Lawrence Lustberg

• Jailed Ex-Ceo Seeks Freedom

The former chief executive officer of defunct Paterson-based Suprema Specialties Inc. has filed a motion to overturn his 15-year prison sentence, blaming his attorney for failing to properly investigate mob-influence in the fraud that wrecked the defunct cheese manufacturer. Mark Cocchiola, who is serving his sentence in a Lisbon, Ohio, federal prison, alleges in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newark that his attorney, Lawrence S. Lustberg, offered insufficient evidence in court that the massive scheme to dupe banks and investors with fake sales at the company was actually a Mafia-run "bust-out," or effort to seize control and loot the company.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• October 11, 2011

• U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Appoints New Jersey State Advisory Committee Members

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has appointed 19 New Jersey citizens to its New Jersey State Advisory Committee (SAC). Martin Dannenfelser, Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, announced the appointment of Leanna Y. Brown of Chatham, Richard F. Collier, Jr. of Montgomery Township, Jane R. Dunhamn of Plainsboro, Sherine El-Abd of Clifton, Lora L. Fong of Edison, Brian M. Gaffney of Morristown, Joan M. Garry of Montclair, John J. Hart of Lumberton, Shavar D. Jeffries of Newark, Beth Ann Jones of West Deptford, Lawrence S. Lustberg of Chatham Township, Clement A. Price of Newark, Saulo Santiago of Jersey City, Judd A. Serotta of Cherry Hill, Morris G. Smith of Collingswood, William J. Stephney of Randolph Township, Frank...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 27, 2010

• USA v. Paul Bergrin, (3rd Cir. 2011)

...Gillette, Esq. Lawrence S. Lustberg, Esq. Jennifer Mara, Esq...

• Federal Circuits

• More Defendants Trying to Exploit Cops' Records ; Attorneys See Files As Way to Discredit Testimony

When popular bodybuilder Victor Martinez was arrested in Fairview on drug-dealing charges, his lawyer made an unexpected move. The attorney demanded the release of documents on the firing last April of William Cullen, the former chief of the narcotics task force at the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. He also requested disciplinary information on three other detectives who were investigated for misconduct.

...Lawrence Lustberg, a Newark defense attorney, said he often...

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• February 14, 2006

• Jury Is Deadlocked in Trial of 2 Suprema Executives ; Ceo, Cfo Charged with Falsifying Sales

NEWARK - A federal jury said it was deadlocked Friday in the trial of two executives of the former Suprema Specialties Inc. of Paterson. After the 1:30 p.m. announcement, Judge Stanley R. Chesler asked the jury to continue and to try to reach a verdict, said Lawrence S. Lustberg, an attorney for former Suprema CEO Mark Cocchiola.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• April 02, 2007

• Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470 (2000)

... Lawrence S. Lustberg, Kevin McNulty, and Lisa B. Kemler...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Mistrial in Witness Slaying

NEWARK -- A federal judge declared a mistrial in the criminal case of Paul W. Bergrin, the hard-charging criminal defense lawyer to rap stars and gangbangers who was accused of helping orchestrate the 2004 murder of a witness against one of his clients. The declaration came after the jurors -- seven men and five women -- sent a note to Federal District Judge William J. Martini around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, their sixth day of deliberations, saying they had exhausted all possible options and were at an impasse.

...Lawrence Lustberg, a court-appointed attorney assisting Ber...

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• November 25, 2011

• Embattled Lawyer Takes Step to Represent Himself at Trial

A high-profile North Jersey defense attorney charged with plotting to hire a hit man to kill a government witness is considering representing himself at trial. Paul Bergrin of Nutley would return to the same venue where he had prosecuted cases for the federal government if he decides to mount his own defense. On Tuesday, Bergrin made the request in U.S. District Court in Newark, citing financial constraints and a lack of funds to pay expert witnesses.

... high praise for his defense attorney, Lawrence Lustberg, who has sat beside Bergrin in court for ...

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• September 01, 2011

• United States v. Arvizu, 534 U.S. 266 (2002)

...by Lawrence S. Lustberg and Risa E. Kaufman. [Page 268]. CHIEF...

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Peguero v. United States, 526 U.S. 23 (1999)

...*John J. Gibbons, Lawrence S. Lustberg, Kevin McNulty, and David M. Porter fi...

• U.S. Supreme Court