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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Mon May 7, 2018, 01:45 PM May 2018

Cohen, Trump's Lawyer, Went to the Worst Law School in America

per Newsweek:
https://theweek.com/speedreads/771676/trump-attorney-michael-cohen-went-remarkably-bad-law-school

and Politico: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/04/trump-michael-cohen-lawyer-cooley-law-school-218318

and Fortune: http://fortune.com/2018/05/05/michael-cohen-cooley-worst-law-school-in-america/

There are mob connections all thru his family.

His uncle Dr. Morton W. Levine ...., provided medical assistance to members of the Lucchese crime family, “which aided their illegal activities,” according to a sworn affidavit in 1993 from an F.B.I. special agent. The agent was involved in the investigation of the Lucchese underboss, Anthony (Gaspipe) Casso, who “regarded Levine as someone who would do anything for him,” according to the affidavit. That account was buttressed by testimony from a longtime Lucchese associate in an unrelated 2006 federal trial. In 1992, Dr. Levine bought Mr. Casso’s home while Mr. Casso was a fugitive. Dr. Levine has acknowledged in court documents that Mr. Casso was a patient. But he said he did not know that the house belonged to Mr. Casso and denied any wrongdoing.

Dr. Levine also owned El Caribe, a Brooklyn catering hall that for decades was the scene of mob weddings and Christmas parties. Two of New York’s most notorious Russian mobsters once maintained offices there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/business/michael-cohen-lawyer-trump.html

all of the above links serve to give a very clear picture re: Cohen.
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Cohen, Trump's Lawyer, Went to the Worst Law School in America (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl May 2018 OP
That really doesn't matter, since he barely practices law anyhow. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #1
Actually, his family of origin is a better class of sleazy.. dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #2

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,586 posts)
1. That really doesn't matter, since he barely practices law anyhow.
Mon May 7, 2018, 02:03 PM
May 2018

Although we might want to check their catalog to see if they offer a bagman practice clinic for aspiring fixers. Had he gone to a better law school chances are he'd still be a sleaze, but he'd be doing sleazy stuff for a better class of people.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. Actually, his family of origin is a better class of sleazy..
Mon May 7, 2018, 05:24 PM
May 2018

Several of them are involved with darker shades of the law, and a lot of money laundering going on.
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