Barry I Slotnick was born on 1939 and is a New York City-based defense attorney.
11 Facts About Barry Slotnick
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Barry Slotnick was born in The Bronx in 1939 to Orthodox Jewish Russian immigrants.
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In 1985, Barry Slotnick defended Bernhard Goetz, who shot four young black men on a New York City subway.
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Originally an appellate attorney, Barry Slotnick eventually began doing high-profile criminal cases that garnered national media attention.
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Barry Slotnick has represented former Democratic Congressman Mario Biaggi, as well as Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov, who was accused by the United States Department of Justice of being a major boss of the Russian mafia.
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Barry Slotnick then represented casino magnate Steve Wynn, Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, and Rabbi Meir Kahane.
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Barry Slotnick represented Tim Richmond during his attempted comeback in 1988, when NASCAR suspended Richmond for testing positive for banned substances.
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In 2004, Barry Slotnick worked with his son Stuart to defend retired Army Captain Jay Ferriola pro-bono.
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Barry Slotnick has been a member of the New York Governor's Judicial Selection Committee, Chairman of the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Capital Crimes, and a former Special Deputy Attorney General.
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Barry Slotnick once had a 12-year winning streak, and has said that his favorite client was Winnie the Pooh, whom he represents adverse to Disneyland.
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Barry Slotnick received the American Lawyer's AMMY Award as the best defense lawyer in America, was named to the New York Super Lawyer List during 2006,2007, and 2009, and was included in the American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers of 2009.