Attachment 3 Ephraim Savitt Curriculum Vitae

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Ephraim Savitt Curriculum Vitae
Experience in Law practice:
165 West End Avenue, Suite 8B
New York, NY 10023
Cell: (917) 885-5753
Office: (212) 679-4470
Ephraim@savittesq.com
Law Office(s) of Ephraim Savitt
757 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
(Oct. 1989 -1990)
641 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
(1990-1991)
111 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 10006
(Feb. 2008-April 2009)
260 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
(1991- Feb. 2008, May 2009-December 2015)
165 West End Avenue, Suite 8B, New York, NY 10023
(January 2016-present)
Unites States Attorney’s Office
for the Eastern District of New York
271 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division (Feb. 1982 –Oct. 1989)
Rosenman & Colin (later merged)
575 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Associate Attorney, Litigation Dept. (1981- Jan. 1982)
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Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander (dissolved)
20 Broad Street, New York 10005
Associate Attorney, Litigation Dept. (1978-1981)
Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon
666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10103
Law clerk (1974 -1976)
(while attending Fordham Law School)
Description of Practice:
For over 30 years, I have been in private law practice, representing
clients in federal and state criminal cases. I was the solo or lead trial
counsel in numerous criminal jury trials, many of which were assigned to
me directly by judges when I served on the Criminal Justice Act panel in
the Eastern District of New York. I have tried criminal cases, and one
forfeiture case, in the Southern District of New York, and was defense trial
counsel in criminal cases in the New York State Supreme Courts in
Manhattan and Brooklyn. I have also litigated numerous non-trial cases in
these courts, as well as in the Supreme Court in Queens, the Nassau
County Court, the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Virginia
I have represented clients in SEC investigations and before
administrative bodies. I have been trial counsel in several civil lawsuits,
both in state and federal courts. I have also argued numerous appeals in
the Second Circuit, both as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney, and
have been appellate counsel before the Third and Fourth Circuits, the NYS
Supreme Court, the Appellate Divisions in the First and Second
Departments and before the New York State Court of Appeals.
Since leaving the U.S Attorney’s Office in late 1989, I have
represented hundreds of clients whose cases range from significant white
collar securities and business fraud investigations and prosecutions to
capital cases in both the Eastern and Southern Districts. I have tried
numerous criminal cases as a defense attorney, including three death
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penalty cases, racketeering, homicide and tax fraud cases. I have also tried
civil cases in both federal and state courts, and in recent years, my practice
has evolved to an almost even split between civil and criminal matters.
In all, in the past 39 years spanning my careers as a federal
prosecutor and as a defense attorney, I have tried over 60 cases (I actually
have lost the exact count) ranging in duration from several days to over 5
months, the latter as lead trial defense counsel in the Ronell Wilson death
penalty trial in the EDNY for the murder of two undercover detectives. My
last trial as a federal prosecutor was the successful EDNY prosecution of
Gene Gotti and John Carneglia in 1989, which was the first government
victory against the Gotti-led Gambino Crime Family.
My criminal defense practice has involved an eclectic clientele that
spans the gamut from professionals, including physicians, attorneys and
bank officers, to businessmen, including high-ranking officers of brokerage
houses, to organized crime figures, gang members and murderers (that
latter category in CJA appointed cases). I am qualified as a capital learned
counsel and received national security clearance for terrorism cases. I
have also tried a significant Ponzi scheme case in the EDNY as defense
counsel and have had numerous white collar matters in which I have
negotiated favorable dispositions for my clients, including with the
Attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Unit.
Professional Admissions:
Court Date of Admission ID Number
United States District Court March 15, 1978 Federal Courts
Eastern District of New York
Atty. No. ES-3596
United States District Court March 15, 1978
Southern District of New York
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Supreme Court, State of N.Y. February 14, 1978 NY State Court
Second Judicial Dept. Atty. Reg. 1448851
United States Court of Appeals March 4, 1983
for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals August 28, 1991
for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals October 19, 1990
for the Fourth Circuit
United States Supreme Court April 14, 1997
United States Tax Court May 18, 2011
Education and Teaching Experience:
Brooklyn College, CUNY
(Dean’s Lists; B.A Cum Laude 1974)
Fordham University Law School
(Law Review published article; J.D Cum Laude 1977)
Adjunct Professor, Fordham Law School
(Trial Advocacy courses 1989-2004)
Faculty member and judge at numerous moot court competitions at Fordham,
Cardozo, Yale, Pace and sponsored by NITA and Empire Moot Court competitions.
Faculty staff and Judge at NITA Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Cardozo Law
CLE courses sponsored by Federal Bar Council, Eastern District Association and
other attorney bar groups.
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Memberships:
Federal Bar Council
New York Criminal Bar Association
Eastern District Association
Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin Association
Awards and Commendations:
U.S Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an
Assistant U.S. Attorney (Feb. 22, 1990) (for the U.S v. Gene Gotti, et al.
prosecution of high-ranking organized crime figures);
U.S Secret Service Award for Outstanding Assistance as AUSA (1985) (for
prosecution in U.S. v. Giuseppe Pugliese, et al., involving attempted murder
shooting of witness, largest counterfeiting ring in the U.S.);
Martindale-Hubbell Highest AV rating in both professionalism and ethics (past 20-
plus years to the present);
Super Lawyers in criminal and white collar defense (2012 to the present).
Extracurricular and Pro Bono Activities:
In conjunction with clergy and community leaders, I have counseled young
people to stay away from quick money schemes that have led to criminal charges
against other members of their communities. I have always enjoyed teaching law
students, both as an adjunct professor and as a guest lecturer in classes taught by
colleagues and members of the judiciary. I have also been a panel member in
professional discussions at Fordham Law School, Lincoln Square Synagogue and in
CLE live stream websites. Last, but not least, I have also mentored many young
lawyers in developing the skillset needed to become effective advocates in the
courtroom, including, when I was a prosecutor, many trials as a “second seat” to
young AUSA’s and, thereafter, to my associates in trials as a defense attorney.
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