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Pavel Yurievich Padva

Mother:

Eva Iosifovna Rapopport


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Genrikh Pavlovich Padva(born February 20, 1931, Moscow) - Russian lawyer. Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation.

Education

Born into the family of Pavel Yuryevich Padva and Eva Iosifovna Rapopport. Graduated (), Faculty of History, Kalinin State Pedagogical Institute (in absentia;).

Advocacy

He began his legal practice in distribution in the Kalinin region, and, as Padva himself especially notes, in the year of Stalin’s death.

Represented the interests of Boris Pasternak's friend Olga Ivinskaya and her heirs in a long (-) trial regarding the fate of Pasternak’s archive (the interests of the writer’s heirs, daughter-in-law Natalya and granddaughter Elena were represented by lawyer Lyubarskaya). Later, with great regret, he recalls his failure in this civil case: It reached the point of absurdity and mockery of the memory of a genius: officials demanded documents about the donation of a manuscript of a poem dedicated to herself to O. Ivinskaya!

Was a defender of the row famous people, including:

crime boss Vyacheslav Ivankov, better known as “Yaponchik” (); charges against Ivankov were dropped illegal storage firearms, however, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
former Chairman of the Supreme Council of the USSR Anatoly Lukyanov (-; “the State Emergency Committee case”, which ended with an amnesty);
large businessman Lev Weinberg (-; the client was released from custody, and the case was soon dismissed);
Deputy Director of the Federal Insolvency Administration (FUDN) Petr Karpov (-; accused of taking a bribe, was twice imprisoned and twice released on his own recognizance, the case was dropped due to an amnesty);
former chairman of Rosdragmet Evgeny Bychkov (; the client was amnestied, some of the charges against him were dropped);
former manager of the affairs of the President of Russia Pavel Borodin (-; Borodin was arrested as part of the investigation of the “Mabetex case”, the case was discontinued);
former chairman of the board of directors of KrAZ Anatoly Bykov (2000; the client was found guilty, but he was given a suspended sentence);
entrepreneur Frank Elkaponi (Mamedova) (2002-2003; charges of possession and transportation of drugs were dropped, the defendant was released in the courtroom);
the former head of the Yukos oil company Mikhail Khodorkovsky (; the defendant was sentenced to 9 years in prison, then the term was reduced to 8 years);
actor Vladislav Galkin;
former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

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Family and hobbies

Heinrich Padva is married for the second time to a woman 40 years younger than himself. Wife since 1996 - art critic and notary assistant Oksana Mamontova (b. 1971), graduated from the Moscow Law Academy. Her son from her first marriage, Gleb, perceives Genrikh Pavlovich, according to Oksana, as his own father. The spouses entered into a marriage contract.

Albina's first wife died in 1974. From this marriage he has a daughter.

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The valet stood up and whispered something. Timokhin, suffering from pain in his wounded leg, did not sleep and looked with all his eyes at the strange appearance of a girl in a poor shirt, jacket and eternal cap. The sleepy and frightened words of the valet; “What do you need, why?” - they only forced Natasha to quickly approach what was lying in the corner. No matter how scary or unlike a human this body was, she had to see it. She passed the valet: the burnt mushroom of the candle fell off, and she clearly saw Prince Andrei lying with his arms outstretched on the blanket, just as she had always seen him.
He was the same as always; but the inflamed color of his face, his sparkling eyes, fixed enthusiastically on her, and especially the tender child’s neck protruding from the folded collar of his shirt, gave him a special, innocent, childish appearance, which, however, she had never seen in Prince Andrei. She approached him and with a quick, flexible, youthful movement she knelt down.
He smiled and extended his hand to her.

