Miles Feinstein (June 25, 1941 – July 22, 2023) was an American criminal law defense attorney, and legal commentator, who tried many high profile criminal cases. Miles Feinstein was called the "top Passaic County criminal defense lawyer" by the local news media. He has been practicing law in high-profile criminal cases in both New Jersey state and federal courts since 1966. He was admitted to practice in the U.S. District of New Jersey, 1967, the U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1968 and the U.S Court of Appeals 2nd circuit, 1981.Top Attorneys of North America
Notable cases
Cases Feinstein represented Giuseppe "Juicy Joe" Giudice of the Real Housewives of New Jersey in his false driver's license case.Teresa Giudice Standing by her Man in Testimony in Fraud Case Perezhilton.com/2013-02-08-teresa-joe-giudice-fraud-case-testimony-court/?from=readmore_perezhilton&more=yes#more-36575|, Perez Hilton, Feb. 8, 2013TERESA GIUDICE: Joe Giudice Refused State of NJ FINAL Prison Plea Deal… Would Rather Stand Trial Than Accept Prison Deal… Trial Starts May 28…Posted on April 2, 2013, Stoopid Housewives http://stoopidhousewives.com/tag/clifton-attorney-miles-feinstein-defending-joe-giudice/'Real Housewives' husband Joe Giudice pleads not guilty in license case, BY NICK CLUNN, Staff Writer, The Record, http://www.northjersey.com/news/Real_Housewives_husband_Joe_Giudice_pleads_not_guilty_in_license_case.html
Feinstein also represented Ausar Walcott, a former NFL linebacker with the Cleveland Browns, who was charged with attempted murder due to an incident in June 2013 at a bar in Passaic, New Jersey.Judge agrees to reduce bail for former Hackensack football star charged with attempted murder Judge Agrees to Reduce Bail | The Record | BY JOHN PETRICK | July 12, 2013
Murder acquittals Feinstein tried numerous homicide trials during his career of over forty-five years.Attorney wants murder charge against Hardyston man tossed | New Jersey Herald, | By TOM HOWELL JR. | Jan. 4, 2011 The acquittals include State v. Paul Kavanaugh State v. Kavanaugh, 52 N.J. 7 (Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1968) [not guilty of capital murder], State v. John DeGroot State v. Kearney, Matzner & DeGroot, 109 N.J.Super. 502, (Superior Court of New Jersey, 1970) [not guilty of capital murder], and State v. Vidovic [on cross-examination, star witness against Feinstein's client admitted that he, the witness, committed the murder and the defendant was acquitted].
Feinstein represented a key recanting witness which led to the reversal of a murder conviction in the case of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.The Philadelphia Inquirer | Court upholds release of "Hurricane" Carter | http://www.maykuth.com/Archives/cane88.htm | January 12, 1988
Glen Ridge Rape Feinstein represented Kyle Scherzer in the appeal of the notorious Glen Ridge High School rape case,Appeal Heard In Convictions Of 3 Athletes In Sex Assault, The New York Times, April 24, 1997. which received national attention and spawned a book "Our Guys" by Bernard Lefkowitz,Our Guys | Vintage Books | Lefkowitz, Bernard | 1998 a television movie Our Guys, Outrage in Glen Ridge, along with many newspaper, magazine and law review articles.
Organized crime Feinstein represented many high-profile organized crime defendants for over forty-five years, including Joseph "Scoops" Licata (one of the defendants in the United States v. Anthony Accetturo case), the longest federal trial in United States history,20 Luchese (sic) Hoods Get Off Scot Free | New York Post | Juffe, Mel | August 27, 1988 depicted in the Vin Diesel film Find Me Guilty and in the Book, The Boys From New Jersey;The Boys From New Jersey | William Morrow and Company, Inc.| Robert Rudolph | 1992 reputed organized crime figures Nicodemo Scarfo, Genovese Family Capo regime Angelo Prisco, and Anthony DeVingo, a hit man for the Genovese Mob in the 1970s and 80s, said to be the inspiration for Paulie Walnuts in The Sopranos.American Mafia | Goodfellas Who Might Be Role Models | http://www.americanmafia.com/News/1-15-00_Goodfellas_Role_Models.html | by ALLEN SALKIN | New York Post | 1/15/2000
Legal commentary Feinstein appeared as a legal commentator on television (Court TV; now TruTV) and was often quoted as an expert on criminal law in many publications.'A DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S DREAM', http://www.bicoastal.com/home/clip15.html , Bergen Record Corp., 1994, By CHRISTOPHER KILBOURNE.
Feinstein was a frequent lecturer in continuing education courses for attorneys.CLASS LLC, Continuing Legal Accreditation Seminar Services http://www.njclecredits.com/miles-feinstein-esq/ Miles Feinstein: CLASSmate of the WeekNew Jersey Association for Justicehttps://www.nj-justice.org/NJ/index.cfm?showfullpage=1&event=showAppPage&pg=semwebCatalog&panel=browse&ft=SWOD&bb=aut&aut=7223Self-Paced Online: 3 programs with Miles Feinstein
Feinstein was named to New Jersey Super Lawyers for each year since its inception.
Death Feinstein died of cancer at Morristown Medical Center on July 22, 2023, at the age of 82.
References
External links Feinstein website