25 Top Criminal Law Experts You Should Know About!

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25 Criminal Law Experts List

Jay M. Feinman

Notable Achievements:

• Expert in torts, legal malpractice, insurance law, criminal law & contract law
• Recipient of various teaching awards
• Author of more than seven books and over 60 scholarly articles
• Member of American law institute
• Advisor to United policy holder

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James Duane

Born near Buffalo New York, was classmate and good friend of United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Notable Achievements:

• Well known radio, TV personality.
• Has been practicing criminal defense, civil litigation for over thirty years.
• Receiver of three times faculty excellence award at Regent Law School in Virginia.
• Served as faculty associate at Harvard University.
• Been a faculty member to black’s law dictionary.
• And ton more achievements!

Sanford Kadish

Born in New York city (1921-2014), considered as “the preeminent criminal law scholar of his generation", "America's foremost scholar of the criminal law", check Sanford Kadish

Notable Achievements:

• One of the drafters of American Model Penal Code
• Remained president of American Law Schools & American Association of University Professors.
• Vice president of American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
• Author of highly cited article on “Due Process”.
• Considered as one of the founders of criminal law field.
• Author of first comprehensive encyclopedia on criminal law.
• And ton more achievements!

Joshua Dressler

Notable Achievements:

• One of the USA well known authority on criminal law & criminal procedure
• Is the first Distinguished Professor & Scholar Chair at University of Pacific.
• Achiever of University Eberhardt Teaching and Scholar Award at McGeorge School of Law.
• Received Donald H. Gordon Teaching Excellence Award at Wayne State University.
• Best professor Award at Hamline University.
• Has been a Visiting professor at University of Michigan, UCLA, Fordham University, University of California, and the University of Texas.
• Super Author, authored books on Criminal Law & criminal procedures, that are utilized by professors in over hundred law schools plus author of more than 60 scholarly articles.
• Has been editor in chief of encyclopedia of crime & justice.

Kevin M. Gilmartin

Resident of Tucson, Arizona and Salem, Oregon.

Notable Achievements:

• Spent twenty years in law enforcement Tucson Arizona.
• Received National Police Officer Citation Award.
• Adjunct Instructor at New York state school of industrial & labor relations.
• Guest instructor at the FBI Academy’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Institute (LEEDS and EDI).
• His work has been published by FBI, IACP & Department of Justice.
• Former vice-president of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology.

John Kaplan (1929-1989)

Notable Achievements:

• Notable authority in the field of criminal law
• His book Criminal Justice is taught in over hundred colleges in the US.
• Was special US attorney in department of justice.
• Also worked as Assistant United States Attorney (in northern district of California).
• Has been in the teaching faculty of Stanford University, University of California, Northwestern University etc.

John Boessenecker

Notable Achievements:

• Won Spur Award from Western Writers of America
• Won eight awards on eight books related to criminal law.
• Has been considered one of the best nonfiction writer by True West Magazine.
• Received best book award from Westerners International
• Frequently appears on The History Channel, PBS, A&E.

Philip Remington Dunn

Notable Achievements:

• Over thirty years of experience in criminal law
• Received “Special Recognition” from Californian state assembly
• Received “Local Heroes” award for invalidating life sentence & murder conviction.

Joel Samaha

Notable Achievements

• Professor at university of Minnesota
• Author of three text books
• Received “Distinguished Teacher” Award at University of Minnesota
• Have been faculty member of UCLA
• Author of well renowned book, “Criminal Procedure” that is currently going through 7^th edition.
• His articles appeared in Historical Journal, American Journal of Legal History, Minnesota Law Review, William Mitchell Law Review, and Journal of Social History.

Andrew F. Branca

Notable Achievements:

• Over thirty years of experience in criminal law
• Internationally recognized author on America Self-defense Law.
• Guest instructor at SigSauer academy at Epping, where his main focus is on self-defense law.
• Frequently invited by news organizations like Wall Street Journal, NPR & frequently quoted by the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune etc

Frank Lombardo

Notable Achievements:

• Over twenty five years of experience in construction accidents cases, complex litigation, labor law cases.
• Former president of Brooklyn-Manhattan Trial Lawyers Association
• His verdicts & settlements include

$1.1 Million - Pedestrian Struck by Bus
$950,000 - Construction Accident: Injured Union Worker
$850,000 - Premises Liability: Slip and Fall on Dancefloor

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Michelle Alexander

Notable Achievements:

• Won NAACP image award for best nonfiction book
• Worked as Law Clerk at United States Supreme Court
• Achieved Soros Justice Fellowship (2005)
• Has been director of Racial Justice Project at ACLU of Northern California
• Associate professor at Stanford Law School
• Her work is being quoted and featured on national radio, other media outlets like NPR, MSNBC, Washington Journal, Bill Moyers Journal, C-SPAN etc

John Douglas

Notable Achievements:

• Received two Thomas Jefferson Awards for academic excellence from University of Virginia.
• One of the first criminal profilers
• Remained FBI unit chief & special agent
• Interviewed some of the most notable criminal of modern times.
• Considered an authority on serial killers
• Author of over ten superbly written nonfiction and fiction books on the subject matter.

