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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.
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