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Scott Greenfield

Scott Greenfield

Phone: 212-227-8585
1040 Ave. of the Americas Suite 1101 New York NY 10018 United States

About

Scott Greenfield is a New York-based criminal defense attorney who has developed a reputation in the legal community for his quick wit, strong opinions and frequent updates on all things law-related at his blog Simple Justlce.

Areas of Expertise

  • Litigation
  • Criminal defense
  • White-collar defense
  • Investigations
  • Consulting
  • Crisis management

Professional Experience

  • Attorney, solo practice (1992-present)
  • Partner, Meyer Greenfield & Moriarty (1983-1991)

Education

  • JD cum laude, New York Law School (1982)
  • BS (industrial & labor relations), Cornell University (1979)

Recent Articles

That's Why You Get To Sit On The Big Bench

Scott Greenfield

February 16, 2010 12:59

That our Constitution has come to be regularly defined by a single vote is bad enough. But when the Supreme Court Justice who casts that deciding vote, Anthony Kennedy, speaks out against the very evil that he voted to maintain, it reduces the notion of constitutionality to a farce. That's worse. ...

Universal Public Defender and The War Council

Scott Greenfield

February 16, 2010 11:38

As the debate continues on whether Norm Pattis' radical idea for a Universal Public Defender system that would cover those who are neither indigent nor financially capable of a meaningful defense, an email came in from the New York Criminal Bar Association. This is the New York City,...

Working For The Man

Scott Greenfield

February 15, 2010 11:22

Of the handful of questions that criminal defense lawyers are asked regularly, "why do I have to pay if I'm innocent?" is right up there. And it's a good question. Defendants don't ask to be prosecuted. Defendants, not to mention their families, may well be rendered destitute by the cost of...

3 Years Ago Today

Scott Greenfield

February 13, 2010 23:48

The first post on Simple Justice was published February 13, 2007, a day when I didn't have enough to do.  It seems like only yesterday, though 3092 posts have since seen the light of day.I've made a lot of friends. And more than a few enemies.  But it's always been interesting. I've...

The Dirty Harry Syndrome

Scott Greenfield

February 13, 2010 11:27

Doug Berman reports of a 10th Circuit decision reducing the sentences of $40 million Ponzi-schemers Norman Schmidt and Charles Lewis. The district court properly calculated Schmidt’s guidelines sentencing range and he has not overcome the presumption of reasonableness of his within-guidelines 3...