Bio

Mr. Malanaphy is a former Manhattan prosecutor whose practice has been devoted to zealous criminal defense for over a decade. After leaving the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in 2001, Mr. Malanaphy accepted an appointment as Administrative Law Judge with the New York City Department of Finance. After serving for two years Mr. Malanaphy was granted a Federal Judicial Clerkship with the United States Court of International Trade. The judge he worked with, the Honorable Justice Evan J. Wallach, now sits on United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. Mr. Malanaphy returned to criminal practice in 2005 and has since handled a broad spectrum of cases ranging from domestic violence and attempted murder to financial crimes and drug related offenses. He has defended hundreds of clients from pre-arrest mitigation through to jury verdict and appeal.

Columbia University School of Law New York, NY

Visiting Law Student, Academic year 1997-1998

Boston University School of Law Boston, MA

Juris Doctor, May 1998.

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

Master of Arts, Psychology, June 1994.

Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Philosophy, June 1989.

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

Visiting Undergraduate, Spring 1988, Fall 1988.

Experience

United States Court of International Trade, Judge Evan J. Wallach New York, NY

Judicial Law Clerk, September 2003 - September 2005

New York City Department of Finance New York, NY

Administrative Law Judge, June 2002- September 2003

New York County District Attorney’s Office New York, NY

Assistant District Attorney, September 1998- September 2001

Queens County District Attorney's Office Kew Gardens, NY

Law Intern, Criminal Court, Summer 1997

Supreme Court of the State of New York Brooklyn, NY

Law Intern, Honorable Francis X. Egitto., Summer 1996.

New York City Board of Education, Public School No.9 Brooklyn, NY

Second Grade Teacher, Spring semester 1995.

Fifth Grade Teacher, Academic years 1989-1992.