Abe George

Brooklyn, Newyork United States

Lawyer

Legal

Abe George has been a lawyer for over a decade. He attended NYU undergrad and got his law degree from Hofstra University. After law school he spent 8 years as Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan D.A.'s Office until 2012, when he left the Manhattan D.A.'s office to enter private practice as a criminal defense attorney and to run for Brooklyn D.A. Abe campaigned for over a year championing issues such as reforming the NYPD's "Stop and Frisk" policy, and decriminalizing marijuana but he decided to step aside to join forces with Ken Thompson who beat 23 year incumbent Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.