Arthur Aidala
Arthur Louis Frank Aidala (known as Arthur Aidala), born in 1967 or 1968, is a defense attorney based in New York City.[1][2] He has represented famous clients such as Megyn Kelly, Alan Dershowitz, Rudy Giuliani, Lawrence Taylor, Anthony Weiner, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Harvey Weinstein, and is considered one of the top criminal defense attorneys in New York City.[2][3][4][5]
Education
[edit]Aidala went to school locally growing up, in PS 185 and then in Poly Prep.[6]
He graduated college from SUNY Purchase, and received his law degree from CUNY.[1]
Professional Life
[edit]Aidala started out his law career working in the Brooklyn DA's office, where he rose to a senior position.[7] He left the Brooklyn DA's office and later became a partner at Baratta, Baratta, and Aidala.[7] He is licensed to practice law in both New York and New Jersey.[7]
Aidala went on to start his own law firm. He is the managing partner of Aidala, Bertuna and Kamins, based in Manhattan. In 2022, the New York Times reported that Aidala charged $950 per hour.[2]
Aidala also hosts a weeknight radio show on WNYM called "The Arthur Aidala Power Hour."[2][8]
In 2015, Aidala was elected the 100th president of the Brooklyn Bar Association. He was also formerly the president of the Columbian Lawyers Association.[6] Aidala is a regular guest, as a legal expert, on The Megyn Kelly Show, as well as on numerous other programs.[4][9]
Political Candidate
[edit]In the late 1990s, Aidala left the Brooklyn DA's office to run for New York City Council. In a three-way primary race, Aidala finished second with 37% of the vote, a mere 108 votes behind the winner.[6][10]
Personal life
[edit]Aidala grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the oldest of two children.[6] He has a younger sister. His father, Louis Aidala, born circa 1939, was also a New York-based attorney, now retired. Arthur's mother, Mary Ann Piazza Aidala, was a schoolteacher, also now retired.[10][2][1] He is of Italian descent.[7]
Aidala married the former Danielle Caminiti, a fellow lawyer, in 2004. He was 36, she 28.[1] They had a son, born circa 2006. The marriage ended in divorce in 2015.[2]
In 2016, Aidala married his law partner, Marianne Bertuna. She had started as an intern in his office 17 years prior, and had made partner in 2008.[6] The couple has a son, born c. 2017, and a daughter born in 2022.[2] They live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.[2][6] They also own a house in The Hamptons.[10]
Aidala is a Democrat, although he has many high-profile friends among both Democrats and Republicans.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Danielle Caminiti, Arthur Aidala". The New York Times. 4 July 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rosman, Katherine (9 July 2022). "The Nice-Guy Lawyer for America's Tabloid Villains". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney: She did not get a fair trial". 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Arthur Aidala".
- ^ "Megyn Kelly Show". www.devilmaycaremedia.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Native Ridgeite inducted as 100th president of the Brooklyn Bar". 22 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Baratta, Baratta & Aidala - Arthur L. Aidala".
- ^ "The Arthur Aidala Power Hour".
- ^ "The Megyn Kelly Show". Devil May Care Media. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- ^ a b c "Power Broker: Arthur Aidala, Attorney to the A-Listers". 2 May 2021.