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