birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation alma_mater
paterson , new jersey american 13 may 1955 david chesnoff
 david chesnoff criminal defense attorney suffolk b.a. 1976 -rrb- university -lrb- j.d. 1979 -rrb- alfred university -lrb-
david chesnoff

david z. chesnoff -lrb- born may 13 , 1955 -rrb- is a criminal defense attorney based out of las vegas , nevada , usa .
chesnoff was a law partner with las vegas mayor , oscar b. goodman .
chesnoff has represented celebrities as well as crime figures .
the crossing of paths between oscar b. goodman and david z. chesnoff occurred in 1985 , whereupon they formed the law firm , goodman & chesnoff .
based out of las vegas , the duo appeared in courtrooms across the united states for their clients .
goodman was elected mayor of las vegas and remained a partner until 2001 .
after goodman dedicated his life to politics , the firm changed its name to chesnoff & schonfeld , and richard a. schonfeld became a named partner .
david chesnoff , now runs the las vegas firm , chesnoff & schonfeld with partner richard a. schonfeld .
chesnoff and schonfeld is listed as one of the country 's top criminal law firms in several directories , including the national directory of criminal lawyers .
david chesnoff has been featured on `` 48 hours , '' `` nancy grace , '' `` abc 's nightly news , '' `` charlie rose show , '' a&e 's `` american justice '' and city confidential .
the firm carries the highest legal ability rating in martindale-hubbell .