For Prince Andrei, seven days have passed since he woke up at the dressing station of the Borodino field. All this time he was in almost constant unconsciousness. The fever and inflammation of the intestines, which were damaged, in the opinion of the doctor traveling with the wounded man, should have carried him away. But on the seventh day he happily ate a slice of bread with tea, and the doctor noticed that the general fever had decreased. Prince Andrei regained consciousness in the morning. The first night after leaving Moscow it was quite warm, and Prince Andrei was left to spend the night in a carriage; but in Mytishchi the wounded man himself demanded to be carried out and to be given tea. The pain caused to him by being carried into the hut made Prince Andrei moan loudly and lose consciousness again. When they laid him on the camp bed, he lay for a long time with eyes closed motionless. Then he opened them and quietly whispered: “What should I have for tea?” This memory for the small details of life amazed the doctor. He felt the pulse and, to his surprise and displeasure, noticed that the pulse was better. To his displeasure, the doctor noticed this because, from his experience, he was convinced that Prince Andrei could not live and that if he did not die now, he would only die with great suffering some time later. With Prince Andrei they were carrying the major of his regiment, Timokhin, who had joined them in Moscow with a red nose and was wounded in the leg in the same Battle of Borodino. With them rode a doctor, the prince's valet, his coachman and two orderlies.
Prince Andrey was given tea. He drank greedily, looking ahead at the door with feverish eyes, as if trying to understand and remember something.
- I don’t want anymore. Is Timokhin here? - he asked. Timokhin crawled towards him along the bench.
- I'm here, your Excellency.
- How's the wound?
- Mine then? Nothing. Is that you? “Prince Andrei began to think again, as if remembering something.
-Can I get a book? - he said.
- Which book?
- Gospel! I have no.
The doctor promised to get it and began asking the prince about how he felt. Prince Andrei reluctantly, but wisely answered all the doctor’s questions and then said that he needed to put a cushion on him, otherwise it would be awkward and very painful. The doctor and the valet lifted the greatcoat with which he was covered and, wincing at the heavy smell of rotten meat spreading from the wound, began to examine it scary place. The doctor was very dissatisfied with something, changed something differently, turned the wounded man over so that he groaned again and, from the pain while turning, again lost consciousness and began to rave. He kept talking about getting this book for him as soon as possible and putting it there.
- And what does it cost you! - he said. “I don’t have it, please take it out and put it in for a minute,” he said in a pitiful voice.
The doctor went out into the hallway to wash his hands.
“Ah, shameless, really,” the doctor said to the valet, who was pouring water on his hands. “I just didn’t watch it for a minute.” After all, you put it directly on the wound. It’s such a pain that I’m surprised how he endures it.
“It seems like we planted it, Lord Jesus Christ,” said the valet.
For the first time, Prince Andrei understood where he was and what had happened to him, and remembered that he had been wounded and how at that moment when the carriage stopped in Mytishchi, he asked to go to the hut. Confused again from pain, he came to his senses another time in the hut, when he was drinking tea, and then again, repeating in his memory everything that had happened to him, he most vividly imagined that moment at the dressing station when, at the sight of the suffering of a person he did not love, , these new thoughts came to him, promising him happiness. And these thoughts, although unclear and indefinite, now again took possession of his soul. He remembered that he now had new happiness and that this happiness had something in common with the Gospel. That's why he asked for the Gospel. But the bad situation that his wound had given him, the new upheaval, again confused his thoughts, and for the third time he woke up to life in the complete silence of the night. Everyone was sleeping around him. A cricket was screaming through the entryway, someone was shouting and singing on the street, cockroaches were rustling on the table and on the icons, in the autumn a fat fly was beating on his headboard and near a burnt tallow candle. big mushroom and standing next to him.
His soul was not in a normal state. Healthy man usually thinks, feels and remembers simultaneously about a countless number of objects, but has the power and strength, having chosen one series of thoughts or phenomena, to focus all his attention on this series of phenomena. A healthy person, in a moment of deepest thought, breaks away to say a polite word to the person who has entered, and again returns to his thoughts. The soul of Prince Andrei was not in a normal state in this regard. All the forces of his soul were more active, clearer than ever, but they acted outside of his will. The most diverse thoughts and ideas simultaneously possessed him. Sometimes his thought suddenly began to work, and with such strength, clarity and depth with which it had never been able to act in healthy condition; but suddenly, in the middle of her work, she broke off, was replaced by some unexpected idea, and there was no strength to return to it.
“Yes, I have discovered a new happiness, inalienable from a person,” he thought, lying in a dark, quiet hut and looking ahead with feverishly open, fixed eyes. Happiness that is beyond material forces, beyond material external influences per person, the happiness of one soul, the happiness of love! Every person can understand it, but only God can recognize and prescribe it. But how did God prescribe this law? Why son?.. And suddenly the train of these thoughts was interrupted, and Prince Andrei heard (not knowing whether he was in delirium or in reality he was hearing this), he heard some quiet, whispering voice, incessantly repeating in rhythm: “And drink piti drink” then “and ti tii” again “and piti piti piti” again “and ti ti.” At the same time, to the sound of this whispering music, Prince Andrei felt that some strange airy building made of thin needles or splinters was erected above his face, above the very middle. He felt (although it was difficult for him) that he had to diligently maintain his balance so that the building that was being erected would not collapse; but it still fell down and slowly rose again at the sounds of steadily whispering music. “It’s stretching!” stretches! stretches and everything stretches,” Prince Andrei said to himself. Along with listening to the whisper and feeling this stretching and rising building of needles, Prince Andrei saw in fits and starts the red light of a candle surrounded in a circle and heard the rustling of cockroaches and the rustling of a fly beating on the pillow and on his face. And every time the fly touched his face, it produced a burning sensation; but at the same time he was surprised by the fact that, hitting the very area of the building erected on his face, the fly did not destroy it. But besides this, there was one more important thing. It was white by the door, it was a sphinx statue that was also crushing him.
“But maybe this is my shirt on the table,” thought Prince Andrei, “and these are my legs, and this is the door; but why is everything stretching and moving forward and piti piti piti and tit ti - and piti piti piti... - Enough, stop, please, leave it, - Prince Andrei begged someone heavily. And suddenly the thought and feeling emerged again with extraordinary clarity and strength.

