Miles Feinstein

Miles Feinstein
Born Miles Roger Feinstein
(1941-06-25) June 25, 1941
Camden, New Jersey
Residence Wayne, New Jersey
Nationality  United States
Alma mater Rutgers University (A.B.) 1963
Duke University Law School (J.D.) 1966
Occupation Criminal defense attorney
Website www.feinsteincriminallaw.com

Miles Feinstein (born June 25, 1941) is an American criminal law defense attorney, and legal commentator, who has tried many high profile criminal cases.

Notable cases

Present cases

Miles Feinstein presently represents Giuseppe “Juicy Joe” Giudice of the Real Housewives of New Jersey in his false driver’s license case.[1][2][3]

Feinstein also presently represents Ausar Walcott, a former NFL linebacker with the Cleveland Browns, who is charged with attempted murder due to an incident in June 2013 at a bar in Passaic, New Jersey.[4][5]

Murder Acquittals

Feinstein has tried numerous homicide trials in his career of over forty-five years.[6] The acquittals include State v. Paul Kavanaugh [7] [not guilty of capital murder], State v. John DeGroot [8] [not guilty of capital murder], and State v. Vidovic [on cross-examination, star witness against Feinstein’s client admitted that he, the witness, committed the murder and the defendant was acquitted].

Feinstein represented a key recanting witness which led to the reversal of a murder conviction in the case of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.[9]

Glen Ridge Rape

Miles Feinstein represented Kyle Scherzer in the appeal of the notorious Glen Ridge High School rape case,[10] which received national attention and spawned a book “Our Guys” by Bernard Lefkowitz,[11] a television movie Our Guys, Outrage in Glen Ridge, along with many newspaper, magazine and law review articles.[12]

Organized Crime

Feinstein has represented many high-profile organized crime defendants for over forty-five years, including Joseph “Scoops” Licata (one of the defendants in the United States v. Anthony Accetturo case, the longest federal trial in United States history.,[13][14] depicted in the Vin Diesel film Find Me Guilty and in the Book, The Boys From New Jersey.;[15] reputed organized crime figures Nicodemo Scarfo, Genovese Family Capo regime Angelo Prisco, and Anthony DeVingo, a fearsome, but likeable, hit man for the Genovese Mob in the 1970s and 80s, said to be the inspiration for “Paulie Walnuts” in the Sopranos.[16]

Legal Commentary

Feinstein appears as a legal commentator on television (Court TV; now TruTV) and is often quoted as an expert on criminal law in many publications.[17][18]

Miles Feinstein is a frequent lecturer in continuing education courses for attorneys.[19][20]

Feinstein has been named to New Jersey Super Lawyers for each year since its inception.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Teresa Giudice Standing by he Man in Testimony in Fraud Case Perezhilton.com/2013-02-08-teresa-joe-giudice-fraud-case-testimony-court/?from=readmore_perezhilton&more=yes#more-36575|, Perez Hilton, Feb. 8, 2013
  2. ↑ TERESA GIUDICE: Joe Giudice Refused State of NJ FINAL Prison Plea Deal… Would Rather Stand Trial Than Accept Prison Deal… Trial Starts May 28…Posted on April 2, 2013, Stoopid Housewives http://stoopidhousewives.com/tag/clifton-attorney-miles-feinstein-defending-joe-giudice/
  3. ↑ 'Real Housewives' husband Joe Giudice pleads not guilty in license case, BY NICK CLUNN, Staff Writer, The Record, http://www.northjersey.com/news/Real_Housewives_husband_Joe_Giudice_pleads_not_guilty_in_license_case.html
  4. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000215187/article/ausar-walcott-pleads-not-guilty-to-attempted-murder | Ausar Walcott pleads not guilty to attempted murder | NFL News | By Marc Sessler | June 27, 2013
  5. ↑ Judge agrees to reduce bail for former Hackensack football star charged with attempted murder Judge Agrees to Reduce Bail | The Record | BY JOHN PETRICK | July 12, 2013
  6. ↑ Attorney wants murder charge against Hardyston man tossed | New Jersey Herald, http://classifieds.njherald.com/story/news/05YURCHAK1-11 | By TOM HOWELL JR. | Jan. 4, 2011
  7. ↑ State v. Kavanaugh, 52 N.J. 7 (Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1968)
  8. ↑ State v. Kearney, Matzner & DeGroot, 109 N.J.Super. 502, (Superior Court of New Jersey, 1970)
  9. ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer | Court upholds release of "Hurricane" Carter | http://www.maykuth.com/Archives/cane88.htm | January 12, 1988
  10. ↑ Appeal Heard In Convictions Of 3 Athletes In Sex Assault, The New York Times, April 24, 1997.
  11. ↑ Our Guys | Vintage Books | Lefkowitz, Bernard | 1998
  12. ↑ The New York Times, Books | 4 Are Convicted in Sexual Abuse Of Retarded New Jersey Woman http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/03/reviews/glenridge-verdict.html | By Robert Hanley | March 17, 1993
  13. ↑ 20 Luchese (sic) Hoods Get Off Scot Free | New York Post | Juffe, Mel | August 27, 1988
  14. ↑ 20 Reputed Mobsters Acquitted : Verdict Hands U.S. a Stunning Defeat in 21-Month-Long Trial, August 28, 1988|From Times Wire Services, Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-28/news/mn-1611_1_stunning-defeat
  15. ↑ The Boys From New Jersey | William Morrow and Company, Inc.| Robert Rudolph | 1992
  16. ↑ American Mafia | Goodfellas Who Might Be Role Models | http://www.americanmafia.com/News/1-15-00_Goodfellas_Role_Models.html | by ALLEN SALKIN | New York Post | 1/15/2000
  17. ↑ 'A DEFENSE ATTORNEY’S DREAM', http://www.bicoastal.com/home/clip15.html, Bergen Record Corp., 1994, By CHRISTOPHER KILBOURNE.
  18. ↑ A Prosecutor Known for His Common Sense and Straightforward Style | The New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/politics/politicsspecial1/02prosecutor.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0By | DANIEL J. WAKIN | November 2, 2005
  19. ↑ CLASS LLC, Continuing Legal Accreditation Seminar Services http://www.njclecredits.com/miles-feinstein-esq/ Miles Feinstein: CLASSmate of the Week
  20. ↑ New Jersey Association for Justicehttps://www.nj-justice.org/NJ/index.cfm?showfullpage=1&event=showAppPage&pg=semwebCatalog&panel=browse&ft=SWOD&bb=aut&aut=7223Self-Paced Online: 3 programs with Miles Feinstein
  21. ↑ http://www.superlawyers.com/new-jersey/lawyer/Miles-R-Feinstein/c9bc13d9-99d1-4d29-a876-1d89c374f1bc.html

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