If u were a wise guy or lets just say for argument sake u needed a criminal attorney and could afford any lawyer past or present- who would it be ? Only ONE

Some notable lawyers

Frank Regano- Santo
Bobby Simone- Scarfo's guy
Ed Jacobs- Merlino's guy and was a young guy working with Simone back then
Oscar Goodman- another famous lawyer who worked alongside Simone
Roy Cohn- Carlo's
Gerard Shargel-
Cutler
Charles Carnesi- Gotti jr
Jeffrey Leichman
Albert Kreiger- Bonanno/ Gotti
Joseph Corazzo
Ed Hayes- Gotti
Jimmy LaRossa- big Paul
Robert Kardashian- OJ Simpson

Maurice Edelbaum (Chin)

But Chin made his job a lot easier

Johnny Cochran all the way!!!

'If the glove don't fit, you must acquit..'

That man had such a way with words, an unbelievable wordsmith and he was masterful at working the jury, but most importantly he got a man off the hook who was guilty as sin, nuff said!!

casey anthony's and george zimmerman's attorneys did probably best jobs

Giulia Bongiorno that saved Andreotti and Raffaele Sollecito.
Or a lawyer in this list

http://m.ilgiornale.it/news/2014/11/08/i-30-avvocati-piu-potenti/1065975/

Bobby Simone.

Lionel Hutz

Yes. Although Cochran was unknown on the East Coast, every West Coast big-time felon and gangster knew that he was The Mann.

Bobby Simone is right up there

Simone highly recommends Miles Feinstein- notable clients include Scarfo, Angelo Prisco (Genovese), Anthony Ancetturo plus numerous non LCN related murder cases he won

Personally if I had to pick it would be Roy Cohn, he obviously had very good connections/ more so than most great attorneys

Id hope you'd all choose Mikeyballs211 as your attorney of choice...assuming any of you kill someone or rob a bank in the state of Maryland then im your guy...if in any other state mob guy or not...you're fucked haha jk

On a serious note, based on my knowledge, limited court experience, and research a guy like Brian McMonigle in Philly is a fantastic mob lawyer. I know from personal knowledge he repped my wifes gpop who was Irish afffiliated w the
philly mob/k&a gang back in the early 90s and he got his sentence knocked down from a possible 10-15 to 4 years....hes a great trial lawyer which in criminal cases is very crucial.. without boring you all to death, most attorneys are good at writing briefs and research,but a seldom few are good in open court defending career criminals with long rap sheets that the court knows are not going straight and somehow argues the facts and alters the juries perception in a way to cast reasonable doubt. Thats a true gift and Brian has it. Hes repped a lot of Mob guys and off the top of my head I believe hes Anthony
nicodemos lawyer... hes representing or has represented guys like
mikey lance, and possibly one of the Narducci's...don't quote me on these names but i know he's repped a bunch of OC clients and is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Philadelphia....also Charles Peruto Jr. and Eddy Jacobs are obv Philly great criminal defense lawyers (Jacobs is Joey Merlino and Joe Ligambis attorney)

I'd have to go with Roy Cohn. In his day, Roy was very much feared as an attorney.

Perry Mason He never lost a case (except once). The problem would be to convince him to represent me if I was a gangster, since he specializes in defending innocents only.

Love this thread for obvious reasons. Roy Cohn would be my choice without a doubt. Cutler's loquaciousness in the courtroom has never appealed to me. Also, after Gotti, everyone knows him and Jacobs as "mouthpieces". That's one of the reason I thought it was stupid when Eppolito and Caracappa picked them. The public isn't stupid, and any jury is going to do their own illegal internet research for anything serious enough that goes several days. Roy Cohn had no semblance to in house "mob" counsel and worked in other areas. He's the best criminal defense attorney of his or any other time imo.

Now as far as who I'd want to BE? Bobby Simone all day.

Joe Mure

Roy Black
Ed Jacobs
Gerry Shargel
Jeffrey Weiner
Frank Rubino
Joe Tacopina

Hard to go against Roy Cohn...He had lots of power with politicians !!

I unfortunately once in my real life had to retain Eddie Jacobs......

William Power Maloney was an attorney for Joseph "Crazy Joey Bananas" Bonanno. He was there when Joe Bananas staged his own phony snatch on October 20, 1964 in order to duck a grand jury subpoena the next day, and to avoid the Commission (he was already in hot water for plotting a coup d'etat against several of his fellow bosses).

Really
Did he come expensive?

That story Sal Polishi recounted in his book IF true was hilarious regarding Cohn & Gotti

Said he was asked to drive the although he wasn't invited in for the meet if i recall. And some "fag" opened the door with Cohn walking around in his bathrobe

On ride back Fat Angie was laughing at Gotti for having to "rely on a fag to
help out" and Gotti saying if he's help, then who cares

I think I'd have to give Ragano a strong look. A lot of those guys on this list won verdicts b/c of the defendants bribing. Frank won in the courtroom.

works on contingency? no, money down!

Bobby Simone was one guy that never forgot where he came from just like a good street guy.

true jimmy, I read where gotti went to see him. gotti was in awe of him. he was very powerful, and knew everybody worth knowing, good choice jimmy.

Yeah I'd have to go with Roy Cohn. He was Tony Salerno's lawyer too. Salerno was arrested on a whole bunch of charges in the 70s and Cohn worked it so he only ended up doing 6 months.


While we're on the subject of mob lawyers, here's a good documentary on Murray Richman, NY mob lawyer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLEe496IS1o

Yes and he was beyond expensive, but when it potentially comes down to your freedom you don't care how much it costs!

If I could pick only one lawyer, it would have to be Barry Scheck. He rocks on so many levels for so many reasons, it's not even funny. Read about the Innocence Project. Donate money too.

For a second there I thought you were on about Barry Slotnick

How'd we forget to mention him- represented Columbo and Gotti

So did things work out well?

Gotti jr said Albert Kreiger charged for every little expense and didn't come cheap