For Genrikh Pavlovich, such cases are those in which fundamentally important legal issues are raised and errors that occurred in previous judicial practice are eliminated. After all, the results of these cases can subsequently save thousands of human destinies. As an example, Genrikh Pavlovich likes to cite the case of Vladimir Grizak, who was accused of murdering his own wife and young son, committed with particular cruelty. Vladimir’s innocence was defended by Genrikh Pavlovich and his colleague A.E. Bochko. Their efforts resulted in the complete acquittal and rehabilitation of Grizak, who spent 4 years in prison. many years. However, human rights activists did not stop there. During the trial, they were able to give impetus to the search for an answer to the question of the fate of the death penalty as a legal institution. The fact is that Grisak faced the death penalty for the crime charged to him. According to Art.

Lawyer Padva Genrikh Pavlovich: biography, achievements and interesting facts

Senior partner of the law firm Padva and Partners.

Head of the Russian-American law firm Chadbourne and Park and the Union of Lawyers.

Member of the Presidium of the Moscow City Bar Association.

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Vice-President of the International Union of Lawyers. Genrikh Pavlovich was born in Moscow in 1931.

After 22 years, he received a diploma from the Moscow Law Institute and became a member of the bar.

Recipient of the “Public Recognition” badge. Winner of the Gold Medal.

F. N. Plevako. Honored Lawyer of Russia. He is interested in collecting antique porcelain and painting.

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Most of all he likes to contemplate the paintings of El Greco, Utrillo and Natalia Nesterova.

Every lawyer has cases that are valuable not only positive influence on the reputation of a lawyer, but also the moral satisfaction received after resolving particularly difficult situations.

Padva Heinrich Pavlovich

The Constitutional Court agreed with the point of view of the lawyers about the unconstitutionality of the current practice and ruled: until the advent of a law that would ensure that cases involving defendants under threat of the death penalty are tried by jury, the death penalty throughout Russia will not be imposed by any court in the country.

Thus, the lawyers were able to achieve not only a fair decision regarding their client, but also a moratorium on the use of capital punishment.

No less indicative is the case of G.
D., addressed to P. and the Ministry of Culture in connection with belittling the honor and dignity of the plaintiff.
Genrikh Pavlovich represented the interests of G.D. The lawyer, in support of the claim, sent a petition to the court to seize the defendant’s property.

His favorite artists include Utrillo and El Greco.

He is also interested in the work of contemporary artists. In particular, he gives preference to the works of N. Nesterova.

20.06.2016

Genrikh Pavlovich Padva

Criminal lawyer Vyacheslav Korolev About 300,000 rubles Law Firm “Sterligov and Partners” 200,000 rubles MKA “Kalashnikov and Partners” 150,000 rubles Bar Association “Partner” Up to 150,000 rubles (advance payment 50,000 rubles) Lawyer Yuri Nikonorov 100,000 – 15 0 000 rubles Law office "Krivitsky and Partners" 100,000 rubles per month Moscow Bar Association "Kurganov and Partners" from 100,000 rubles Moscow Bar Association "Komaev and Partners" from 100,000 rubles Law Office "Demin and Partners" 100,000 rubles Legal Center "Man and the Law" from 50,000 rubles (defense in court from 100,000 rubles) Moscow Legal Center "Vector" from 100,000 rubles MCA "Zheleznikov and Partners" from 100,000 rubles "Moscow Legal Bureau" 80,000 rubles (court of the first instance – 80,000 rubles) Lawyer Magomed Evloev By agreement.

