Benjamin Brafman of Brafman & Associates at his office located in Manhattan, New York on March 14, 2024. Photo: Ryland West/ALMLike a Life Raft: Ben Brafman Reflects on Nearly 50 Years as a Defense Attorney
At 76 years old, Benjamin Brafman says he’s not going anywhere and business is better than ever.
December 12, 2024 at 08:30 AM
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At 76 years old, Benjamin Brafman has represented some of the most well-known defendants of the last 40-plus years.
Dominique Strauss Khan, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Peter Gatien, Michael Jackson, Martin Shkreli, Harvey Weinstein, Sammy “the Bull” Gravano, Charles Kushner, Dinesh d’Souza, Plexico Burress, Vincent “Chin” Gigante and masses of others the public will never know, because he achieved the ultimate outcome: no charges.
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