Bio

Ross Firsenbaum has a broad civil litigation and trial practice with an emphasis on securities, bankruptcy, employment and complex commercial litigation. He has represented major investment banks, broker dealers, investment advisors, corporations and individuals in state and federal court litigation throughout the country, and has extensive experience trying FINRA arbitrations. Mr. Firsenbaum maintains an active pro bono practice focused on wrongful convictions, including the representation of the ESPY's Arthur Ashe Award for Courage winner Dewey Bozella, which resulted in his release from prison after serving 26 years for a murder he did not commit, a $7.5 million eve-of-trial settlement securing Mr. Bozella record-breaking compensation for his wrongful conviction, and the exoneration of Jaythan Kendrick, who also served 26 years for a murder he did not commit. Mr. Firsenbaum has represented former US Attorney General Meese, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and other organizations in other wrongful conviction cases before the US Supreme Court, the Second Circuit and the New York Court of Appeals.