Articles and Decisions

The following is a selection of articles about the work of Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma and published cases in which he participated in or had his work cited. This information is provided to give a sense of the kind of work our office is available to do. Please feel free to call or email us if you have any questions.

Antonio Yarbough Motion -- Margulis-Ohnuma Moves to Free a Brooklyn Man Wrongly Convicted of Killing His Family in 1994
July 22, 2010

Supreme Court Appellate Division Reverses Conviction in Child Sex Abuse Case Based on Numerous Errors at Trial
June 16, 2009

The Wall Street Journal: Why Didn’t Thomas Qualls Show Up for Closing Arguments in His Case?
November 11, 2008

The New York Post: Perv Suit Hits Top Music Academy
June 9, 2008

The New York Times: Executive Wants to Sue for Libel, but Only if He Can Do It Secretly
March 3, 2008

The Village Voice: Tale of the Tape: The story behind my story of the FBI murder case
October 30, 2007

The New York Times: High-Ranking Jail Officer Is Convicted of Conspiracy in Beating
October 26, 2007

The New York Times: How To Become A Court Certified Dreadlocks Expert
October 25, 2007

The New York Times: Noted Mob Chronicler Becomes Part of the Story
August 2, 2007

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma's Clients Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins Reveal Tapes Leading to the Exoneration of R. Lindley DeVecchio, the FBI Agent Accused of Helping Mafia Murders
November 2, 2007

New York Law Journal: 2nd Circuit Overturns Ex-Lawyer's Insurance Fraud Conviction
April 12, 2007

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Reverses Five-Count Fraud Conviction of Former Attorney Represented by Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma
April 11, 2007

New York Sun: Gotti's Team Seeks Some Unexpected Witnesses for Defense
September 7, 2006

Sex Offender Risk Level Reduced From Level Three to Level Two After Margulis-Ohnuma Appeals
July 11, 2006

New York Post: Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Files Suit Against the Shubert Organization on Behalf of "Fall Guy" Actor Injured by Ushers at Broadhurst Theatre

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Obtains Bail Pending Appeal for Defendant in Federal Court Over Contested Jury Instructions
November 22, 2005

Judge Loretta Preska Dismisses Class Action Suit Against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Individual Defendants Based on Motions by the Defense
April, 2004

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Permits Habeas Appeal of Cases Decided Under the Convention Against Torture
September 26, 2003

Daily News: Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Represents Russian Couple Accused of Trafficking Nude Dancers to New Jersey Strip Clubs
August 28, 2002

CNN: Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma Wins Release of "Pistol Packing Pilot" Arrested in Queens
February 6, 2003

The United States of America: A Safe Haven for Torturers, a report by Amnesty International, 2002

The Buffalo News: 'BEFORE THE MURDER OF MENDOZA, I WAS DEMORALIZED; NOW I AM SCARED'
December 6, 1992

The New York Times: Reporter in Mexico Is Dismissed for Article
December 4, 1992

San Antonio Express-News: Zach Margulis-Ohnuma fired from Mexican newspaper over report
December 4, 1992

As a journalist and newspaper reporter from 1989 through 1997, Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma published extensively in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. He is the co-author with Carol Palecki of The Berkeley Hackers, published in 1992 by the Village Center in Japanese. Since 1997, he has written several scholarly legal articles. Links to articles of interest are listed below.

Legal Writing

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, Book Review Law Lit: From Atticus Finch to The Practice, The Champion, September/October 2009, (National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)

Frederick P. Hafetz & Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, The Entrapment Defense, Business Crimes Reporter, September 2002

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, Saying What the Law Is: Judicial Review of Criminal Aliens' Claims Under the Convention Against Torture, 33 N.Y.U. Journal of International Law and Policy 861 (2001)

Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma, The Unavoidable Correlative: Extraterritorial Power and the United States Constitution, 32 N.Y.U. J. Int'l L. & Pol. 147 (1999)

Journalism

Zachary Margulis, Just Who is the Victim Here, Gauntlet No. 12, 1996 (account of successful habeas corpus appeal by Nathaniel Grady, an African-American minister wrongly accused of mass child abuse at a Bronx daycare center)

Zachary Margulis, Canada's Thought Police, Wired 3.03 (1995)

Zachary Margulis, The Code Cult of the CPU Guru, Wired 2.01 (January 1994)