Heinrich Padva spoke about his earnings.

He, recalling this process, says that some moments were often absurd. Sometimes the memory of a brilliant writer was simply mocked.

For example, officials made demands for documents confirming the fact that Ivinskaya had donated handwritten poems dedicated to her. The side of the writer’s daughter-in-law was defended by lawyer Lyubarskaya. When defending the ex-head of YUKOS M.

Khodorkovsky's lawyer also did not achieve an acquittal.

Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev received eight years in prison. Andrei Krainov (the head of the Volna company), who is involved in the same case, was sentenced to four and a half years probation.

High-ranking clients Padva Heinrich defended the interests of the ex-head Russian government Mikhail Kasyanov, who was involved as a witness in the case concerning the Sosnovka property complex (former state dachas), sold to him and M.

Legal.report for the first time found out the real prices of Moscow lawyers

From 1953 to 1971, his place of work was the Kalinin Regional Bar Association.

He interned for six months in Rzhev, and later spent more than a year in singular legal practice in the regional center, which is called Pogoreloye Gorodishche.

Later he worked as a lawyer in the cities of Torzhok and Kalinin.

Since 1971, the biography of Genrikh Pavlovich Padva has been connected with the capital; he joined the Moscow City College of Lawyers.

In 1985, he became a member of its presidium and at the same time director of the Research Institute of Advocacy, created by the Moscow Bar Association. In 1989, Padva Genrikh was elected vice-president of the USSR Bar Union, and subsequently in 1990 to a similar post in the International Bar Association (union).

Padva Heinrich Pavlovich cost of services

Oral or written consultation – up to 5,000 rubles, preparation legal documents– from 10,000 rubles, representation in court – from 50,000 rubles Legal company “Legal Support Center” By agreement, from 25,000 rubles Lawyer Sergey Romanovsky First oral consultation – 3,000 rubles. Further by agreement Law Office “Reznik, Gagarin and Partners” Refusal to take up the case with the wording “due to employment” Law Office “Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners” Do not handle criminal cases related to drugs Law Office “Barshchevsky and Partners” They disclose information about the cost of services only during a face-to-face consultation with the client. Where do the numbers come from? Most lawyers agreed to justify their prices only during a face-to-face conversation. However, some also gave extensive written explanations.
In particular, MCA Kalashnikov and Partners, having initially requested 150,000 rubles for work during the preliminary investigation, said: “When the parents arrive, you can discuss the price with us.

But for this we need to know the detailed circumstances of the case.”

It is interesting that most lawyers, contrary to popular belief, did not try to “nightmare” the client in order to get the client at any cost. At most, we were talking about relatively harmless marketing ploys.

Thus, the legal company “Legal Support Center” stated that their services cost only 25,000 rubles.

However, after short negotiations, clarifications, and clarifications, the lawyers admitted that we're talking about only about primary assistance to the accused. And then we need to negotiate. Another advertising tactic is used by lawyer Sergei Romanovsky, who immediately introduced himself as a former FSB officer who served in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Ultimately, the case against Borodin was dropped. The head of the KrAZ board of directors, Anatoly Bykov, was a lawyer’s client in 2000 and 2003.

He was given a suspended sentence. Entrepreneur Frank Elkaponi (Mamedov), who was accused of storing and transporting narcotic substances, thanks to Pavda’s efforts, he was acquitted.

Pavda's clients also included Yukos organizer M. Khodorkovsky, actor Vladislav Galkin, ex-minister Anatoly Serdyukov, and criminal authority Vyacheslav Ivankov. Failures in business The biography of Heinrich Padva also includes some not entirely successful moments.

In the period from 1994 to 2001, the lawyer had to represent the side of Olga Ivinskaya, who was B’s friend.

Pasternak, in a lengthy trial related to the fate of Pasternak’s archives.

This civil case ended unsuccessfully for Pavda’s client.

