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David A Bythewood

Litigation Attorney at Mineola, NY

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  • State Years
    New York - NY 39 years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 33 years
  • Licensed for 39 years
    State NY
    Acquired 1984
    Status
    Due to Register within 30 Days of Birthday No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 33 years
    State DC
    Acquired 1990
    Status
    Administratively Suspended - Non-Payment of Dues No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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5
Practice areas
  1. Criminal defense
    25%
    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.

    39 years

  2. Litigation
    25%
    State and Federal. In 2021 voted the Litigator of the of the year by The American Trial Lawyers organization.

    39 years

  3. Civil rights
    15%
    NYS State Courts Federal Courts in NY and elsewhere Other State Courts

    39 years

  4. Contracts and agreements
    15%
    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.

    39 years

  5. White collar crime
    15%
    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

    39 years

  6. Car accident
    5%
    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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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Education

  • Hofstra University School of Law
  • Juris Doctor
  • 1981

Legal Cases

  • People v. Vassilenko
  • Won
  • United States v. Gambino
  • Won
  • United States v. Guardian National Bank
  • Successful Defense
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Associations

  • Long Beach Lawyers Association
  • Board of Directors
  • 2009 - Present
  • Nassau County Bar Association
  • N/A
  • Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County
  • N/A

Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • President's Circle
  • Top Attorneys of North America
  • 2022
  • Top Rated Lawyer
  • Avvo
  • 2022
  • Among top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys in New York
  • The National Trial Lawyers
  • 2021
  • Litigator of the Year
  • American Institute of Trial Lawyers
  • 2021
  • Top 10
  • American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
  • 2021
  • Top 10 Trial Attorneys
  • American Institute of Legal Counsel
  • 2021
  • Top 10 Legal counsel
  • American Institute of Legal Counsel
  • 2021
  • Excellence
  • Lawyers of Distinction
  • 2021
  • Top Attorneys in North America
  • Who's Who Legal
  • 2016
  • Top Attorneys in North America
  • Who's Who Legal
  • 2015
  • Outstanding Trial Skills and Leadership
  • Hofstra Law School
  • 2011
  • Client Rating
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2010
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Speaking Engagements

  • Long Beach Lawyers Association
  • CLE in Foreclosure Law
  • 2015

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General practice Attorney | Dec 13
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"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."
Criminal defense

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Mineola Litigation Lawyer David A Bythewood
David A Bythewood
Litigation Attorney
Mineola, NY
Licensed for 39 years