- Ted Wells
Ted Wells is a prominent criminal attorney. A litigation partner at the New York law firm of
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, the National Law Journal has selected Wells as one of America's best white-collar defense attorneys on numerous occasions ["National Law Journal", June 19, 2006] . Wells, the husband of New Jersey Secretary of StateNina Mitchell Wells , ["The Washington Post", February 21, 2007] is a graduate ofCollege of the Holy Cross ,Harvard Law School andHarvard Business School . ["The Washington Post", February 21, 2007]Wells attended Holy Cross at the same time as
Clarence Thomas ["The Washington Post", February 21, 2007] , now a Supreme Court justice. Both participated in a walkout based on their beliefs of unfair racially motivated practices, on the part of the college. The two were part of the same organization forAfrican-American students at Holy Cross ["Holy Cross Magazine", Fall 2005] .Wells represented I. L.
"Scooter" Libby , Jr. ["National Law Journal", June 19, 2006 ] who was convicted on March 6, 2007 in theCIA leak grand jury investigation forperjury ,obstruction of justice , and lying to theFBI . Wells filed an appeal of Libby's convictions, [CNN.com, March 7, 2007] , but dropped the appeal in December 2007 after President Bush commuted Libby's 30-month prison sentence. [CNN.com, December 10, 2007]Some of Wells' more notable clients include
Michael Espy , SenatorRobert Torricelli . ["National Law Journal", June 19, 2006] , and CongressmanFloyd Flake ["The New York Times", November 5, 2005] . He currently represents former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer against allegations stemming from his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring. ["The New York Times", March 14, 2008]Wells also has represented several major corporations during class action lawsuits including Merck,
Philip Morris , andJohnson and Johnson .Wells also served as the national Treasurer to Democrat Bill Bradley's Presidential campaign.
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References
*"Profiles in Power: The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America", "National Law Journal", June 19, 2006
*Linton Weeks, "Ted Wells, Center Of the Defense: Scooter Libby's Attorney Makes His Case for the Powerful", "The Washington Post", February 21, 2007
*Eric Lichtblau, "A Libby Lawyer Long Used to the Legal Spotlight", "The New York Times", November 5, 2005
*Alan Feuer and Benjamin Weiser, "For Spitzer, Lawyers Both Formidable and Familiar Prepare to Do Battle", "The New York Times", March 14, 2008
*Michael Reardon, [http://www.holycross.edu/departments/publicaffairs/hcm/fall05/GAA/gaa3.html "THE PROFILE: Theodore V. Wells Jr. ’72"] , "Holy Cross Magazine", Fall 2005; accessed at onApril 9 ,2008
*Kevin Bohn and Paul Courson, [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/cia.leak/index.html "Democrats to Bush: Don't pardon Libby"] , CNN.com, March 7, 2007; accessedApril 9 ,2008 External links
* [http://www.paulweiss.com/lawyers/detail.aspx?attorney=377 Paul, Weiss | Lawyers | Theodore V. Wells, Jr.]
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