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Joel Barnet Steinberg (born May 25, 1941) is a disbarred American criminal defense attorney from New York City who attracted international media attention when he was accused of rape and murder, and was convicted of manslaughter, in November 1987, for the beating and subsequent death of a six-year-old girl, Elizabeth ("Lisa") Launders, who he and his live-in partner, Hedda Nussbaum, had illegally adopted.Joel Steinberg was raised in the Bronx and Yonkers, New York in a Jewish family.[ After graduating from Fordham University in 1962,he attended New York University Law School but was dropped in 1964, and joined the U.S. Air Force the following year. Following his military career, he returned to law school, and was admitted to the bar in New York. Due to the ongoing Vietnam War, lawyers whose studies were interrupted by conscription were exempted from the bar exam requirement, if they met certain condition Steinberg shared a Greenwich Village, Manhattan apartment at 14 West 10th Street with his live-in partner and common-law wife, Hedda Nussbaum. Steinberg worked as a lawyer, specializing in arranging adoptionsSteinberg in 1987 Born Joel Barnet Steinberg May 25, 1941 (age 85) Education New York University School of Law Alma mater Fordham University Occupation Criminal defense attorney (formerly) Years active c. 1965–1987 Known for Conviction of manslaughter in the death of illegally adopted child. Criminal status Released Conviction Manslaughter Criminal charge Second-degree murder Penalty 8⅓ to 25 years in prison Accomplice Hedda Nussbaum (1975–1987) Details Victims 1 (Lisa Launders) Date November 1, 1987 Date apprehended November 2, 1987 Judges and adoption attorneys Open Map Tucker Mitnik PA photo Tucker Mitnik PA 5/5 (5) · Divorce & family law 5425 Village Dr Suite 105, Rockledge Closed · Opens Mon 9 AM · (321) 735-8956 Figueroa Law Group, P.A. 1.5/5 (6) · Divorce & family law 3760 W Eau Gallie Blvd #106, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 8 AM · (321) 294-2160 Divorce & family law 360 Tangerine Ave, Merritt Island Closed · Opens Mon 8 AM · (321) 296-5307 Judges family law attorneys Open Map Law Office of Ric Woodward Divorce & family law 2627 W Eau Gallie Blvd #102, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 9 AM · (321) 895-7828 Deana Bell, P.A. Divorce & family law 4740 Dairy Rd Ste 104, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 9 AM · (321) 952-2522 Jeff Boston Legal 4.6/5 Avvo (59) · Divorce & family law 927 E New Haven Ave, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 8 AM · (321) 795-4232 Wayne F. Jentis, Esq., Victoria A. Kroger, Esq. - East Coast Law PA Divorce & family law 1900 S Harbor City Blvd #315, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 9 AM · (321) 984-4100 Law Office of Joan Berry Nassar, P.A. 3/5 (4) · Divorce & family law 3684 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 9 AM · (321) 405-0042 Beth L. Clause, Family and Business Law Attorney Divorce & family law 540 Montreal Ave Ste 119, Melbourne Closed · Opens Mon 8 AM · (321) 306-8718