Attorney Profiles

Paul M. Glickman 
Boston, Massachusetts
Partner
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Paul Glickman specializes in commercial litigation, complex business disputes, intellectual property, securities arbitration and regulation, criminal defense, immigration, asylum and extradition cases. In 2001, he was recognized with the Panel Attorney Award from PAIR the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation project. 

A former federal prosecutor of white collar bank and securities fraud, Mr. Glickman has 30 years' experience in the courtroom and with intricate financial issues. His past employment includes Chief of Enforcement of the Massachusetts Securities Commission, Deputy Chief of the New York Attorney General's Litigation Bureau, and Director of Litigation for the Massachusetts Attorney General's Government Bureau.

Mr. Glickman is skilled in all aspects of dispute resolution, from mediation to trial litigation. He is a trained negotiator and tailors his representation to assure the client's interests are best served.

Mr. Glickman received his JD from New York University School of Law in 1975 and his B.A. from Brandeis University in 1972. He completed the Harvard University Mediation Program in 1999.
Mr. Glickman is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Immigration Project. He is on the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Arbitration Chairperson Panel, and is a past member of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Hearing Committee.

Mr. Glickman has had numerous reported cases with important results. Representative cases include United States vs. Ottens, 74F, 3rd 357 (2nd Cir. 1996), State of New York v. Brooklyn Psychosocial Rehabilitation Institute, 185 A.D. 2d 230, cert. den. 510 U.S. 862 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992), and Bowen v City of New York, 476 U.S. 467 (1986).

Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property
Business Law
Securities Arbitration and Regulation
Criminal Defense
Immigration, Asylum and Extradition
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1976
Massachusetts, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1980
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1975
J.D.


Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA, 1972
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude


Representative Cases:
United States v. Ottens, 74 F. 3d 357 (2nd Cir. 1996) (   )
Perales v. Heckler, 751 F. 2d 95 (2nd Cir. 1972)
State of New York v. Brooklyn Psychosocial Rehabilitation Institute, 185 A.D. 2d 230, cert.den. 510 U.S. 862 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Bowen v. City of New York, 476 U.S. 467 (  1986)
United States v. University Hospital, 329 F. 2d 144 (2nd Cir. 1984)
Honors and Awards:
Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project Detention Panel Attorney Award, 2001


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Boston Bar Association
Member


Massachusetts Bar Association
Member


American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Litigation Committee


Suffolk County
Member, Board of Bar Overseers Hearing Committee


National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitration Panel
Chairperson


Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Hearing Committee
Member


Democratic Club Of Newton, MA
Member


Young Cape Verdean, Inc. at St. Martin de Porres Church
Board Member


Past Employment Positions:
United States Department of Justice, White Collar Criminal Prosecutor


Massachusetts Securities Commission, Chief of Enforcement and Broker Registration