Lawyer Padva Genrikh Pavlovich cost of services

For example, the following response came from the “Partner” Bar Association: “Hashish (hemp) is used as a smoking mixture and is common at student events. Preliminary investigation – up to 150 thousand rubles. We don’t know how he was detained, if as part of the operational investigation, then we need to look at how they were carried out and look for flaws and violations, if any. We have extensive practice in this regard. You can make a preliminary payment, say, in the region of 50 thousand rubles for a meeting with the prisoner and the investigator. Then you can understand what, how and how it is possible to help, and then talk about the final amount of the fee and additional payment... You need to decide on working with a lawyer who will be interested in the work, and you need to “not serve the number” as assigned from the investigation as quickly as possible so as not to lose precious time in this situation.”

By the way, you can bargain with almost all lawyers.

It is a well-known fact that Padva Genrikh Pavlovich is a lawyer whose payment is considered one of the highest in the territory Russian Federation, in special situations can provide its high-quality legal assistance absolutely free of charge. His equally famous colleague Henry Reznik claims that Padva has a rather rare quality, which is called the highest legal culture.

Genrikh Pavlovich Padva: biography, education

The birthplace of the future Honored Lawyer of Russia is the capital of our country. Date - 02/20/1931. Parents: Padva Pavel Yurievich and Rapoport Eva Iosifovna.

In 1953, Padva Genrikh Pavlovich received higher education at the Moscow Law Institute. As a result of the distribution, he ended up in the Kalinin region.
In 1961 in by correspondence Graduated from the Kalinin Pedagogical Institute, Faculty of History.

From 1953 to 1971, his place of work was the Kalinin Regional Bar Association. He trained for six months in Rzhev, and later for more than a year he conducted a sole legal practice in the regional center, which is called Pogoreloye Gorodishche. Later he worked as a lawyer in the cities of Torzhok and Kalinin.

Since 1971, the biography of Genrikh Pavlovich Padva has been connected with the capital; he joined the Moscow City College of Lawyers. In 1985, he became a member of its presidium and at the same time director of the Research Institute of Advocacy, created by the Moscow Bar Association.

In 1989, Padva Genrikh was elected vice-president of the USSR Bar Union, and subsequently in 1990 to a similar post in the International Bar Association (union).

In 2002, he began working as a lawyer at the Moscow Chamber of Lawyers, establishing and heading a law office called Padva and Partners as managing partner.

Awards and regalia

Taking into account his contribution to the development of legal practice in Russia, Genrikh Pavlovich Padva was awarded the Gold Medal. Plevako in 1998

Significant personal contribution invested in improving the existing legislative structure, many years of legal practice in protecting civil law and the freedom of a specific individual led to him being awarded the honorary badge “Public Recognition” in 1999.

Padva Genrikh Pavlovich: reviews, biography

Padva Heinrich in 1991 - 1994, within the framework of the “GKChP case,” managed to obtain an amnesty for his client, who was former chairman USSR Armed Forces Anatoly Lukyanov.

Large businessman Lev Weinberg was released with the help of Padva in 1996, and subsequently his criminal prosecution was stopped.

In 1996-97, the lawyer’s client was Peter Karpov, who was accused of bribery, and held the position of deputy director at the Federal Insolvency Administration. He was taken into custody twice and released the same number of times on subscription. Ultimately, the criminal case was dropped due to an amnesty.

Former head of Rosdragmet Evg. Bychkov also received an amnesty in 2001. The charges against him were partially dropped.

Department Manager Russian President Pavel Borodin was Padva's client from 2000 to 2002. He was arrested in the Mabetex case. Ultimately, the case against Borodin was dropped.

The head of the KrAZ board of directors, Anatoly Bykov, was a lawyer’s client in 2000 and 2003. He was given a suspended sentence.

Entrepreneur Frank Elkaponi (Mamedov), who was accused of storing and transporting narcotic substances, was acquitted through Pavda’s efforts.

Pavda's clients also included Yukos organizer M. Khodorkovsky, actor Vladislav Galkin, ex-minister Anatoly Serdyukov, and criminal authority Vyacheslav Ivankov.

Business failures

The biography of Heinrich Padva also includes some not entirely successful moments. In the period from 1994 to 2001, the lawyer had to represent the side of Olga Ivinskaya, who was B. Pasternak’s friend, in a long trial related to the fate of Pasternak’s archives.

This civil case ended unsuccessfully for Pavda’s client. He, recalling this process, says that some moments were often absurd. Sometimes the memory of a brilliant writer was simply mocked. For example, officials made demands for documents confirming the fact that Ivinskaya had donated handwritten poems dedicated to her. The side of the writer’s daughter-in-law was defended by lawyer Lyubarskaya.

