The Law Offices of Gordon Mehler, PLLC
Writing and Teaching
Gordon Mehler's writing has appeared in numerous publications. He has published articles on legal topics
(in The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, The New York Law Journal and others), as well as on
general non-legal topics (in The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald and others) and
specialized non-legal topics (in Annals of Internal Medicine, Chronicle of Philanthropy, South American
Explorer and others). He is the lead author of a practitioner's treatise on federal criminal practice, now in its
11th edition, as well as one of four members of the board of editors of a treatise on New York criminal
practice, now in its second edition. Both works are published by Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender. He has also
participated as a speaker on legal topics in a variety of forums.
Books | Selected Articles | Selected Speaking Engagements
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Co-Author (with John Gleeson and David James), FEDERAL CRIMINAL PRACTICE: A SECOND CIRCUIT HANDBOOK (Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender 11th ed. 2011), 1257 pages, the only treatise on federal criminal practice in the courts of the Second Circuit (New York, Connecticut, Vermont).
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Board of Editors, NEW YORK CRIMINAL
PRACTICE (Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender 2d ed. 2005),
eight volumes, the most extensive work on New York State criminal
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Selected Articles
Medical Mystery, Medical Humility
on the enigmas of a sudden illness
Annals of Internal Medicine, August 18, 2009
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Crime in the Clergy
on why unholiness is overlooked
Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 23, 2003
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Informants, Rats and Tattletales
on loyalty, fear and the Constitution
Criminal Justice Ethics, Winter/Spring 1997
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The Amazon's Unknown Neighbor
on preserving a Brazilian wildlife wilderness
South American Explorers, September 1994
Looking at Public Corruption
on strategies to uncover graft
Cotidianul [Romanian Weekly], November 11, 1992
Homelessness Prevention Programs
on small-scale measures to keep people housed
The Courier, December 16, 1991 (with Marc L. Greenberg)
My Father’s Prescription
on a philosophy of common sense
The Phoenix, December 21, 1989
Using Testimony From France
on the admission of evidence from abroad
The New York Law Journal, October 3, 1988
Moderates Dare to be Dull
on being both conservative and liberal
The Chicago Tribune, September 4, 1987
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China Goes Capitalist
on communism in decline
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The Message of the Marathon
on perseverance in sports and in life
The Heights Press, October 20, 1985
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Democracy in the Philippines
on foreign policy in the Pacific
Newsday, April 1, 1985 (with John Bradshaw)
Inmates Need Jobs
on the technical difficulties of prison work programs
The New York Times, July 17, 1984
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Parents and Children
on the psychology of family relations
City Edition, June 11, 1984
The Difference in Decades
on generational posturing in American history
The Miami Herald, April 30, 1983
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Restitution and Bankruptcy
on the business of monetizing harm done
Annual Survey of American Law, 1983 Volume, Issue 4
Blind Contrition
on the faulty language of ethics testing
Legal Times, October 18, 1982
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Persecution Witnesses
on the politics of human rights
The National Law Journal, March 22, 1982
God and Darwin in Arkansas
on creation science in the public schools
The Commentator, February 4, 1982
Days of Wine and Lexis
on why rich firms spoil law students
The American Lawyer, October 1981
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Selected Speaking Engagements and Appearances
Search and Seizure in Sixty Minutes
(CLE Webcaster)
West Legal Education Center, January 11, 2011
Fifteenth Annual Yale Mock Trial Invitational Tournament
(Judge)
Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, December 5, 2010
The International Criminal Court
(Moderator)
United States Military Academy, West Point, April 15, 2009
Gubernatorial Wrongdoing in Illinois and New York
(Interviewee)
The Issue (Local Talk Radio Program), December 19, 2008
In the Shadow of Justice
(Attorney for subject of two-hour wrongful conviction documentary)
Dateline NBC, August 5, 2007
Carving A Path in the Law: Alternatives to Big Firm Life
(Panelist)
New York State Bar Association, October 21, 2006
Heroes of the Bar: A Salute to Pro Bono Achievements in 2005
(Honoree with others)
Federal Bar Council, December 8, 2005
Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence Seminar: Ethics Panel
(Instructor)
Brooklyn Law School, October 30, 2004
Michael Peterson Murder Trial
(Commentator)
Court TV, September 8, 2003
Intensive Trial Advocacy Program
(Faculty Member)
Cardozo Law School, January 6-7, 2002
After the Attacks: Terrorism and the Future of National Security
(Presenter)
Council for Emerging National Security Affairs, October 22, 2001
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