Background
Shechtman, Paul was born on June 27, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Shechtman, Paul was born on June 27, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, Economics, high honors, 1971). Oxford University (B.Phil, Economics, 1973). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1979).
Worked at Stillman & Friedman, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice. Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1989, New New York Rhodes Scholar, 1971.
Law Clerk to Honorary Warren East. Burger, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1979-1980.
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Law School, 1989. Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1985-1987.
Director of Criminal Justice, State of New York, 1995-1997. Chief Criminal Division United States.
Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-1995.
Council to District Attorney, New York County, 1987-1993. Since its founding in 1977, Stillman & Friedman, Professional Corporation has been engaged in civil, criminal and administrative litigation on behalf of major participants in the securities and financial services industries, the real estate field, accountants and lawyers, officers and directors of public companies and individual entrepreneurs in various fields.
