College of Law

Alumnus to share highlights from distinguished career as Assistant United States Attorney

September 11, 2013

Jeffrey H. Kay ’69, a former Assistant United States Attorney, will share lessons learned during a 40-plus year career prosecuting white-collar crime on Thursday, Sept. 19, at noon, in the College of Law’s McQuade Law Auditorium. The free, public talk titled “How a Lawyer Earns a ‘Go Directly to Jail’ Card” is a part of the Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series.

As an Assistant United States Attorney in New York and then in Florida, Kay built a celebrated career prosecuting white-collar crime, including mortgage, tax, and government contracting fraud. His investigations took him around the globe – and regularly implicated dishonest lawyers. During his lecture, Kay will point out the ethical pitfalls that await new attorneys and identify the mistakes of lawyers he prosecuted during his career.

“Aside from being able to describe a distinguished career, our alumnus Jeffrey Kay brings a prosecutor’s perspective on how and why some lawyers deviate from their legal and ethical duties,” said Daniel J. Steinbock, dean of the College of Law.

In 2007, Kay was appointed chief of the Economic Crimes Section of the U.S. Attorneys’ Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He also spent stints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in private practice, and as an instructor on mortgage fraud at the U.S. Department of Justice National Advocacy Center.

He has received several awards for his work on major fraud and corruption investigations, including the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) 1997 National Prosecutor of the Year Award and the 2003 and 2009 IAFCI State of Florida Prosecutor of the Year Award.

He is a graduate of Adelphi University and The University of Toledo College of Law.

 

 

 

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