Jeffrey Lichtman
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Jeffrey Lichtman is a prominent defense attorney in New York City who represented John Gotti Jr. and managed to secure a dismissal of three charges of murder conspiracy, an acquittal of a $25 million securities fraud charge, and a hung jury on every remaining count brought against him. The media described the Gotti verdict as an "unbelievable courtroom upset" and Mr. Lichtman's work as "brilliant." His cross-examinations of the government's witnesses were described in the media as a "relentless pounding" in which witnesses were "put through the blender" and "shredded."
Lichtman attended Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, New Jersey. He graduated from Duke University School of Law and began his career with renowned Chicago Seven defense attorney Michael Kennedy and then Gerald Shargel before opening his own practice in 1999.
In addition to John Gotti Jr. some of his prominent clients include Thomas Rachko, a retired NYPD detective charged with extorting drug dealers, Jacob Orgad, one of the largest ecstasy dealers pursued by the federal government, and miscellaneous celebrities including rappers The Game and Fat Joe.
In addition to his primary profession, Lichtman serves as a contributor to Court TV, the Fox News Channel, The Abrams Report, among other cable news programs, and has filled in as a substitute co-host on the Curtis & Kuby Show, the John Gambling Show and other radio programs on WABC radio in New York City.
