robin. "For a Lawyer Who's Angry, a Gotti Is Therapy", The New York Times, September 30, 2005. Accessed April 14, 2008.
- ^ GOTTI BEATS RAP. Not guilty of 1 count & jury hung on rest; feds vow to retry him
- ^ As John Gotti Goes on Trial, All Agree He's a Family Man
- ^ The Game's Bad Rap
- ^ New York Daily News, Serial child molester to be freed after judges decides defense lawyer was incompetent
- ^ New York Post, Ex-WPIX Reporter Cleared of all charges in wacky Midtown chauffeur-slap trial
- ^ WNYM, New York’s Curtis Sliwa and Jeffrey Lichtman Debut Remote Mayoral Candidate Roundtable
- ^ NY Post, Manslaughter Case Against Rachel Noerdlinger's Son Falls Apart
- ^ El Chapo's Defense Lawyer Knows the Art of Cross-Examining a Rat