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Roger L. Stavis
Partner
Tel: 212-935-3131, Ext. 332
Fax: 212-935-4514
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Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- Regulatory Investigations
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Experience
Roger Stavis is one of New York’s most experienced and respected criminal defense attorneys. He has tried more than 100 cases to verdict in the state and federal courts-many of which were high-profile, complex, multi-defendant cases. Mr. Stavis has also argued more than 100 appeals in various courts around the country. He is a former prosecutor and is the former Chairman of the Criminal Courts Committee of the New York City Bar. He also lectures widely and is a faculty member at the Cardozo Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy Program.
Bar Admissions
- New York; 1983
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988
- U.S. Court of the Armed Forces; 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1999
Education
- George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1982
- Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, 1979
Honors
- George Washington University Law School Trustee Scholar. Recipient, Professional Achievement Award, The George Washington Law Alumni Association, 1995.
- Selected as a “Super Lawyer” in 2007–2012. This is an honor given to fewer than five percent of the state’s most respected attorneys.
- Earned an “AV” peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell®. This is its highest rating, which is bestowed on attorneys and firms with the best legal skills and highest ethical standards.
Published Works
Contributing Author: Criminal Defense Techniques (Bender 1991); Criminal Trial Advocacy (Appellate Division, 1992); “Jury Selection in the Robert Chambers Murder Trial: The Successful Use of An Individual Voire Dire,” Queens Bar Bulletin, May 1988; “The New Man at the Justice Department,” New York Times, September 18, 2007; “Report on the Merger of the Bronx Supreme and Criminal Court,” New York City Bar Association, June, 2009; “Federal Plea Agreements Leave Open Risk of Prosecution In Other Districts,” New York Law Journal, September 28, 2010; “Perspective on the Finale of the Strauss-Kahn Case,” New York Times, August 25, 2011.
Recent Lectures
- New York Criminal Practice 101, New York City Bar Association, April 23, 2012
- “New York Criminal Practice 101,” New York City Bar Association, March 23, 2011
- “The Proper Role of the Courts in National Security,” American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. March 2, 2011
- “New York Criminal Practice 101,” New York City Bar Association, April 19, 2010
- “The NEW New York Rules of Professional Conduct and Their Impact on Criminal Practice,” New York City Bar Association, November 10, 2009
Public Service
- Mediator, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2011 to present
- Assistant District Attorney and Supervising Attorney, Bronx District Attorney's Office, 1982-1986
- Member, Independent Judicial Screening Panel for the Supreme Court, Democratic County Committee, 1991 and 1997
Reported Cases
- People v. Class, 494 N.E. 2d 444 (N.Y. 1986)
- Associated Press v. Bell, 510 N.E.2d 313 (N.Y. 1987)
- People v. Robert Chambers, 512 N.Y.S.2d 631 (N.Y. 1987)
- United States v. Curtis, 32 M.J. 252 (U.S. Ct. Military. App. 1991)
- United States v. Rodriguez, 968 F.2d 130 (2d Cir. 1992)
- United States v. El Sayyid Nosair 854 F.Supp.251 (S.D. N.Y. 1994)
- People v. Maher, 675 N.E. 2d 833 (N.Y. 1996)
- United States v. Rahman, 189 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 1999)
- United States v. Kirkham, 195 F.3d 126 (2d Cir. 1999)
- United States v. Pirro, 76 F.Supp. 2d 478 (S.D.N.Y. 1999)
- United States v. Al Kassar, 660 F.3d 108 (2d Cir. 2011)
Read summaries of representative engagements.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Adjunct Professor, Iona College, Department of Political Science, 2012
- Adjunct Faculty - Cardozo Law School, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, 1993-Present
- Guest Lecturer, JFK Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1995-2006
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Committee on Criminal Courts, 2007—2010; Member: Council on Criminal Justice 2010-2012)
- New York State Bar Association (Committee On White Collar Criminal Litigation)
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- New York Council of Defense Lawyers
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