Paul Shechtman, after 25 years in private practice representing law enforcement officers, lawyers, politicians, Wall Street executives, and celebrities such as the rapper Lil’Kim, said he was ready for a change.
It was quite a change.
New York City’s Department of Correction on Aug. 9 announced Shechtman as its new deputy commissioner and general counsel, a role that makes him the top lawyer for the jail system and its largest complex at Rikers Island.
“This is a chance for me to do something meaningful in a city I really care about,” Shechtman said in an interview from his office, where ...
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