Richard S. Lurye

Attorney & Counselor At Law, J.D., LL.M

Brief Professional History

Employment History

• 1981 to Present. Richard S. Lurye, Attorney at Law, 401 East Jefferson Street, Suite 207, Rockville, Maryland Private practice of law. Primarily criminal defense of everything from capital murder to misdemeanors, in State and federal courts.
• 1980-81. Assistant State Attorney General, New York State. Deputy Chief, Prisoner Litigation. Chief litigating Attorney for the New York State Department of Corrections.
• 1978-80. Inspector General, New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Chief legal officer prosecuting fraud and other criminal activities.
• 1975-78. Assistant District Attorney, Queens County, New York. Prosecution of homicide, organized crime, and street crime.

Legal Education

• New York University Law School, 1980, Master of Laws in Criminal Justice.
• Brooklyn Law School, 1975, Juris Doctor.
• State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1970, B.A., Fine Arts.
• Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard University Law School. Intensive clinical negotiation skills program.
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Intensive clinical advocacy program for trial attorneys.
• Cornell University Institute on Organized Crime. Intensive clinical training program for white collar and organized crime prosecutors.

Teaching the Law

• National College DUI/DWI Defense, Founding Member.
• Adjunct Faculty, Montgomery College, Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure. 1989-91.
• Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Continuing Legal Education, 1982- 1985.
• Faculty, Criminal Practice Institute, District of Columbia, 1983-84.

Bar Admissions

• Maryland (State and Federal), New York (State and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York), and U. S. Supreme Court.
• Montgomery County Bar Association, Active member serving on Professionalism Committee, Designated Concilator Program Committee [Chair], Lawyer to Lawyer Committee, Federal Court Task Force.

Bar Associations and Civic Affairs

• Maryland State Bar Association. Committees: Criminal, Litigation
• Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association
• National Association of Criminal Defnese Lawyers, Lifetime Member
• Statewide Mock Trial Program: Legal Coach for Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

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