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Scott Greenfield
Phone: 212-227-8585
1040 Ave. of the Americas
Suite 1101
New York
NY
10018
United States
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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
Learning From Judges Behaving Badly
Howard Bashman, the source of every significant bit of news (meaning he never includes SJ) online, provides this very funny, yet very true, article by District of Oregon Judge Michael W. Mosman, who sits by designation on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. While it's a "what not to...
But What Does Norm Think About Sentencing?
Norm, norm (small 'n' intended), Norm. Norm Pattis. I miss hearing from Norm, which is why I so enjoy it when he writes his Connecticut Law Tribune column. I keep asking Norm to let me know before he publishes something, but Norm is, well, Norm, and this time I had to find out from Doug...
The Vast Mystery of Public Defenders
Following the New York Times front page story about public defenders being constrained to reject representation of the indigent, characterized as a "revolt", there was renewed interest in the plight of Gideon. On the heels of this, the Legal Talk Network podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer, conducted...
Networking, Thought Sharing and Enough Already
Someone out there (my bet is on Kevin O'Keefe) can tell me the actual percentage of lawyers who are actively engaged in the ever-increasing world of online activity. If a new lawyer was to stumble into the middle of the blawgosphere, or perhaps the tweetosphere, he would be left with the...
No Place for Nazis in Lawyer Pitch (Update x 3)
Larry Bodine is a legal marketing guru, and is not one to shy away from straight talk. This is a quality I greatly admire in others, as I see wiggly, meaningless rhetoric as a waste of my time. I really hate it when my time is wasted. If you've got something to say, then just...