Labe M. Richman, NY Criminal Attorney
A Short List of Labe Richman's Qualifications and Achievements:
Over Twenty-Eight Years of Experience as a Criminal Trial and Appellate Lawyer in Both Federal and New York State Courts;
Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Teaching Trial Advocacy;
Received Martindale Hubbell's Highest Rating ("Preeminent") and will be listed in SuperLawyers starting in October of 2011;
Specializes in Trying to Vacate Old Convictions that Cause Immigration Problems (see, "Convictions Attacked" on left) and in Representing Aliens Who Are Facing Criminal Charges;
Award-Winning Lecturer on Trial Communication Techniques, Criminal Law, and the relationship of Criminal Law to Immigration Law (See "Prior Lectures" and "CLE - Trial Communication" on left);
Published Author in the Area of Criminal Law, Trial Techniques, Post-Conviction Work and Immigration Law (See "Published Articles," on left);
Former Faculty Member, Cardozo Law School Criminal Appeals Clinic and Intensive Trial Advocacy Program;
Has Handled Every Type of Case from Complex White Collar to Murder in Both State and Federal Courts;
(see longer profile below)
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Labe Richman has been a criminal trial and appellate lawyer for over 25 years. Martindale-Hubbell, the nation's premier lawyers rating service, has given him the highest rating ("preeminent") in the areas of both proficiency and ethics. He has also been labeled a "SuperLawyer" by Thompson West and will be listed in the "SuperLawyers" insert in the NY Times in October of 2011. This NY criminal defense law firm has handled a wide variety of cases from murder to white collar. These cases include: bank, mail, wire and securities fraud, RICO, murder, extortion, assault, theft, weapons possession, drug possession and trafficking, money laundering, arson, shoplifting, grand larceny, assault, forgery, burglary, robbery, prostitution, gambling and environmental, immigration, copyright and computer crimes. He has represented doctors, lawyers, business owners, consultants, brokers and other professionals.
He also specializes in reopening old convictions that cause immigration problems (see, "Convictions Attacked" on the left) and is an expert on the new case of Padilla v. Kentucky. He makes a great deal of effort when representing aliens in criminal cases to consider the immigration consequences of the conviction in his legal strategy. (That is why this web site may be accessed using the address: NYCriminalandImmigrationLaw.com). He has a substantial practice in both federal and New York State courts.
Mr. Richman was an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School where he taught Trial Advocacy. He has lectured on Trial Communication Techniques and other subjects at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Rutgers Law School, Seton Hall Law School, Cardozo Law School, Columbia Law School, the Office of the Capital Defender, New York County Lawyers' Association, the New York State Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the New York State Defenders Association's Immigration Defense Project, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Public Law Institute ("PLI"), and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. His research, development, and presentation of the comprehensive lecture, Effective Trial Communications Techniques: The Application of Advertising, Drama, & Psychology to Trials has won the Innovative Program Award from the New York County Lawyers' Association Continuing Legal Education Institute. He is also a lecturer and faculty member in Barry Scheck's Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Cardozo Law School. To obtain more information about his award-winning presentation click on "CLE - Trial Communication" above.
When possible, Mr. Richman attempts to employ these sophisticated techniques in his own trials where he uses powerful visuals and harnesses cutting edge techniques, such as computer graphics, to communicate his client's defense in court.
He combines his trial experience with a strong background in legal writing and appellate work. He makes every effort to represent clients in an aggressive, creative, but studious way. A list of his appellate victories is available on this web site by clicking on "Convictions Attacked" above. His appellate experience has, in the past, been helpful to immigrants who need a creative legal attack on prior convictions which are causing deportation problems. [His success in this area is significant, but the client must understand that prior success does not mean that any particular client will succeed with their appeal or post-conviction motion. Past cases do not necessarily predict future success]. As noted above, in this regard, he has developed an expertise in the new case of Padilla v. Kentucky and has lectured nationally on this subject.
Labe Richman graduated, cum laude, from Cardozo Law School, where he served on the Law Review. He was a faculty member of the Cardozo Law School Criminal Appeals Clinic and was a contributing author to Matthew Bender's Criminal Defense Techniques. He has also published articles on trial practice, criminal and immigration law in the New York Law Journal. [Those articles are available on this site by clicking on "Published Articles" above]. He is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College's Trial Institute and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Teacher Training at Harvard.
Mr. Richman won a dismissal of a high profile case against an attorney from Kazakhstan who was charged with extorting New York City's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. He has represented several doctors, attorneys, securities, real estate and mortgage brokers, and a merchant banker in complex cases. As a white-collar crime specialist, he has been a consultant on criminal trial issues for TheStreet.com. He has also had a great deal of experience and success with street crime and drug cases, winning acquittals or hung juries in burglary, robbery, assault, drugs, weapons and money laundering cases. Again, past success does not mean he will win your case.
The New York Civil Liberties Union, the American Jewish Congress, and the Lamda Legal Defense Fund asked him to write a friend of the court brief in an important double jeopardy case before the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and he won. See, United States v. Lynch, 162 F.3d 732 (2d Cir. 1998). When defendants were harassed by private-citizen criminal complaints at the Criminal Court at 386 Broadway, Labe Richman had the entire process ruled unconstitutional. People v. Calderone, 151 Misc.2d 530 (New York Cty. 1991). As noted above, his other important published appeals and post-conviction victories are listed elsewhere on this site (click on "Convictions Overturned" above). He is also presently representing a defendant in the 9-11 Detainee Litigation which involves a class action against the United States and others for detentions which occurred after September 11th.
He has a great deal of experience trying cases, or, if the case requires, negotiating favorable plea bargains. Many times, Mr. Richman's success occurs during sentencing, when he is able to advocate for mercy for his client. Humanizing the criminal defendant for the court and the jury is always his primary concern. When significant jail time is unavoidable, he makes every effort to find special prison programs which reduce sentences or he advocates for placement in more comfortable facilities which are close to relatives. He also makes every effort to negotiate dispositions which have as little effect on an alien's immigration status as possible.
Labe Richman has represented individuals in cases throughout New York State in both state and federal courts. His New York State trial practice is primarily in Manhattan (New York County), the Bronx, Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens and Staten Island (Richmond County). His post-conviction work is more wide ranging geographically.
This NY criminal defense attorney stands ready to provide any further information that you need. Call Labe Richman for help with criminal law in New York at 866-986-3534 or contact us online. See how we can help.