Mickey Sherman
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Michael "Mickey" Sherman is a practicing criminal-defense attorney. He has frequently appeared as a commentator on MSNBC, CNBC, Court TV, Fox News, and CNN, and has been employed as a legal analyst on CBS News, appearing on the CBS Early Show and CBS Evening News.[1]
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[edit] Life,Career and Books
A graduate of Greenwich High School, Sherman received his bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and, in 1971, his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Mr. Sherman served as an assistant public Defender in Stamford Superior Court and later as an assistant prosecutor, a post he held for four years.[2]
Sherman is currently a partner of the Stamford law firm of Sherman, Richichi & Hickey, founded in 1973. In 1976, he was appointed assistant town attorney for Greenwich. He is a founding member of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for which he served as an officer and board member.[1]
His courtroom and trial tactics have been the subject of feature articles in the New York Times, the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, and New York Newsday. In 1986, the New York Times questioned whether he hurt the jury system by hiring a juror from a deadlocked rape jury to sit through the defendant's retrial as a consultant. After the second trial, the Connecticut Legislature passed a statute outlawing the tactic.[1]
Sherman successfully defended a Vietnam veteran in a murder trial using the post-traumatic stress disorder defense. That became the subject of half-hour productions on CBS’s Verdict, NBC’s Dateline and the BBC series, America on Trial.[1]
Sherman was the lawyer for Alex Andrew Kelly, a Darien, Connecticut teenager who was charged with raping two teenage girls. Kelly later became famous for skipping bail and leaving the country to live as a fugitive in Europe for more than a decade. Another lawyer represented Kelly when he returned to the U.S. to face trial.
Sherman also represented Michael Skakel and lost at his murder trial in Norwalk, Connecticut.
In 2007 Sherman received a public reprimand from the State of Connecticut Grievance Committee for his actions when he represented Hakan Yalincak . Yalincak currently has a civil suit pending against Sherman in CT District Court.[5]
How Can You Defend Those People? - Mickey Sherman's Book
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In the tradition of true crime bestsellers by Alan Dershowitz and Dominick Dunne, Mickey Sherman delivers a powerful and extraordinarily candid account of his legal career that gives the readers
From the InsMickey Sherman's How Can You Defend Those People?
"When I needed an effective and colorful defense lawyer to be a character in my novels, I couldn't make up a " and decided to be a lawyer in Greenwich, CT, this might give you an idea of the tone of Mickey Sherman's humorous, human, first-hand observations as he journeys through the black hole that we call our legal system." --Barry Levinson, Academy Award-winning director, screenwriter, and producer of Rain Man; Good Morning, Vietnam; Diner; Bugsy; Wag the Dog; and...And Justice for All
"While defense attorneys are usually my natural enemy, understanding their thinking and `getting into their heads' is an offer I can't refuse! And in this book, we get insight from one of the best, Mickey Sherman." --Nancy Gr, legal
From the Back Cover
Sherman is the deprecating and his easy manner make it an eminently readable and enjoyable book
[edit] Celebrity and Trivia
Sherman is married to Fox News legal analyst and author Lis Wiehl. Numerous celebrities were present at their marriage on June 23, 2006 at a Greenwich restaurant: singer Michael Bolton, Bolton's fiance, Nicollette Sheridan, Court TV founder Steven Brill, legal analysts Rikki Klieman and Catherine Crier, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton, television host and journalist Dan Abrams, CBS journalist Hannah Storm, NBC Sports anchor Dan Hicks, actor Christopher Wiehl, film producer and director Barry Levinson, Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera, Fox News personality E.D. Hill, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, filmmaker Tomaczek Bednarek, Fox News legal analyst Jonna Spilbor, and John Dearden. Judge Judy Sheinlin showed up after the ceremony.[3]
Sherman is a cousin of Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh comedian, Allan Sherman.
In Barry Levinson's Man of the Year (2006 film) Sherman appears as "Talking head lawyer".[4]
Sherman is a recurring character in James Patterson's "Women's Murder Club" series of novels.
Sherman has an adult son and an adult daughter from a previous marriage. Wiehl, about 14 years younger than Sherman, has a daughter and a son from a previous marriage.
In May 2005, Sherman was disinvited from speaking at Greenwich High School's commencement after the objection of several graduates' parents.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d [1]Web site of Sherman, Richichi & Hickey, Web page titled "Mickey Sherman" accessed October 11, 2006
- ^ [2]"Fans of Feiger" Web site, Web page titled "Lawyers Hall of Fame: Mickey Sherman", accessed October 11, 2006
- ^ Costaregni, Susie, The Dish column, "Paul Simon springs a 'Surprise' visit", page A2, The Advocate of Stamford, July 1, 2006, page A2
- ^ [3]IMDB.com Web page titled "Mickey Sherman", accessed October 22, 2006
- ^ [4]Talk Left Web page article titled "Greenwich High School Gets a Black Mark", accessed October 22, 2007
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