When defending the ex-head of YUKOS M. Khodorkovsky, the lawyer also did not achieve an acquittal. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev received eight years in prison. Andrei Krainov (the head of the Volna company), who is involved in the same case, was sentenced to four and a half years probation.

High-ranking clients

Padva Genrikh defended the interests of the former head of the Russian government, Mikhail Kasyanov, who was called as a witness in the case concerning the Sosnovka property complex (former state dachas), sold to him and M. Fridman (head of Alfa Group) in violation of existing legislation. For quite a long time there were many rumors that Kasyanov would be subject to criminal punishment in connection with this, but he was even given possession of the dacha.

Pavda acted as a lawyer for N. Lugovsky (former co-founder and general director of the Sibneft joint venture), who in 2003 tried to return money in the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars, which at the end of 1994 was seized from him by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation as material evidence. Until December 2008, it was not possible to return the money, and it was established that some of it was missing.

In November 2010, Pavda defended M. Beketov, who previously worked as the editor-in-chief of the Khimkinskaya Pravda newspaper, who received disability after an attack by unidentified persons; on November 10, 2010, he was found guilty of slandering the mayor of the city of Khimki, V. Strelchenko.

Padva's marital status

Pavda’s first wife’s name was Albina, she died in 1974. They had a daughter together.

For the second time, the lawyer married art critic and notary assistant Oksana Mamontova, born in 1971, who was forty years younger than him. She previously studied at the Moscow Law Academy, had a son named Gleb from previous marriage. Gleb’s attitude towards Genrikh Pavlovich is very good, like towards his own father.

A marriage contract has been concluded between the spouses, which stipulates that in the event of a divorce proceeding, the spouse will retain only her personal belongings, as well as the property registered in her name.

As noted in the press, Padva’s wife is presented with rather expensive gifts: cars, antique jewelry in the form of rings and earrings.

Interests and hobbies

Among Padva's hobbies his love for fine arts. His favorite artists include Utrillo and El Greco.

He is also interested in the work of contemporary artists. In particular, he gives preference to the works of N. Nesterova.

This distinguished lawyer has handled countless cases during his 60-plus years in the legal profession. Thanks to his efforts, legislation and arbitrage practice changed in better side. It is to him that we owe the creation of the first professional community lawyers throughout the country - the Union of Lawyers of the USSR. The GARANT.RU portal spoke with the managing partner of the Padva and Partners law office, an Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation Heinrich Padva.

The Man Who Couldn't Change the Bar

Genrikh Pavlovich, you studied at capital school No. 110 and successfully completed it in 1948. It would seem that the doors to all professions were “open” for you. Why did you decide to choose jurisprudence, which was quite outlandish in those days?

I dreamed of law since school years, when I first read the works of the great pre-revolutionary lawyers N.P. Karabchevsky, S.A. Andreevsky, and others. Their talent inspired me. Then I decided for myself that I would study, become a lawyer and defend unfortunate and oppressed people.

Is it true that you failed to enter the Moscow Law Institute twice, and the second time you “failed” on the question of the rivers of Great Britain?

Indeed, that’s exactly what happened. At that time, geography, history, Russian language and literature were taken as entrance exams to a law school. And so in geography I was asked to list the rivers of Great Britain. I only named the Thames, which did not suit the examiner. I don’t know whether this question was an accident or whether I was asked it deliberately in order to “fail”, but when I later asked different people, including the professor who taught geography, no one could name other rivers besides the Thames.

After two unsuccessful attempts pass entrance exams to the Moscow Law Institute, I went to Belarus to enter the Minsk Law Institute. This university gladly accepted me, but I studied there for only a year - after completing the first year, I nevertheless returned to the capital and transferred to the Moscow Law Institute. Four years later, immediately after the graduation of my class, this university ceased its independent existence and was merged with the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University named after M.Yu. Lomonosov.

After graduating from the Moscow Law Institute in 1953, you undergo a six-month internship in Rzhev, and then go to work as a lawyer in the small regional center of Pogoreloe Gorodishche. Do you remember your first case as a lawyer?

Of course I remember. In all my practice, this was the only case in which a person actually turned himself in. In reality, the vast majority of confessions are “far-fetched”: the suspect is arrested and only then persuaded to confess to his crime in exchange for a lighter sentence. This was a completely different case. A respected worker who could boast of his name on the honor board, an order bearer, the father of two daughters, came to the police in Stalingrad [now Volgograd. – Ed.] and admitted that he raped an underage girl eight years ago. He was arrested, transported to Pogoreloye Gorodishche, where the crime took place, they lifted the case from the archives, began to look for the victim, witnesses... I represented his interests.

