Author Topic: Lawyer Drives NY Restaurants Out of Business (Read 10058 times)

YudiG · « **on:** September 25, 2011, 12:48:04 PM »

Well, what are the odds of this lawyer showing up at LM and getting a table?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/the_lawyer_who_ate_new_york_SO9DZBVJ4hxnr7jY8rDb2J/0

Note: the 30% fee he collects

henche · « **Reply #1 on:** September 25, 2011, 01:58:55 PM »

Blazes! This guy is raking it in!
Eat that, biglaw lawyers billing 2500 hours of doc review for 160k.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2011, 02:05:46 PM »

ugghh, why does this guy have to wear a yarmulka........

henche · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2011, 02:17:00 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on September 25, 2011, 02:05:46 PM

ugghh, why does this guy have to wear a yarmulka........

Despite the story's negative take, this guy really isn't doing anything shady or undesirable.
Society has decided it is in our interests to have these rules, and to enforce them through a civil liability regime. This guy is doing that for society.
We could make it strictly a criminal regime, and have the DA doing it for a lot cheaper, but the DA wouldn't have the same incentive to find the violations.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2011, 02:18:58 PM »

Quote from: henche on September 25, 2011, 02:17:00 PM

Despite the story's negative take, this guy really isn't doing anything shady or undesirable.
Society has decided it is in our interests to have these rules, and to enforce them through a civil liability regime. This guy is doing that for society.
We could make it strictly a criminal regime, and have the DA doing it for a lot cheaper, but the DA wouldn't have the same incentive to find the violations.

thats a typical usa-jew approach, stil makes me sick.

henche · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2011, 02:20:22 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on September 25, 2011, 02:18:58 PM

thats a typical usa-jew approach, stil makes me sick.

Well, I'm certainly a usa-jew, and even a usa-jew-law student.
So guilty as charged. And I look forward to ripping you off one day.

jj1000 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2011, 03:11:29 PM »

So does anyone on here know this guy? he looks lubavitch? Also this is old news http://gawker.com/501510/the-lawyer-restaurant-owners-love-to-hate basically same article from 3 years ago.

Nitantnel · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2011, 03:34:39 PM »

Quote from: jj1000 on September 25, 2011, 03:11:29 PM

So does anyone on here know this guy? he looks lubavitch? Also this is old news http://gawker.com/501510/the-lawyer-restaurant-owners-love-to-hate basically same article from 3 years ago.

Is this Bikius or just Google??

Jakob · « **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2011, 05:46:49 PM »

Does he only practice in New York?

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #9 on:** September 25, 2011, 06:03:37 PM »

Quote from: henche on September 25, 2011, 02:20:22 PM

Well, I'm certainly a usa-jew, and even a usa-jew-law student.
So guilty as charged. And I look forward to ripping you off one day.

you cannot, I have no SSN, so for americans, I don't exist.

Its a bit like the theory of einstein, except add a black president to it and mix...

mercaz1 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:24:47 AM »

anyone know if this guy is looking for an associate

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2011, 02:59:46 PM »

Quote from: mercaz1 on September 26, 2011, 10:24:47 AM

anyone know if this guy is looking for an associate

you mean ass-ociate?

Avid Reader · « **Reply #12 on:** September 26, 2011, 09:42:23 PM »

Quote from: YudiG on September 25, 2011, 12:48:04 PM

Well, what are the odds of this lawyer showing up at LM and getting a table?

He was actually born in a restaurant! (or close enough to one.. ) http://www.levana.com/about_levana.html Levana is his mother. He must know a thing or two about the food industry.

Quote from: YudiG on September 25, 2011, 12:48:04 PM

Note: the 30% fee he collects

Most lawyers that work on contingency take a 33% cut if the case settles, or some 42% if the case goes to trial, AFAIK. It's standard practice. Nothing different about him.

I'm not defending him in any way, just stating the facts.
That said, I agree that our 'lawsuit society' is killing away many legitimate businesses, and that's a tragedy.

twentie4hrs · « **Reply #13 on:** September 26, 2011, 10:56:30 PM »

crazy article

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #14 on:** October 03, 2011, 12:56:07 PM »

And the response...
http://www.vosizneias.com/92430/2011/10/03/new-york-ny-orthodox-lawyer-fires-back-over-%e2%80%98frivolous-lawsuits%e2%80%99-comment

Dan · « **Reply #15 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:13:15 PM »

Nice!

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:35:06 PM »

+1000
I must admit, the original article left me with a bit of a bad impression. The response totally cleared things up.

There are 2 sides to every story...

AJK · « **Reply #17 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:40:32 PM »

+1

He defended himself valiantly.

Anyone know where he went to school?

EDIT: Fordham

myb821 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:45:55 PM »

great response

mercaz1 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 03, 2011, 01:47:05 PM »

very good response
wonder if the post will now respond to him?