Cochran Fellow Aaron Scherzer and NSB alum Joshua Matz to clerk on U.S. Supreme Court
October Term 2014 will see two NSB alums working at the United States Supreme Court. Current NSB Cochran Fellow Aaron Scherzer will clerk for Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Former Summer Associate Joshua Matz will clerk for Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. NSB congratulates both Aaron and Joshua on this honor.
Read articlePeter Neufeld, Barry Scheck, Nick Brustin & Emma Freudenberger Named 2013 “Super Lawyers”
The New York Super Lawyers Magazine has named Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck, and Nick Brustin “Super Lawyers,” and Emma Freudenberger a “Rising Star,” in the area of Civil Rights and First Amendment Law.
Read articlePeter Neufeld and Barry Scheck Awarded Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Double Helix Medal
The firm congratulates founding partners Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck on their receipt of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Double Helix Medal. Past Recipients of the Medal—awarded annually for significant contributions to human health and biomedical research—include Muhammed Ali, Michael J. Fox, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Evelyn Lauder, and John Nash.
Read articleNSB client Floyd Brown wins wrongful imprisonment settlement
The state of North Carolina has agreed to pay $7.85 million to settle the state lawsuit filed by NSB client Floyd Brown. Mr. Brown, a man with serious mental disabilities, was locked up for 14 years in a psychiatric hospital based on a false confession fabricated by a State Bureau of Investigation agent. Click here…
Read articleBenchmark Plaintiff ranks NSB among the top four civil rights firms nationwide
Neufeld Scheck & Brustin has been ranked nationally for civil rights litigation in the second annual edition of Benchmark Plaintiff. The firm was also recommended for litigation in New York. Benchmark Plaintiff has also recognized NSB partners Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck and Nick Brustin as “litigation stars.” Benchmark’s rankings are based on interviews in which legal professionals, in-house…
Read articleFBI and DOJ announce review of FBI forensic work, prompted in part by NSB clients Donald Gates, Kirk Odom, and Santae Tribble
On July 18, 2013, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice announced they are conducting an unprecedented review of old criminal cases, including as many as 27 death penalty convictions, to determine whether FBI forensic experts used inaccurate or exaggerated testimony to link defendants to crimes. The review was prompted by the exoneration of…
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