As a result, the court sentenced my client to three years in prison - taking into account all the mitigating circumstances, he was given a punishment below the lower limit, which, according to those laws, was about eight years. I was dissatisfied with the verdict and believed that the case should be dismissed altogether, but since by the time the court decision was made my client had served most of the sentence, we decided not to file a complaint against the verdict.

After working in Pogoreloye Gorodishche, you move to the city of Kalinin [now Tver. – Ed.], where, in parallel with legal practice, you study at the history department of the Kalinin Pedagogical Institute [now Tver State University. – Ed.]. Have you decided to change your profession?

Under no circumstances – I would never change the legal profession! The fact is that in those days the authorities tortured everyone with party training. Nobody liked it, but to get rid of it without good reason it was impossible. Then one friend advised me to enter a university for a second higher education - students were treated leniently and were not given additional party workload. That's exactly what I did.

And I chose the history department because I always loved history and studied it in depth at the Moscow Law Institute. In addition, upon admission, I received credit for many of the exams that I had already passed before. Of course, this study was a formality - by that time I was already well known in Kalinin, with many teachers I was in friendly relations. Now I don’t even remember where my diploma from the Kalinin Pedagogical Institute is.

Why did you return to Moscow only in 1971?

If I could, I would have done it much sooner. Kalinin is a wonderful city, but Moscow – my home where all my relatives and friends live. I dreamed of returning to Moscow from the very moment I left! But bureaucratic obstacles prevented me from doing this. Previously, citizens did not have the right to choose their place of residence, so before moving they had to first obtain registration at their future place of residence, which was not easy to do.

Heinrich Padva: famous, popular, venerable

You were lucky enough to represent the interests of many public people, but about the “Izhevsk case” - the case of theft of state Money on an especially large scale when organizing concerts of Vladimir Vysotsky - legends still circulate. Tell us more about it.

This trial is not notable for anything other than the fact that popular artists were questioned as witnesses. The prosecutor opened a case of misappropriation of money against a group of concert organizers Vladimir Vysotsky, Valentina Tolkunova and Gennady Khazanov. The artists themselves had nothing to do with this. But since the authorities did not favor Vysotsky, they, it seems to me, wanted to involve him in the flaring up scandal - they say, Vladimir Semenovich knew about the fraud with tickets at his performances, and maybe even contributed to it. Fortunately, I was able to defend his good name. On July 5, 1980, I flew from Izhevsk to Moscow with good news that Vysotsky’s name is not tarnished by the verdict. From the airport I stopped by the Taganka Theater and told Vladimir Semenovich about our victory, and 20 days later the artist was gone.

For example, for a long time it was believed that only the father could challenge paternity. I was contacted by a woman who wanted to challenge the paternity record for her son. I immediately doubted the possibility of doing this, since there was no corresponding practice at that time, but I got down to business. We filed an application with the court, but it was not even accepted. Then I began to appeal this refusal and reached the Presidium of the Moscow City Court, which recognized the mother’s right to challenge the paternity of her child. Now this is considered the norm.

Every lawyer dreams of achievements like yours. Share your “recipe for success”.

My “recipe for success” is very boring: work, work, work... Unfortunately, few people have the happiness of working in the profession for which they were created by God. I am sure that I was so lucky.

Your work experience in the legal profession has exceeded 60 years. Have you become bored with your profession over the years?

No, I’m not bored – I’m just very tired. But ending my career as a lawyer is tantamount to physical death. My work is my life. That's why I'm still at the helm.

If you had to choose a profession again, what would you become?

Only a lawyer. I love the legal profession for its freedom - no one can tell a lawyer who and how to defend. If I am confident in the innocence of my client, I have the right to insist on an acquittal, and they cannot prohibit me from doing so. I don't depend on anyone.

Each lawyer’s case is special and unique. By protecting a person, you understand that his fate is partly in your hands. This is an incredible responsibility, but also an indescribable happiness - to hear from the judge “I decide to find the defendant innocent and release him in the courtroom.” Moments like these are worth living and working for!

Documentation

Genrikh Pavlovich was born into a Moscow family of an engineer and a ballerina in 1931. The family lived modestly, in communal apartment. But parents always tried to give their son the best. Therefore, Genrikh Pavlovich received his education in one of the best schools. He studied with the children of public and politicians. Since childhood, Genrikh Pavlovich dreamed of becoming a lawyer. He studied the works of great lawyers, improved his oratory and performed at public events.

