Raoul Felder: the Lawyer

RAOUL LIONEL FELDER, born Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1939. Admitted to bar in New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court.

Raoul Lionel Felder
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 832-3939

Of Counsel to:

Neal Raymond Hersh, Esq.
Hersh, Mannis & Bogen, L.L.P.
9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 209
Beverly Hills, Ca. 90212

Gary Newman, Esq.
Newman, McDonough, Schofel & Giger, PC
101 Eisenhower Parkway
Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Weiss & Handler, P.A.
2555 Glades Road Suite 218A
Boca Raton, Florida 33431

Education

• New York University
• University of Bern, Switzerland, College of Medicine
• New York University School of Law

Areas of Practice

• Matrimonial
• Family
• Trial Practice
• Civil Appeals

Awards

• Child Abuse Prevention Services-Child Safety Institute
• Brandeis Association and the Catholic Lawyers Guild
• Crimebuster Award for compassion and tireless advocacy on behalf of Crime Victims
• Shield Institute for Mentally Retarded
• National Kidney Foundation
• Brooklyn School for Special Children
• The National Arts Club (1992)
• Defender of Jerusalem Award presented by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir
• Named by National Law Journal One of Americas Hundred Most Powerful Lawyers

Appointments

• Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
• Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
• Judge, National Finals American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition
• New York City Commission on Cultural Affairs (1998, 2001)
• Board of Directors, New York City Economic Development Corporation (1999, 2000, 2001)
• Original Board of Advisors, Court TV
• Appointed by Governor to State Commission on Child Abuse
• Past Member, Board of Advisors, Cop Care
• Honorary Police Commissioner, Police Department of the City of New York
• New York City Host Committee for NBA
• Board of Trustees, National Kidney Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors: Hospital Audiences, Inc.
• Past Member, Board of Directors, Big Apple Greeters
• Appointed to Character and Fitness Commitee for Bar Admissions
• Appointed by Governor to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct (2003, reappointed 2004-2008)
• Elected Chairman of State Commission 2006

Teaching

• Instructor, The Ethical Culture School for Continuing Education, 1981, 1982
• Key Note Speaker - New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Dinner-Family Law Section
• Moderator, First Annual Two Day National Conference on Child Abuse
• Lectured at Major Bar Associations, ABA, Law Schools, Oxford University, etc.

Faculty Member

• Marymount College, 1982-1984
• Practicing Law Institute, 1982-1983

Associations

• Former Member, Matrimonial Law Committee--Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• Former Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association —Former Chairman, Matrimonial Law Committee
• National Arts Club
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Resigned 1992)
• International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Founding Fellow: Resigned 1992)
• Former Member, New York State Society of Medical Jurisprudence
• Attorney for The Detective Endowment Association (Family and Matrimonial Matters) (1990-2000)

Listed in

• New York Law Journal's 100 Most Powerful Lawyers in America
• Who's Who in America
• Who's Who in American Law