MEMBERS OF FIRM
Richard M. Asche (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, New York; 1968, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1967). Law Clerk, Honorable Milton Pollack, United States District Court Judge, 1967-1968. Arbitrator, American Stock Exchange, 1978. Member, Community Planning Board #7, Manhattan, 1980. Chair, Land Use Committee, 1984. Moderator, Panel Discussion on "Hard Ball Litigation". Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Federal Courts, 1987-1990; Committee on Professional Ethics and Judicial, 1992-1995; Committee on Professional Discipline, 2001); New York State Bar Association (Member, Trial Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Criminal Law; Family Law; Divorce; Securities; Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals.Email: Richard M. Asche
Jack T. Litman (Member) born New York, N.Y., July 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1967); Institut de Criminologie de la Faculte de Droit de Paris (1968). Phi Beta Kappa. Fulbright Scholar, 1967-1968. Recipient, Thurgood Marshall Outstanding Practitioner Award, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University Law School, Comparative Criminal Procedure, 1970-1993. Author: Minority Report of the Committee on Audio-Visual Coverage of Court Proceedings for the New York State Legislature and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1994. Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, Senior Trial Assistant and Deputy Chief, Homicide Bureau, 1968-1974. Recipient, The New York State Bar Association Annual Award for Outstanding Criminal Defense Practitioner, 1986. Member: The Association of Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Criminal Courts Law and Procedure, 1975-1978; Special Committee on Criminal Justice, 1976-1978; Committee on Public Law Offices, 1982-1984); New York State Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1983); New York Criminal Bar Association (President, 1987-1989; Member, Board of Directors, 1980); New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Directors, 1986); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1991). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Securities; Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals.Email: Jack T. Litman
Russell M. Gioiella (Member) born Pennsauken, New Jersey, March 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); New York University (J.D., 1979; M.A., Jurisprudence, 1980). Member: New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 2001; Board of Directors, 1997-2000; Treasurer, 1995-1996); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; New York Criminal Bar Association (President, 1997-1998); The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Products Liability Committee, 1988-1991; Member, Criminal Courts Committee, 1991-1994); New York State and American Bar Associations; Columbian Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals; Endangered Species.Email: Russell M. Gioiella