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Attorney
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Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
White collar criminal defense and commercial litigation.
When?
In Practice Area:
Since 1977
In the Legal Profession:
Since 1977
Where?
Employer:
Moscowitz Starkman & Magolnick
City/State:
Miami, FL
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Law School:
Harvard Law School
Other Post-Graduate Education:
M.S. Computer Science-Rutgers University
Undergraduate School/Degree:
BBA Accounting-University of Houston
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Criminal defense work is never dull; commercial litigation is often intellectually challenging.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Guiding people through and out of a criminal investigation successfully takes an odd combination of skills-you are a trial lawyer, a therapist and strategist, all at the same time.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area:
Anyone seriously interested in criminal law should start as a
prosecutor or public defender. You get immediate trial experience
and the ability to make your own decisions.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
I was a federal prosecutor for almost ten years; then I spent five years in a large local firm. I have had my own small firm for the past nine years.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
Anything by Scott Turow.
Job Search Techniques Used in Finding Your Position(s):
First, the law school placement office and, after that, always through friends.
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
ABA-White Collar Crime Committee;
Florida Bar-Federal Practice Committee;
Dade County Bar Association-Federal Practice Committee.
Recent Professional Publications:
ABA White Collar Crime Institute Text-2001 on Compliance Programs for Small Organizations.
Recent Professional Presentations: Compliance Programs-ABA White Collar Crime Institute-March 2001
Environmental Crimes-ALI-ABA Conference-May 2000.
Memorable Career Moment:
The acquittal of Eugene Florence, an airplane mechanic who was charged criminally as a result of the crash of ValuJet Flight 592.
Intriguing Interests:
My children.
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