Atty. Richard E. Mischel
Attorney Richard E. Mischel founded Richard E.
Civil Appeals & More Attorney · Serving New York, NY · 52+ Years Experience
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About Richard E. Mischel at a Glance
Richard E. Mischel is a Founder based in New York, New York, practicing at Richard E. Mischel, P.C.. They have 52+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1974. Their practice focuses on criminal defense and appellate. Admitted to practice in New York (1974), U.S. Court, Eastern District and Southern Districts of New York (1974), U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (1975), and U.S. Supreme Court (1978). Educated at University at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 1973) and New York University (B.A. New, 1967). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of New York State (Member, Criminal Law Section) and American (Member, Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations. Serves clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Richard E. Mischel
- Attorney Richard E. Mischel founded Richard E. Mischel, P.C. to provide top-quality legal representation to criminal defendants appealing their convictions and sentences and attorneys facing professional disciplinary charges
- Richard attended New York University, earning his B.A. in 1967 and M.A. in 1970
- He subsequently attended law school at SUNY Buffalo, graduating cum laude in 1973
- Richard is licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey, as well as before the U.S
- District Courts for the District of New Jersey, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the middle District of Florida
- the U.S
- Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S
- Supreme Court
- He is also admitted to practice before the Federal District Court in Florida
- Richard has argued and won in every court in which he has been admitted
- Notably, he has appeared before the U.S
- Supreme Court, securing favorable rulings in three cases, including one he has argued orally
- He is a member of the Criminal Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association
- Before founding Richard E. Mischel, P.C., Richard worked as an assistant district attorney from 1973 to 1980 and the deputy chief, Appeals Bureau, for the King’s County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, from 1977 to 1980
- Richard subsequently worked as a senior associate with the law firm of Greenberg, Margolis, Ziegler & Schwartz, which was founded by former New Jersey Governor Brendan T. Byrne
- From 1983 to 1985, Richard served as the principal law secretary to Presiding Justice Milton Mollen of the Second Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
- Richard also served as counsel for the firm Franzblau and Dratch and a partner of the New York law firm Mischel & Horn, P.C
- Additionally, from 1998 to 2010, Richard was a member of the State of New York Criminal Jury Instructions (CJI) Committee, writing and editing jury instructions for criminal cases tried in New York
- From 1998 to 2004, he was the CJI Committees associate counsel
- Richard further contributed to legal scholarship as a contributing editor for the New York Criminal Practice Handbook of the New York State Bar Association in 1993 and the publication New York Criminal Law in 1996
- Richard holds a 5.0 AV Preeminent Rating from the Martindale-Hubbell peer-review service, the highest rating awarded by the service that reflects professional excellence
- He has also received selection to Super Lawyers for New York since 2008
- Super Lawyers lists top-rated attorneys in specific practice areas chosen through an extensive evaluation process
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Richard E. Mischel handles, with a practical overview of what that area of law involves and how it may apply to your situation in New York.
Criminal Defense in New York
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Why Clients in New York Choose Richard E. Mischel
Selecting an attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you can make when a legal matter arises. Below are the core qualities that distinguish Richard E. Mischel's practice in the field of criminal defense and appellate.
Decade-Tested Legal Experience
Richard E. Mischel brings 52+ years of hands-on legal practice — enough to have navigated the recurring fact patterns, procedural traps, and negotiation dynamics that shape case outcomes.
Multi-State Bar Admission
Licensed in New York, U.S. Court, Eastern District and Southern Districts of New York, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, Richard E. Mischel can represent clients in cases that span state lines or require counsel in multiple jurisdictions.
Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering criminal defense and appellate, Richard E. Mischel can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in New York
A New York-based practice means Richard E. Mischel attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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