State and Federal. Considered by The National Trial Lawyers organization to be among the top 100 criminal defense attorneys in the State of New York. In 2021 voted the Litigator of the of the year by The American Trial Lawyers organization.
Across the United States and internationally. Contract negotiations, outside the US include: Switzerland, France, Spain, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Canada and the Bahamas. Largest client: Nation of Libya.
Largest and most publicized case was AKA Gas Scam Trial - my client's name Joseph Gambino. State and Federal. Considered by The National Trial Lawyers organization to be among the top 100 criminal defense attorneys in the State of New York. In 2021
Former Committee Vice Chair of the Tort and Insurance Law Practice Section of the American Bar Association.
39 years
CHOOSING A LAWYER CAN BE A VERY STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE. BECAUSE OF THIS, I ALWAYS GIVE THE FIRST CONSULTATION FOR FREE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF I AM ABLE TO HELP THE POTENTIAL CLIENT. DURING THIS CONSULTATION, THE CLIENT IS FULLY BRIEFED ON MY OPINION OF HIS/HER/ITS CASE.
David A. Bythewood holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Hofstra University School of Law and is a trial and transactional lawyer with more than thirty-nine (39) years of experience. That experience is in criminal defense, civil litigation and trials, and negotiating all forms of transactions in jurisdictions around the world, and more. In addition, at the Hofstra University School of Law, he teaches both law students and lawyers the art of trial others practice.
Personally, David A. Bythewood is admitted to practice law in New York, Washington, D.C. and a number of federal courts including the United States Supreme Court. But, when needed, permission to handle matters in other jurisdictions is arranged. Matters have been handled in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, California and Massachusetts and he has been lead counsel for matters in the Bahamas and Germany as well as negotiating in Switzerland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Bulgaria and the Bahamas.
Some of the clients of this office have been: Lybia, the Times Mirror Corpobration, the Nassau County Board of Elections, the New York State Thruway Authority, Salman family entities(Salman Brothers-Comindus Group-Universal Genesis) and defending certain persons accused of crimes such as Joseph Gambino.
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"I am delighted to endorse David Bythewood. I have known him for more than ten years and found him to be honorable, knowledgeable and very kind. I am very comfortable referring clients to his practice, whether the matter is civil or criminal."