Michael K. Bachrach
Michael Bachrach
New York
New York (NY)
Criminal Defense
Profile
Michael K. Bachrach practices in both Federal and State courts at all stages of trial and appeal, and has participated in ten Federal death penalty cases and one – as an expert – in North Carolina State court. Michael’s current and past clients include: the first and thus far only Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to civilian custody for trial; the former acting boss of the Bonnano organized crime family; a New York State Assemblyman; and one of two defendants indicted for the life insurance related deaths of four people in New York and Guyana. In January, Michael was honored by the New York State Bar Association for Courageous Efforts in Promoting Integrity in the Criminal Justice System. Michael also presently serves as the President of the New York Criminal Bar Association and he teaches continuing legal education on a regular basis in New York and in California.
Selected To
New York Rising Stars 2011 - Metro Edition
About Michael Bachrach
Admitted: 2001, New York
Professional Webpage: www.mbachlaw.com/DynamicAttorneys.shtml
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, New York County Lawyers' Association ("NYCLA")
- Member, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers ("NYSACDL")
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers ("NACDL")
- Treasurer, New York Criminal Bar Association ("NYCBA") (2005 - 2009), 2005
- Vice President, New York Criminal Bar Association ("NYCBA") (2009 - 2011), 2009
- President, New York Criminal Bar Association ("NYCBA") (2011 - present), 2011
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Faculty, The Bryan R. Schechmeister Death Penalty College, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA (2008 - present), Faculty
- Law Journal Article, “The Permanent International Criminal Court: An Examination of the Statutory Debate", ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1998
- Law Journal Article, “The Rome Statute Explained", The International Law Practicum, 1999
- Editor, Treatise, Second Circuit Criminal Law Update, North Law Publishers, 2000
- Law Journal Article, “The Protection and Rights of Victims under International Criminal Law, The Internatinal Lawyer, 2000
- Lecturer, Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“MICLE”), New York, NY, “Negotiating the Disposition of a Guilty Plea in the NYC Criminal Courts", 2006
- Panelist, Federal Capital Defense Strategy Session, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel, Baltimore, Maryland, “Current and/or Difficult Federal Death Penalty Issues: Future Danger Experts, New BOP Data and Daubert Challenges to Future Danger Evidence", 2007
- Lecturer, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“MICLE”), New York Law School, New York, NY, “An Introduction to Federal Sentencing", 2008
- Lecturer, Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“MICLE”), New York, NY, “Ethical Considerations in the Criminal Law Practice", 2008
- Lecturer, The Bryan R. Shechmeister Death Penalty College, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, “Future Dangerousness", 2008
- Lecturer, Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education (“MICLE”), New York, NY, “A Modern Look at Federal Sentencing", 2009
- Lecturer, The Bryan R. Shechmeister Death Penalty College, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, “New Perspectives on Future Dangerousness", 2009
- Faculty, The Bryan R. Shechmeister Death Penalty College, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA, 2011, Faculty, 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Recipient of the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) "David S. Michaels Award for Courageous Efforts in Promoting Integrity In the Criminal Justice System"., 2012
Educational Background:
- Senior Year Abroad, Wadham College, Oxford University, 1996
- BA, Sarah Lawrence College, 1996
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