High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Benjamin "Ben" Brafman (born July 21, 1948) is a criminal defense attorney based in New York. He maintains a firm focused on criminal defense, Brafman Associates, in New York City and has handled cases for clients including Jacob Arabo, James Patino, Peter Gatien, Plaxico Burress, Michael Jackson,Carl Kruger, Charles Kushner,, Marvell Scott, Rocco Murdocca ("The gut plumber of Brooklyn"), Vincent Basciano,Sean Combs, Jay-Z and Dominique Strauss-Kahn.