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Stephen A. Saltzburg

Notable Achievements:

• Co-director of the litigation & Dispute resolution program
• Professor of law at Wallace & Beverly Woodbury University
• He was given the highest title of University Professor
• Had been working as arbitrator for international Chamber of Commerce.

Held the following govt positions

• Director of US Treasury Department
• Associate Independent Counsel
• Chair of ABA criminal justice
• Deputy Assistant Attorney
• Attorney General’s ex-officio

Lawrence M. Friedman

Notable Achievements:

• Law Professor, Historian, Guru in American Legal History
• Most cited law professor in the field of legal history
• Received six honorary law degrees
• Fellow at American Academy of Arts & Sciences
• President of RCSL, Law & Society Association

Harold J. Berman (1918-2007)

Notable Achievements:

• Law professor at Harvard Law School
• Considered as one of the greatest polymath in American legal history
• Author of 25 books & over 400 scholarly articles
• Received degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by the Catholic University of America; the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, by the Virginia Theological Seminary; the degree of Doctor, honoris causa, by the Russian Academy of Sciences Law University.
• Was fellow of American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Paul Bergman

Notable Achievements:

• Professor of Law Emeritus
• Received University Distinguished Teaching award & an award for Excellence In Teaching Trial Advocacy by American Trial Lawyers Association
• UCLA Emeriti Relations awarded him too
• Author & CO-author of over 15 books on the subject matter

Marie-Helen Maras

Notable Achievements:

• MPhil in criminology & criminal justice, DPhil in law, each of these degrees done from University of Oxford.
• Been in teaching faculty at SUNY-Farmingdale & New York University.
• Author of three notable books that covers topics such as Laws & Evidence, Computer Forensics, Criminal justice.
• Author of couple of dozen scholarly articles that appeared in renowned journals like European Journal of Law, Hamburg Review of Social Sciences, International Journal of law, Crime & Justice etc.
• Around a decade experience in security & law enforcement
• Supervised over 130 counter-surveillance operations

Rolando V. del Carmen

Notable Achievements:

• Received Outstanding Mentor Award from ACJS
• Doctor of the science of Law (J.S.D) from University of Illinois
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) from university of California Berkeley
• Master of Comparative Law (M.C.L.) from Southern Methodist University
• Author of around 100 scholarly articles on the subject matter
• Author of over two dozen books on the subject matter
• Author & contributor of around a dozen government publications & reports
• Provided consultation to different bodies, firms, organization in over a dozen countries.
• Received Regent Professor Award, the highest award; from Sam Houston State University, by the Board of Regent.
• Received Outstanding Law Alumni Award from Silliman University College of Law
• Received Founders Award from ACJS
• Received Piper Foundation Award
• And a ton more awards.

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Randall Kennedy

Notable Achievements:

• Law Professor at Harvard University
• Author of seven books
• Received Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
• Received National Achievement Scholarship Award
• Received Rhodes Scholarship Award
• Worked on editorial boards of various magazines that include The Nation, American Prospect etc.

Member of the following Organizations, bodies, firms

• American Academy of Arts & Sciences
• American Law Institute
• American Philosophical Association

George E. Dix

Notable Achievements:

• Chair of criminal law at University of Texas (Austin)
• Author of around thirty books on the subject matter
• Author of around hundred scholarly articles on the subject matter
• Contributor to around a dozen books on the subject matter

William H. Rehnquist

Notable Achievements:

• Served in the Supreme Court of United States as Associate Justice & as 16^th Chief Justice of the United States, serving nearly for 19 years.
• Eighth longest serving justice in Supreme Court history
• Author of five books

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William S. Bailey

Notable Achievements:

• Included in famous The Best Lawyers in America
• Received Trial Lawyer of the Year award from Washington Association for Justice
• Remained member of ABOTA
• Named as one the Seattle Top lawyers by Seattle Magazine while Super Lawyer by Washington Law Politics
• Author of three books on the subject matter.

Heather Mac Donald

Notable Achievements:

• Received Quill & Badge Award
• Received Integrity in Journalism Award
• Received 2005 Bradley Prize
• Received Civilian Valor Award
• Received Eugene Katz Award
• Has been attorney-advisor in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Frequently appears on Fox News, CNN, ABC News etc along with on various Radio Platforms.

Her work on the subject matter frequently appears in the following magazines:

• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal
• Los Angeles Times
• The New Criterion
• Washington Post
• The New Republic

Roy Black

Also known as The Professor

Notable Achievements:

• Received William R. Butler Community Service Award
• Received Top Lawyers Award
• Received Person of the Year Award
• Has been added to Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame
• Received Florida Super Lawyer Award
• Received Best Lawyers Award
• Received Nelson Poynter Award
• Received Life Time Achievement Award
• Received Minette Massey Award
• Received Criminal Justice Award
• And a ton more awards, achievements, check this link for more The Professor 
• Well known for defending & acquittal of William Kenndy Smith, Actor Kelsey Grammer, Billionaire Jeffery Epstein, Justin Bieber etc.

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