David Z. Chesnoff is a criminal defense attorney based out of Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, Nevada, USA. Chesnoff was a law partner with Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

 Mayor, Oscar B. Goodman. Chesnoff has represented celebrities as well as crime figures.

The crossing of paths between Oscar B. Goodman and David Z. Chesnoff occurred in 1985, whereupon they formed the law firm, Goodman & Chesnoff. Based out of Las Vegas, the duo appeared in courtrooms across the United States for their clients. Goodman was elected Mayor of Las Vegas and remained a partner until 2001. After Goodman dedicated his life to politics, the firm changed its name to Chesnoff & Schonfeld, and Richard A. Schonfeld became a named partner. David Chesnoff, now runs the Las Vegas firm, Chesnoff & Schonfeld, with partners Richard A. Schonfeld and Chaka T. Crome.

Chesnoff and Schonfeld is listed as one of the country's top criminal law firms in several directories, including The National Directory of Criminal Lawyers. David Chesnoff has been featured on "48 Hours

48 Hours (TV series)

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," "Nancy Grace

Nancy Grace

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," "ABC's Nightly News," "Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

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 Show," A&E's "American Justice" and City Confidential. The firm carries the highest legal ability rating in Martindale-Hubbell.

Musicians, entertainers, sports stars and actors

Vince Neil

Vince Neil

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, Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars

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, Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

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's family, Leonardo DiCaprio

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, David Copperfield

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, Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

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, Andre Agassi

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, Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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, Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

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, Martha Stewart

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, Jamie Foxx

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, Lindsay Lohan

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, Scott Weiland

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 of the Stone Temple Pilots

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, Nate Dogg

Nate Dogg

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, Suge Knight

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, Paris Hilton

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Poker stars

Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey

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, Doyle Brunson

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, Johnny Chan

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, Shawn Sheikhan, David "Chip" Reese

Chip Reese

David Edward Reese , more commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional poker player and gambler from Centerville, Ohio...

, "The Mouth" Matusow

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 and Kenna James

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Others

• Nebraska philanthropist, Terrance Watanabe, in the largest alleged check fraud case in Clark County, Nevada history.

• Represented Salvatore Scafidi, alleged Scarfo, organized crime family member in a death penalty case, and he was acquitted.
• Represented U.S. District Court Judge Harry Claiborne in a U.S. Senate Impeachment trial.
• David Kulik in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in a fifteen ton hashish case, and received a decision of acquittal based on the legal argument of jurisdictional entrapment.
• Former HBO Chairman, Chris Albrecht
  Chris Albrecht
  Chris Albrecht is an American media executive. Albrecht is currently the President and CEO of Starz, LLC, Liberty Media Corp.'s pay cable and movie unit. Albrecht is the former Chairman and CEO of HBO. He founded Foresee Entertainment, an independent content creation, development and distribution...
  
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• Alleged Hells Angel members.
• Businessman Juan Bravo in a trial with Senator Héctor Martínez Maldonado from Puerto Rico in 2010.
• Represented Reno
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   millionaire, Darren Mack
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  Darren Roy Mack became the subject of an international manhunt in June 2006 after being charged with the stabbing death of his 39-year-old estranged wife, Charla Mack, in the garage of their Reno, Nevada home. Mack was also suspected of, and later charged with, the sniper shooting of Family Court...
  
   in a controversial murder trial. Darren Mack's case was the topic of an NBC
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   special entitled "Killings in the biggest little city."
• Chesnoff has handled some of the largest controlled substances cases in American history. For example, Chesnoff represented a defendant in U.S. v. Hector Tapia.

David Chesnoff appeared on the Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

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 show with John Gotti

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 attorney, Albert Krieger

Albert Krieger

Albert Krieger is an American defense lawyer. He was mafioso John Gotti's lawyer. He is a nationally recognized expert on cross-examination. He was the recipient of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers's 1995 Robert C. Heeney Memorial Award as well as their Lifetime Achievement...

, to discuss topics ranging from the attorney-client privilege to the infamous Cali Cartel

Cali Cartel

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indictments.