After a well-attended induction ceremony and fundraiser held at Cipriani Wall Street in January, the first half of Steven Epstein’s year-long role as president of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is complete, with a range of successes already achieved, and many more on the horizon.
A few of his more recent and notable accomplishments as president of NYSACDL include:
- In April, Mr. Epstein appeared before a full bench of the United States Supreme Court to move in the admission of 12 lawyers who are members in the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
- He lectured in Albany, New York, for the New York State Bar Association’s trial academy on “Developing and Using Theme and Theory as Storytelling.”
- He met with Chief Judge Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, to discuss a plan to implement restorative justice in our criminal courts.
- Mr. Epstein was interviewed by multiple Rochester, New York area TV news stations on the conduct of Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley after she fled police and used her position of authority to avoid arrest in a high-profile news story, regionally.
- He ran free member benefit CLE lectures on several topics, ranging from immigration consequences to how to open and run a criminal defense.
- Mr. Epstein lectured in Albany County for NYSACDL on using cross examination as a bridge from jury selection to summation.
- He regularly travels to Albany, New York, to lobby on behalf of criminal justice initiatives and to push back any efforts to limit bail and discovery reform.
- Mr. Epstein authored an article on writing pre-trial motions published in the most recent edition of “The Champion”, the periodical published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
And, Mr. Epstein continues to bolster his reputation as a nationally known DWI and criminal defense attorney in many other roles:
- He lectured in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Criminal Bar Association on the use of Aristotle’s Trilogy to persuade a jury.
- Mr. Epstein serves as a member of the New York State Commission on Forensic Sciences, as an appointee of New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
- His practice group has been very successful litigating motions and obtaining dismissals for the failure of the People to file valid certificates of compliance.
- Mr. Epstein also wrote a syllabus for a class on jury selection which he taught at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, his alma mater.
Read more about Steve Epstein here.
