He defended Donald Trump, Sean Combs, Bono, the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels and mob figures with wit and verve. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Legal Profession”
Trump Companies’ Defense Lawyers Are an Eclectic Team
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
The defense team includes a personal injury lawyer from Philadelphia and two New York criminal lawyers who have defended mobsters and white collar defendants. Source: New York Times
Lawyers Ask Court to Sanction Kenneth Chesebro Over Trump Fake Electors Scheme
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
An ethics complaint in New York against Kenneth Chesebro is the latest example of legal troubles for lawyers who helped Donald J. Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Files Ethics Complaint Against Letitia James
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
Ms. James, the New York attorney general, was accused by Mr. Cuomo of violating conduct rules in her investigation of sexual harassment accusations against him. Source: New York Times
The Dog Lawyer Doesn’t Care That You Hate Him
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
In defending dogs at all costs, Richard Rosenthal has made a lot of enemies. But his animal clients owe him their lives. Source: New York Times
Court Win Bolsters Push to Highlight Prosecutors’ Misconduct
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
A group of law professors have tried to strengthen the disciplinary process for prosecuting attorneys by making complaints public. Source: New York Times
Gerald Shargel, Criminal Defense Lawyer for the Mob, Dies at 77
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2022
He coupled legal scholarship with courtroom wit to decimate the prosecution’s cases against Mafia bosses. Source: New York Times
How a Celebrity Divorce Lawyer Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2022
Nancy Chemtob is committed to meditation and self-help books, as well as her clients, family members and new husband. Source: New York Times
Preet Bharara Joins WilmerHale
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2022
The firm’s partners have included Robert S. Mueller III and Alejandro Mayorkas. Source: New York Times
Donald K. Ross, Leading Public Interest Lawyer, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
A Ralph Nader acolyte, he galvanized students in the 1970s and promoted social change through legislation, legal action and political pressure. Source: New York Times
Maria Marcus, Public Interest Lawyer and Professor, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2022
She argued before the Supreme Court six times representing New York State, took on civil rights cases for the N.A.A.C.P. and taught at Fordham for decades. Source: New York Times
Family Court Lawyers Flee Low-Paying Jobs. Parents and Children Suffer.
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2022
New York hasn’t raised the attorneys’ fees since 2004, creating a shortage that has denied the most vulnerable their constitutional right to a lawyer. Source: New York Times
Book Review: ‘The Gotti Wars,’ by John Gleeson
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2022
John Gleeson’s “The Gotti Wars” is a memoir about what it took to jail America’s star gangster. Source: New York Times
The Prosecutors Who Are Heading For the Door
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
In every borough, the lawyers in district attorneys’ offices are leaving because of burnout, rising workload and modest salaries. Source: New York Times
Why Hundreds of New York City Prosecutors Are Leaving Their Jobs
By Gotham Rex on April 3, 2022
New burdens, low pay and pandemic malaise prompted the resignations of a fifth of the legal work force in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Source: New York Times