Gerald J. DiChiara
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Litigation
585 Stewart Avenue, Suite L-16, Garden City, NY 11530
About Gerald J. DiChiara
Practice Areas
- Litigation
Education
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 1975J.D.
- Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, 1977B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Representative Cases
- People v. Anthony Fortunato, NY Mag 11/12/07, acquittal murder/hate crime (Kings County Supreme Court 2007)
- United States v Casamento, 887 F2d 1141. 1151 (2nd Circuit 1989)
- (U.S. v Urrego) U.S. v Vozzella, 124F.3rd 389 (2d. Cir. 1997)
- People v Guiliano, Hall & Melamede, 1400 lbs of marijuana suppressed (Putnam County )
- U.S. v Anthony De Maio, et. al., Hung Jury, money laundering charge (Eastern District of Virginia )
- U.S. v Busciello, Acquitted, drug conspiracy (Eastern District of New York )
- U.S. v International Assoc. of Longshoremen, Frank Scallo and Philip Lagana, et. al., Civil RICO case (Southern District of New York )
- U.S. v. Stephen Bach, Acquitted, drug conspiracy (Eastern District of New York 2002)
- U.S v. Cutolo (Scianna), Acquittal, conspiracy to murder (Eastern District of New York 1994)
- Francisco Boccia v. Joseph B. Williams, 1st criminal stay granted / App. Div. 2d Dept. (Supreme Court Queens County 1982)
- People v. Reginald Thompson, Dismissed on race-based peremptory challenges (NY Appellate Division, 2d Dept. 1979)
Classes and Seminars
- Federal Criminal Law Arrest to Indictment, Columbian Lawyers, 2007 - 2008
- Brooklyn Bar Association, Speakers Program, Brooklyn Bar Association, 1995 - 1998
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1976
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Other Affiliations
- Brooklyn Bar Association, 2007 - 2008 (Chairman, Fed. Court Criminal)
- Brooklyn Bar Association, 2004 - 2006 (Chairman, Fed. Court Criminal)
- Columbian Lawyers Association, 1982 - 1983 (President)
- The Federal Bar Council
- Bay Ridge Lawyers
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- NYS Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Federal Courts Committee
- BBA Speakers Program
Past Positions
- Bogucki, Di Chiara & Scotto, Partner, 1981 - 1985
- Di Chiara & Moringiello, Partner, 1978 - 1981
- Legal Aid Society, Staff Attorney, 1975 - 1978
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Litigation
- 0.6 mile away
The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.