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Education
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 1986
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1982
Of Counsel to the Law Offices of Alan S. Futerfas, Bettina Schein brings over 37 years of state and federal criminal and commercial law experience to the firm. Clients rely on Ms. Schein for her strategic and creative thinking, as well as her unwavering commitment to fighting for justice.
She has won acquittals in federal criminal trials and had indictments dismissed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Bettina has extensive experience defending both companies and individuals in high-stakes matters.
She has also represented clients in investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory agencies. Ms. Schein has argued numerous federal and state appeals.
Bar & Court Admissions
New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Interviews
In this video Andrea Giovino interviews criminal defense attorney Bettina Schein. Bettina represented Andrea when she was arrested in 1992 on organized crime RICO charges. She also recalls her first day at work being assigned to the case of John Gotti and John Carneglia.
Bettina Schein worked pro bono for 15 years to free Jaime Davidson from three life sentences for a crime he did not commit. The founder of Reggaeton, Mr. Davidson was a young black Panamanian man who performed this new music at colleges and clubs. In 1992, Mr. Davidson was prosecuted by the DEA and federal authorities for a heinous drug related murder that he had nothing to do with. In January 2021, after reviewing a 50 page submission with numerous corroborating documents and witness statements, including witnesses recanting their prior testimony as false, President Donald J. Trump commuted Mr. Davidson’s sentence to time served. Mr. Davidson had already served 29 years.
In 1988, Ms. Schein’s firm represented Tim Richmond, a famous NASCAR driver, when NASCAR sought to preclude him from racing in the Daytona 500 on the grounds that he failed a drug test. She sued for $20 million and proved that he had simply used allergy medication. The case was settled. Read article here.
