Law360, New York (February 29, 2016, 12:17 PM EST) -- Elkan Abramowitz, a partner at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC, is a white collar criminal defense lawyer experienced in handling civil and criminal matters in state and federal court for individual and corporate clients. He has built his career as a trial lawyer representing prestigious clients fallen into high stakes personal and professional crises both in and outside the courtroom. Abramowitz is the recipient of the 1999 Milton S. Gould Award for Outstanding Oral Advocacy presented by the Office of the Appellate Defender. Most recently, he was named "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by Benchmark Litigation, and is also listed as a "Litigation Star" in the area of White-Collar Crime/Enforcement/Investigations. He was named a leading lawyer by Chambers USA in the area of Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations every year since the directory's inception. Abramowitz is listed as a "Leading Lawyer" and a "Leading Trial Lawyer" in White Collar Criminal Defense by The Legal 500 United States. He was named a "Trial Ace" by Law360, and a "White Collar Crime Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal. In 2008, he was honored with the New York Council of Defense Lawyers' Norman S. Ostrow award for the defense of liberty and the preservation of individual rights....