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My
Professional History
1981 to
Present. Richard S. Lurye, Attorney at Law, Rockville, Maryland. Private
practice of law exclusively devoted to criminal,
drunk driving defense, juvenile law, MVA
administrative hearings and civil rights.
I have defended everything from capital murder to misdemeanors, in State
and federal courts.
1980-81.
Assistant State Attorney General, New York State. Deputy Chief, Prisoner
Litigation. Chief litigating attorney for the New York State Department
of Corrections.
1978-80.
Inspector General, New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
Chief legal officer prosecuting fraud and other criminal activities.
1975-78.
Assistant District Attorney, Queens County, New York. Prosecution of
homicide, organized crime, street crime, drunk
driving, juvenile offenses and appeals.
Education
New York
University Law School, 1980, Master of Laws in Criminal Justice.
Brooklyn
Law School, 1975, Juris Doctor.
State University
of New York at Stony Brook, 1970, B.A., Fine Arts.
Harvard
Negotiation Project, Harvard University Law School. Intensive clinical
negotiation skills program.
National
Institute for Trial Advocacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Intensive clinical advocacy program for trial attorneys.
Cornell
University Institute on Organized Crime. Intensive clinical training
program for white collar and organized crime prosecutors.
Teaching
the Law
Adjunct
Faculty, Montgomery College, Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal
Law, Evidence and Procedure. 1989-91.
Faculty,
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Continuing
Legal Education, 1982-1985.
Faculty,
Criminal Practice Institute, District of Columbia, 1983-84.
Bar
Admissions
Maryland
(State and federal), New York (State and Southern and Eastern Districts
of New York), and U.S. Supreme Court.
Montgomery
County Bar Association
I have
served on the Professionalism Committee, Designated Conciliator Program
Committee [Chair], Lawyer to Lawyer Committee [assisting attorneys with
substance abuse and other problems], Federal Court Task Force, many
years on the Bar Revue. The Revue is an annual entertainment for Bar
Members, which raises money for the Montgomery County Bar Foundation.
Other
Bar Associations
National
College for DUI Defense, Founding Member.
National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Lifetime Member.
Maryland
Criminal Defense Attorney's Association, Sustaining Member.
Maryland
State Bar Association.
I am licensed to practice law in the States of Maryland and
New York, and before the United States Supreme Court. The information
on this website is not a substitute for legal advice from a licensed
attorney who is fully familiar with the law and facts of your case.
This website does not create an attorney client relationship between
us; such a relationship can be created only by a signed
written agreement for the provision of legal services.
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