Marvin E. Schechter
Criminal Justice Section

Marvin E. Schechter, Marvin E. Schechter Law Firm, is the new chair of the 1,357-member Criminal Justice Section of the New York State Bar Association.

A resident of New York City, Schechter has been a practicing criminal defense lawyer in New York City for 36 years in both the federal and state courts.

Schechter most recently served as vice-chair of the Criminal Justice Section.

He is a past and newly elected member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) where he serves on various committees: Bylaws, Audit, Indigent Defense and Website and Listserv.

Schechter also is one of the co-chairs of the NACDL’s Problem Solving Courts Task Force which is completing a two year-long nationwide study of problem-solving courts (Drug Courts, Mental Health Courts, etc.) and will publish a report on the efficacy of these institutions.