Raoul Felder

About Raoul Felder

Raoul Lionel Felder (born in Brooklyn, New York, May 13, 1939) is an American lawyer and matrimonial attorney. Felder has written several books and has published numerous articles related to matrimonial law, politics and social issues. Mr. Felder is listed in New York Law Journal's 100 Most Powerful Lawyers in America and in all editions of Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law.

Raoul Lionel Felder was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 13, 1939. He graduated from New York University School of Law and was admitted to the New York Bar that same year. Felder has practiced divorce law for more than forty years. During that time he’s earned fame and fortune representing such clients as Rudy Giuliani, Robin Givens, Carol Channing, David Merrick, Riddick Bowe, the former Mrs. Carl Sagan, the former Mrs. Tom Clancy, the former Mrs. Patrick Ewing, and the former Mrs. Martin Scorsese, and countless others including members of European Royalty and celebrity clients. Prior to practicing matrimonial Law, Felder was a successful prosecutor. In 1961 he was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and in 1964, appointed Special Assistant U.S. Attorney to argue appeal before U.S. Court of Appeals. In 2003, he was appointed by Governor to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct and elected its Chair in 2006. Felder has received honors and awards for law and was named by The National Law Journal “One of America’s One Hundred Most Powerful Lawyers”. He has also received honors for his many charitable and cultural causes in New York City as well as the tri-state area. He was made Honorary Police Commissioner by the Police Department of the City of New York in 2000, Member of the Board of Directors of Cop Cares, Chairman of the Board of Minion of the Stars, Appointed Member of Character and Fitness Committee, and on the Board of Directors of the New York City Economic Development Committee. As a fierce proponent of Israel, He was a Recipient of Defender of Jerusalem Award from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in 1990. An accomplished writer, he has written 8 books including Bare Knuckle Negotiation (Wiley & Sons), Getting Away with Murder(Simon & Schuster), Divorce:The Way Things Are, Not the Way Things Should Be (World Publishing Co.), Lawyers Guide to Equitable Distribution,(Legis Press), as well as Schmucks: Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad (Harper Collins) written with comedian and friend Jackie Mason. As a columnist, his articles on both legal and non legal issues, have appeared in many publications including in The New York Times, New York Post, New York Daily News, Washington Times, Newsday, Newsweek Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Penthouse (an essay on Organized Crime),and was a weekly columnist for Fame Magazine and Gotham. Felder can frequently be heard and seen on Radio and TV on many occasions. He was a Weekly Legal Commentator on CNN and was one of the original Board of Advisors on Court TV. He has been interviewed regularly on virtually all TV stations on legal issues, profiled on major American and European T.V. shows including Larry King Live, 20/20, Nightline,Today Show, Good Morning America, Crossfire, 60 Minutes, Fox News Live, Fox and Friends, Hannity and Colmes, The O'Reily Factor, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Greta Van Sustern, etc.; He was the Host of Crossing the Line - a weekly national public TV show dealing with current events; Moderator, The Felder Report, a series of six specials on WLIW-TV; Host of weekly TV program Metrolaw (discussion and interviews on the law) on MSG Learning Channel, a legal panel show (1996-1998). On radio he hosted the BBC worldwide weekly radio show - The American Perspective (1995-1996); Accredited as BBC Correspondent for O.J. Simpson case; Moderator and/or host and/or guest of radio shows in U.S. and Britain; Host and moderator of THE FELDER REPORT, nationally syndicated Talk America Radio Network 1998-2001.

DIVORCE: THE WAY THINGS ARE, NOT THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE published by World Publishing Company (1971)