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Despite Partner’s Protest, Ex-Bookkeeper Gets Deferred Adjudication in Alleged $32K Law Office Theft

Because she repaid her employer in full after allegedly stealing nearly $32,000, a former bookkeeper and office manager for a small New Jersey law firm could avoid having any conviction on her record in the case. Rachel Rosen, 44, was accepted today into a pretrial intervention program in the Morris…

Sep 20, 2011 6:20 PM CDT

Pro Se Defense Attorney to Be Shocked If He Leaves Authorized Courtroom Area During RICO Trial

Four U.S. marshals will be in the courtroom as attorney Paul Bergrin goes on trial in federal court in Newark, N.J., next month. He faces a racketeering case in which he is accused of operating his law firm as a criminal enterprise and conspiring with another New Jersey lawyer to…

Sep 19, 2011 6:01 PM CDT

Ex-Prosecutor in NJ and Veteran Md. Defense Lawyer Take Plea in Tax Cases; Both to Be Disbarred

A New Jersey criminal defense lawyer who formerly worked as a Hudson County prosecutor had taken a plea in a tax evasion case and agreed to give up his law license. Francis S. Cutruzzula, 48, admitted to a federal judge in Newark today that he hadn’t filed a tax return…

Sep 14, 2011 11:35 PM CDT

Attorney Paul Bergrin’s Biggest Trial is About to Begin: His Own Racketeering Case

A high-profile New Jersey criminal defense lawyer is about to take on the biggest trial of his career–his own. A federal judge in Newark today agreed that attorney Paul Bergrin could defend himself against a 33-count murder conspiracy and racketeering indictment, although U.S. District Judge William Martini discouraged him from…

Sep 13, 2011 12:31 AM CDT

Federal Judge Sides with NJ Solo, Strikes NY Law Requiring In-State Office for Out-of-State Lawyers

A federal judge in Albany has agreed with a New Jersey solo practitioner that a New York law is unconstitutional. It requires out-of-state attorneys licensed to practice in New York to maintain an in-state office if they want to represent clients there. The state argued that the New York office…

Sep 9, 2011 10:09 PM CDT

Donald Trump Can’t Sue over Claims He’s Not a Billionaire, NJ Appeals Court Rules

Donald Trump has lost a defamation lawsuit he filed over claims that he’s not a billionaire. A New Jersey appeals court ruled (PDF) on Wednesday that Trump can’t sue because he is a public figure and he had not shown actual malice by author Timothy O’Brien, the New Jersey Law…

Sep 8, 2011 1:03 PM CDT

Disbarred Lawyer Accused of Duping Inmates with Phony Nonprofit

A disbarred lawyer and a paralegal in New Jersey are accused in a state lawsuit of duping inmates with a phony nonprofit promising legal aid and consulting services. The suit, filed by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs, claims disbarred lawyer Mark Bendet and paralegal Bruce Buccolo…

Aug 31, 2011 1:15 PM CDT

High-Profile Defense Attorney Accused of Practicing Law in RICO Enterprise May Represent Himself

Updated: Once a New Jersey criminal defense lawyer best-known for his trial work on behalf of major gang figures and rap artists, Paul Bergrin has been jailed since 2009 on charges that he ran his law practice as part of a criminal racketeering enterprise. Allegedly, the former prosecutor even helped…

Aug 31, 2011 1:55 AM CDT

Top NJ Court Changes Rules re Eyewitness ID, Calls for More Pretrial Scrutiny, New Jury Instructions

In a landmark ruling today, the New Jersey Supreme court changed procedural and evidentiary rules concerning eyewitness identification of suspects, saying that 30 years of scientific research had showed it to be less reliable than once thought. Depending on the circumstances of an arrest, suspects will be offered a greater…

Aug 25, 2011 12:17 AM CDT

NJ Appellate Panel Reverses Foreclosure Because Deutsche Bank Didn’t Have Note When It Sued

A bank that sued to foreclose a New Jersey mortgage in 2008 is back on square one after a state appeals court ruling yesterday that its filing was defective because it didn’t prove possession of the note for the loan. After winning the case on summary judgment and obtaining possession…

Aug 10, 2011 7:58 PM CDT

Lawyer-CPA Indicted in Alleged Scheme to Bilk Real Estate Investors by Resolving Fake IRS Probe

A New Jersey lawyer is facing criminal charges for allegedly participating in a scheme to bilk real estate investors by falsely claiming they were the target of an Internal Revenue Service probe. A co-defendant also allegedly told them they were being investigated by the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office for mortgage…

Aug 10, 2011 6:04 PM CDT

Homeless Man Is a Frequent Plaintiff, Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

It can be costly to arrest Richard Kreimer, or to throw him out of your business. Richard Kreimer is homeless, but not exactly penniless, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports. Over the years he has filed nearly 20 lawsuits alleging violation of his First Amendment or civil rights, bringing “a good…

Aug 3, 2011 3:59 PM CDT

NJ Judge Sues State, Says Constitution Bans Jurists’ Pensions From Being Cut

Following recent cuts in health-care and pension benefits, a New Jersey judge has sued the state. Hudson County Superior Court Judge Paul DePascale contends that a required increase in jurists’ pension contributions is banned by the state constitution, which prevents jurists’ salaries from being reduced in order to protect the…

Jul 22, 2011 10:55 AM CDT

Motion: Kasowitz Troops Posed as Sham Hedge Fund Execs to Contact Represented Man

A motion to disqualify Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman from continuing to represent the plaintiff insurer in a hard-fought lawsuit against multiple hedge funds contends that the law firm contacted a represented individual working for one of the defendants in the case. Multiple hedge fund defendants in the New Jersey…

Jul 21, 2011 8:00 PM CDT

News Reports Claim Murdoch Entities May Have Hacked and Bullied at US Companies, Too

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been asked to expand its investigation of possible telephone voicemail hacking in the United States by individuals and entities related to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. In a letter sent today to Attorney General Eric Holder and the head of the FBI, Sen. Frank Lautenberg,…

Jul 21, 2011 12:14 AM CDT

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Despite Partner’s Protest, Ex-Bookkeeper Gets Deferred Adjudication in Alleged $32K Law Office Theft

Pro Se Defense Attorney to Be Shocked If He Leaves Authorized Courtroom Area During RICO Trial

Ex-Prosecutor in NJ and Veteran Md. Defense Lawyer Take Plea in Tax Cases; Both to Be Disbarred

Attorney Paul Bergrin’s Biggest Trial is About to Begin: His Own Racketeering Case

Federal Judge Sides with NJ Solo, Strikes NY Law Requiring In-State Office for Out-of-State Lawyers

Donald Trump Can’t Sue over Claims He’s Not a Billionaire, NJ Appeals Court Rules

Disbarred Lawyer Accused of Duping Inmates with Phony Nonprofit

High-Profile Defense Attorney Accused of Practicing Law in RICO Enterprise May Represent Himself

Top NJ Court Changes Rules re Eyewitness ID, Calls for More Pretrial Scrutiny, New Jury Instructions

NJ Appellate Panel Reverses Foreclosure Because Deutsche Bank Didn’t Have Note When It Sued

Lawyer-CPA Indicted in Alleged Scheme to Bilk Real Estate Investors by Resolving Fake IRS Probe

Homeless Man Is a Frequent Plaintiff, Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

NJ Judge Sues State, Says Constitution Bans Jurists’ Pensions From Being Cut

Motion: Kasowitz Troops Posed as Sham Hedge Fund Execs to Contact Represented Man

News Reports Claim Murdoch Entities May Have Hacked and Bullied at US Companies, Too

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