# David Feige > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Feige > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/David_Feige.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Feige > Source revision: 1340358761 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American legal commentator Feige at the Miami Film Festival presentation of Untouchable at Regal Theater on March 11, 2017 **David Feige** is an [American](/source/Americans) lawyer, legal commentator, and author. He is the author of the memoir *Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice*[1] and co-creator of the [TNT](/source/TNT_(U.S._TV_network)) [legal drama](/source/Legal_drama) *[Raising the Bar](/source/Raising_the_Bar_(2008_TV_series))*,[2] both of which center on the life of the [public defender](/source/Public_defender). He is also the co-founder (along with his wife [Robin Steinberg](/source/Robin_Steinberg)) and board chair of [The Bronx Freedom Fund](/source/The_Bronx_Freedom_Fund), a [charitable bail organization](/source/Bail_fund) in New York State.[3] In 2016 he won the Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award[4] for *Untouchable*, a documentary feature he wrote, produced and directed.[5] The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6] ## Background Feige was raised in [Madison, Wisconsin](/source/Madison%2C_Wisconsin). His mother was a social worker and his father was an economics professor. Feige pursued his undergraduate studies at [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago).[7] After law school, Feige accepted an offer to work as a [public defender](/source/Public_defender) in New York City.[8] ## Career Feige began his legal career as a staff attorney at the Criminal Defense Division of the [Legal Aid Society](/source/Legal_Aid_Society), and held positions at the Civilian Complaint Review Board of New York City and the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, before becoming, in 1997, one of the founding members of [The Bronx Defenders](/source/The_Bronx_Defenders). In 1999 Feige was promoted to Trial Chief. In March 2001, he filed the first motion for a double-blind sequential line up[9] in *People v. Leo Franco*, spawning a series of legal challenges to [eyewitness identification](/source/Eyewitness_identification) procedures around the country.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Feige is the author of the 2006 book *Indefensible: One Lawyer's Journey into the Inferno of American Justice*, which recounts his experiences as a [public defender](/source/Public_defender) in [The Bronx](/source/The_Bronx), [New York City](/source/New_York_City). Feige is co-creator with [Steven Bochco](/source/Steven_Bochco) (who had read *Indefensible*)[7] of the TV series, *[Raising the Bar](/source/Raising_the_Bar_(2008_TV_series))*, which debuted on [TNT](/source/TNT_(U.S._TV_network)) September 1, 2008 to the highest ratings for a pilot episode in the history of ad-supported cable television.[10] It was Feige's first attempt at screenwriting.[7] The action takes place in the courthouses of [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and the show deals with issues similar to those of *Indefensible*, though with fictional characters. The show was renewed by the TNT Cable network.[11] He has written or produced over 100 hours of episodic television having also worked as a Consulting Producer and writer on the television shows *[The Firm](/source/The_Firm_(2012_TV_series))*[12] and *In Contempt*. He also served as a Co-Executive Producer on a number of shows, including *[Drop Dead Diva](/source/Drop_Dead_Diva)*, the CBS legal drama *[Doubt](/source/Doubt_(American_TV_series))*, and *[Daredevil: Born Again](/source/Daredevil%3A_Born_Again)*,[13] as well as an Executive Producer on the ABC series *[For Life](/source/For_Life_(TV_series))*.[14] Feige has appeared on [Court TV](/source/Court_TV), [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) and [National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio) to comment on legal issues[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]. He has also written about the law for *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*, *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*, *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)* and *[Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe)*, and magazines like *[Fortune](/source/Fortune_(magazine))*, *[Slate](/source/Slate_(magazine))*,[15] *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker_(magazine))*,[16] and *[The Nation](/source/The_Nation)*. He was on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College at [Walter F. George School of Law](/source/Walter_F._George_School_of_Law) in [Macon](/source/Macon%2C_Georgia), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), and is currently[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] on leave as Professor of Law and Director of Advocacy Programs at [Seton Hall University](/source/Seton_Hall_University) School of Law in [Newark](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["INDEFENSIBLE"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-feige/indefensible/). *Kirkus Reviews*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Raising the Bar"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001558/). [IMDb](/source/IMDb). September 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bronx Freedom Fund awarded the 2015 National Criminal Justice Association Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award"](https://www.bronxdefenders.org/bronx-freedom-fund-awarded-the-2015-national-criminal-justice-association-outstanding-criminal-justice-program-award/). August 4, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["15th Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2016 Juried Award Winners | Tribeca"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160601200541/https://tribecafilm.com/stories/tribeca-film-festival-2016-juried-award-winners-narrative-documentary-shorts-storyscapes). Archived from [the original](https://tribecafilm.com/stories/tribeca-film-festival-2016-juried-award-winners-narrative-documentary-shorts-storyscapes) on June 1, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["New Doc 'Untouchable' is Tribeca Film Fest Standout"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanleaf/2016/04/25/new-doc-untouchable-is-tribeca-film-fest-standout/). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Untouchable | 2016 Tribeca Festival"](https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/untouchable-2016). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BLEFGHSWB_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BLEFGHSWB_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BLEFGHSWB_7-2) Boroff, Philip (September 22, 2008). ["Bronx Legal Eagle Feige Goes Hollywood, Studies With Bochco"](https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aPC.97SSYCZY). [Bloomberg](/source/Bloomberg_News). Retrieved July 21, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Kachka, Boris (May 25, 2006). ["In the People's Court: David Feige"](https://nymag.com/arts/books/profiles/17119/). Retrieved July 21, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Dewan, Shaila K. ["Lawyer Dares Bronx Judges to Change the Way the Police Conduct Lineups"](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/28/nyregion/lawyer-urges-change-in-conduct-of-lineups.html), *The New York Times*, 28 June 2001. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Nordyke, Kimberly (September 2, 2008). ["'Raising the Bar' breaks record in debut"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080919034621/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i9e7f602573f2a544c8b48bb3b0a0b820). *The Hollywood Reporter*. Archived from [the original](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i9e7f602573f2a544c8b48bb3b0a0b820) on September 19, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["TNT renews Raising the Bar and Saving Grace"](https://movieweb.com/tnt-renews-raising-the-bar-and-saving-grace/). *Huffington Post*. September 29, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Vlessing, Elan (May 16, 2011). ["Entertainment One is to shoot the NBC/Global Television series based on the John Grisham novel starting this summer"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcs-firm-be-shot-toronto-188617). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved May 29, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Daredevil: Born Again Writer's Revealed"](https://thecosmiccircus.com/first-report-more-daredevil-born-again-writers-revealed). January 24, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["David Feige"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2614384/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["David Feige"](http://www.slate.com/authors.david_feige.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["When Steven Bochco Calls"](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/when-steven-bochco-calls-la-law-nypd-blue-doogie-howser). *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)*. April 6, 2018. ## External links - [David Feige](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2614384/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Seton Hall Faculty page](http://law.shu.edu/faculty/fulltime_faculty/feigedav/feige.html) - [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/opinion/06feige.html?scp=1&sq=David+Feige&st=nyt](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/opinion/06feige.html?scp=1&sq=David+Feige&st=nyt) - [boston.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20060717152738/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2006/07/16/innocence_by_the_numbers/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [David Feige](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Feige) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Feige?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.