Admitted
1974, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida includi
Law School
Seton Hall University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Bloomfield College, B.A., 1970
Memberships
Dade County, New Jersey State, Federal and American (Member: Litigation Section; Criminal Justice Section; Grand Jury Committee, 1987-1994; White Collar Crime Committee, 1988—) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law Section; Federal Practice Committee, 1988; Grievance Committee, 1987-1990; Special Counsel, Grievance Committee, 1985-1987); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, White Collar Crime Committee and Prisoner's Rights Committee, 1988-1989; Co-Chairman, Grand Jury Practice Subcommittee of White Collar Crime Committee, 1990; Vice Chairman, 1990-1991 and Chairman, 1991-1992, Government Misconduct Committee; Co-Chairman, Department of Justice Dialogue Committee, 1991); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Southern District of Florida, Assistant United States Attorneys Association (Member, Executive Board, 1985-1990; President, 1990-1991).
Biographical
Member, 1972-1973 and Executive Editor, 1973-1974, Seton Hall Law Review. Recipient, U.S. Justice Department Special Achievement Awards, 1977 and 1981. Listed in: 1996-1997 Law & Leading Attorneys, Florida Edition; Leading American Attorneys, 1998-2003. Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence A. Whipple, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1974-1975. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, l975-1978. Special Attorney, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Miami Strike Force, 1978-1980. Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida, 1980-1982. Special Master, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1993—. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1994—; Peer Review Committee of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1998—. Faculty: Mr. Raskin has lectured on topics including money laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, grand jury practice, aviation criminal matters, representing corporations in criminal proceedings, and plea agreements at seminars presented by groups such as the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the Federal Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the NTSB Bar Association, the National Transportation Safety Board and the American Bankers Association.