After graduating from school, he tried several times to enter the Moscow Law Institute (problems arose either in the lack of points, or in his Jewish nationality and the lack of a Komsomol card). Ultimately, he nevertheless entered there by transfer from Minsk.

Career of Padva Genrikh Pavlovich

After graduating from the first institute, he was assigned to Kalininskaya ( modern name- Tver) region, where in 1961 he graduated from the Pedagogical Institute. There he met his love - the most beautiful woman Kalinina, his first wife Albina.

The legal practice of Genrikh Pavlovich Padva began in 1953 in the Kalinin region. However, it was quite difficult. He often faced the injustice of the courts. In addition, it was difficult for Genrikh Pavlovich to start his career in a different region, a completely different environment than the one to which he had been accustomed since childhood. There wasn't even enough money to live on. He had a hard time adjusting. And in the first decade of his legal practice, he even wrote a letter of resignation from the legal profession. In 1971, Genrikh Pavlovich returned to Moscow again with extensive experience in legal practice and became a member of the Moscow City Bar Association. He began to be highly respected among his colleagues for his accumulated experience in conducting legal affairs in the village.

The heyday of his career occurred in the nineties. When he began to protect not only ordinary people, but also crime bosses(Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov (“Jap”) and others), political leaders(Pavel Pavlovich Borodin, Anatoly Petrovich Bykov, Pyotr Anatolyevich Karpov, Anatoly Ivanovich Lukyanov, Anatoly Eduardovich Serdyukov and others), representatives of the business environment (Lev Weinberg, Frank Elkaponi (Teymur Fuzuli Mamedov), Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, etc.) , as well as television “stars” (Vladislav Borisovich Galkin and others). Various people also began to turn to him for help. legal entities(editorial staff of Izvestia, Menatep, PepsiCo, CitiBank, etc.). In 1995, Genrikh Pavlovich opened his own law office, which continues to operate successfully to this day.

Of course, Genrikh Pavlovich did not win all cases; there were also lost cases. Especially during his residence in the Kalinin region, when humanism was practically absent in court. But, despite all the difficulties, he has been working as a lawyer all his life. After all, this is not only a profession, but also a calling.

Special achievements of Padva Genrikh Pavlovich

Genrikha Padva is an Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation. He was awarded the gold medal named after Fyodor Nikiforovich Plevako and other awards. Genrikh Pavlovich played a big role in the abolition of the death penalty in Russia. It was based on his complaint to constitutional Court this penalty was declared unconstitutional. Currently, Heinrich Padva's office has become the best in providing services in the field of criminal law.

Personal life of Padva Genrikh Pavlovich

Heinrich Padva's first wife was a neurologist and, unfortunately, did not live with him long. She died in 1974, leaving him with a daughter. Twenty-two years later, the lawyer married a notary's assistant Oksana for the second time. Moreover, Oksana also has a child from her first marriage - a son. According to various sources, despite the fact that her husband spoils her, he still decided to draw up a marriage contract. It seems that in order to avoid various risks, this is quite fair, because she is forty years younger than him. The lawyer himself reports on this matter that he understands perfectly well woman's love to him. However, there are doubts about the sincerity of such love - it seems that many women are only interested in his fame.

Hobbies and interests of Padva Genrikh Pavlovich

Successful lawyer Heinrich Padva - comprehensively developed person. He believes in life and death. Able to combine work, creativity and personal life. IN different periods In life, he loved various hobbies - he was involved in motor sports, photography, gymnastics, collecting and so on.

His hobbies changed from time to time. He is now the author of several books. But he retained his love for sports and active leisure. Football and tennis are his favorite sports. In addition, he is interested in music and painting.

Special personality traits of Padva Genrikh Pavlovich

Genrikh Pavlovich is a unique person. He is professionally passionate, considers himself kind, honest and enthusiastic. Despite the fact that he does not like to compare himself with anyone, he is quite strict towards himself. At work, he likes to take on interesting cases. As friend and colleague Reznik Henry Markovich emphasizes, the famous lawyer Padva Genri Pavlovich is distinguished not only by his humanity, he has a rare quality modern life- high legal culture. The talented lawyer Genrikh Pavlovich Padva is respected by his colleagues, and young lawyers strive to be like him.