Feinberg & Kamholtz has extensive experience in criminal defense, at the trial, appellate, and post-conviction stages, in both state and federal court. Our cases range from white collar matters including bank, tax, and mail fraud, to offenses involving drugs and firearms, to crimes of violence. More than fifty first degree murder indictments have been placed in our charge, many of which have been tried to acquittal. We make it a practice to question every aspect of the government's case, working closely with our own forensic experts and private investigators. A sampling of some of our criminal trial practice includes:

Commonwealth v. Brown

Defendant was identified as the killer of a man sitting in a parked car in broad daylight. A jury acquitted after learning of the many areas in which the police had failed to investigate.

Commonwealth v. Burrell

After the Defendant was convicted of first degree murder on a theory of joint venture, we appealed and obtained a reversal and judgment of not guilty.

Commonwealth v. Davis

Nearly 10 years after the incident occurred, a witness claimed to identify the Defendant as the shooter in this murder case. After hearing from a defense expert on the psychology of eyewitness identification, the jury acquitted.

Commonwealth v. Lacet

Our investigation disclosed misconduct regarding the manner in which the police conducted a photographic identification of the Defendant. Charged with murder, the Defendant was acquitted by the jury.

Commonwealth v. Phillips

The Defendant was charged with first degree murder for shooting a man who threatened his brother. We argued that because the Defendant had come to the aid of someone facing imminent bodily harm, the homicide was justified. Our client was acquitted.

Commonwealth v. Rezende

Misidentified by four witnesses as one of a number of individuals who beat a man to death inside a take-out restaurant, Mr. Rezende was acquitted after a two-week jury trial.

United States v. Unaka

The Defendant was charged with a scheme to defraud by means of stolen credit cards and debit checks. The jury could not agree and a mistrial was declared. Thereafter, we negotiated a plea with favorable results for our client.

Grand Jury Proceedings
Representing numerous corporate executives who were targets or subjects of federal grand jury investigations, we have successfully either persuaded prosecutors not to indict, or reached favorable negotiated settlements.