Peter Bienstock

Background

Bienstock, Peter was born on November 7, 1948 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

City College of New York (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1969). New York University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).

Career

Worked at Cohen, Hennessey & Bienstock, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Civil Litigation, Matrimonial Law, Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, New York and United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York

1975, United States.

Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1976, United States. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of New New York 1979, United States. Supreme Court.

1983, United States.

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1987, United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif.

University Founder.

Arthur Garfield Hays and Robert Marshall Civil Liberties Fellowship. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. Author: "Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination at 286, Annual Survey of American Law, 1972.

Executive Director, New York State Commission on Government Integrity, 1987-1990.

Chief Consumer Frauds Bureau, New York State Department of Law, 1983-1987. Deputy Chief, Public Advocacy Division, New York State Department of Law, 1981-1983.

Chief, Civil Rights Bureau, New York State Department of Law, 1980-1981. Litigation Director and Staff Attorney, 1976-1979, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Staff Attorney, New York Civil Liberties Union Children"s Rights Project, 1974-1976.

Administrator: New York Democratic County Committee Independent Judicial Screening Panel for Supreme Court, 1991. Surrogate"s and Civil Court, 1990. Law Clerk to Honorary Charles East. Stewart, Junior, United States.

District Court Southern District of New New York

Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Executive Committee, 1996—. Chair, Government Ethics Committee, 1993-1995.

Member: Civil Rights Committee, 1983-1986. Consumer Affairs Committee, 1986-1989.

Matrimonial Committee, 1991-1994).

New York State Bar Association (Member, Child Custody Committee, Family Law Section). New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Family Law Section). Federal Bar Council.

Achievements

• Peter Bienstock has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Executive Committee, 1996—. Chair, Government Ethics Committee, 1993-1995. Member: Civil Rights Committee, 1983-1986.

Consumer Affairs Committee, 1986-1989.

Matrimonial Committee, 1991-1994). New York State Bar Association (Member, Child Custody Committee, Family Law Section).

New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Family Law Section). Federal Bar Council.