Martin G. Weinberg (born 1946)[1] is an American criminal defense attorney who has served as a director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and is currently the co-chair of the NACDL's Lawyers' Assistance Strike Force. He has represented defendants in over twenty federal district courts,[2] eight U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, where he successfully argued the landmark Fourth Amendment case United States v. Chadwick. In 2022, he was awarded the NACDL Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the field of criminal defense law.[3] He graduated from Harvard Law in 1971,[2] and has been practicing law in Boston ever since.[1][4]
His notable clients include Karen Read, in the case of the killing of John O'Keefe.[5]
He also represented notable sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. [6]
References
edit- 1 2 Olson, Kris (May 5, 2023). "After 50 years, veteran defense lawyer's passion for work hasn't waned". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- 1 2 "Martin G. Weinberg". Martin G. Weinberg. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Martin Weinberg Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Nation's Criminal Defense Bar". National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Press release). August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ Alanez, Tonya. "'Gravely serious charges.' Boston legal experts react to Trump indictment for 2020 election". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ Klein, Asher; Rosenfield, Michael (July 16, 2024). "Karen Read's lawyers keep up push for 2 charges to be dismissed". NBC Boston. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Millionaire Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking trial set for next year; a million pages of discovery expected". ABC News. August 17, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
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