Trial Attorney Felton Newell Joins Glaser Weil LLP

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Jan 28, 2018
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Trial Attorney Felton Newell Joins Glaser Weil LLP

Felton T. Newell is an experienced trial attorney who provides sophisticated legal counsel to corporate and individual clients. In his nearly 20 years of practice, Mr. Newell has successfully represented clients in a range of litigation, criminal and family law matters.

In corporate practice, Mr. Newell has represented Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals in a range of litigation disputes. For six years, Mr. Newell honed his trial skills in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, where he first- chaired more than 30 criminal trials to a jury verdict, including cases involving domestic violence, gun possession and criminal assault, and handled hundreds of other criminal matters. During his time in the City Attorney’s office, Mr. Newell also filed and managed civil lawsuits against corporations engaged in fraud and other unlawful conduct against California consumers as well as nuisance residential property owners.

After graduating from Georgetown University in 1993, Mr. Newell began his professional career as a legislative staff assistant in President Bill Clinton’s White House. Mr. Newell then attended the University of Chicago Law School, where he had the privilege of being taught by President Barack Obama in two courses. At the University of Chicago, Mr. Newell won the Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for excellence in appellate advocacy, was a staff member for the Legal Forum law journal and represented victims of workplace mistreatment in the Employment Discrimination Project. Mr. Newell is the Immediate Past President of the John M. Langston Bar Association.

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About Glaser Weil LLP

Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP is a full service law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1988, the Firm’s clientele includes a diverse mix of international, national and local corporations and private entrepreneurs.