Stanley W. Greenfield

Stanley W. Greenfield (born 12 December 1933) is an esteemed American attorney and community leader known for his significant contributions to the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and his work as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice. He was the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1966 to 1969. As the founder of Greenfield & Kraut, he is recognized for his extensive work in criminal defense and civil litigation in private practice.
==Early Life==
Stanley Greenfield was born in 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Russian Jewish parents who settled in Pittsburgh a few years prior to his birth. His parents fled from pogroms in Ukraine. During a violent attack in their village of Kivshovata, Bolshevik soldiers broke into his mother's house, and her father was shot in the back and killed. While hiding in a nook in the attic, his mother witnessed the entire event. Greenfield's father, who had been conscripted as a soldier at 16 to fight in World War One, saw what was happening from his house. He put on his old Russian uniform and managed to rescue her, helping her escape. They eventually immigrated to the United States.
Greenfield graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. (Summa Cum Laude), and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society. He later earned his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court.
During the Korean War, Greenfield served as an officer in the United States Army|U.S. Army, although his unit was never deployed to the front lines.
==Career==
Greenfield began his legal career serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1966. He was then promoted to First Assistant U.S. Attorney, a role he held until 1969.
Following his tenure with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Greenfield continued his legal career in private practice. He is a founding member of Greenfield & Kraut, a Pittsburgh-based law firm specializing in criminal defense, civil litigation, medical malpractice, and personal injury.
He has served on several committees for the 
Court of Pennsylvania: as a member of the Pennsylvania Criminal Procedural Rules Committee from 1985 to 1991, and as its Vice Chairman from 1988 to 1991. Additionally, he was a member of the Hearing Committee for the United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, from 1981 to 1984, and its Chairman in 1984. Greenfield co-chaired the Joint Council on Standards of Criminal Justice for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1979.
Greenfield has also served as an adjunct professor of law at Duquesne University School of Law, teaching trial advocacy since 1969. He has been a faculty member for the Intensive Course in Trial Advocacy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law since 1977.
Throughout his career, Greenfield has been an active member of various legal associations. He served as the Treasurer of the Allegheny County Bar Association from 1973 to 1974, and as Chairman of its Finance Committee in 1975. He has also been involved with the Professional Ethics Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association.
In recognition of his legal expertise, Greenfield has received numerous awards, including the Blackburn Memorial Award. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
==Community leadership==
Greenfield has been deeply involved in community service, particularly within the Jewish community in Pittsburgh. He was instrumental in the founding of the Jewish Association on Aging in 1993 and served as its board chairman. His commitment to improving the lives of senior citizens is reflected in his work with the organization, which provides a range of services including assisted living, nursing care, and home-delivered kosher meals.
Additionally, Greenfield has served as chairman of TriState Israel Bonds and president of Shaare Torah Congregation in Squirrel Hill. His leadership roles in these organizations underscore his commitment to Jewish causes.
==Contributions==
Greenfield's work in the legal field extends beyond his professional roles. He has been a key figure in various legal reforms and has contributed significantly to the development of criminal procedural rules in Pennsylvania. His reputation as a skilled trial attorney has earned him respect among his peers and within the judiciary.
==Personal life==
Stanley Greenfield resides in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, with his wife, Carolyn. They have four children and 12 grandchildren.
Category:1933 births
Category:American lawyers
Category:People from Pittsburgh
Category:American people