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 State Nina Mitchell Wells, ["The Washington Post", February 21, 2007] is a graduate of College of the Holy Cross, Harvard Law School and Harvard 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 for African-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 the CIA leak grand jury investigation for perjury, obstruction of justice, and lying to the FBI. 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, Senator Robert Torricelli. ["National Law Journal", June 19, 2006] , and Congressman Floyd 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, and Johnson 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 on April 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; accessed April 9, 2008

External links

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