Sunday, June 10, 2012

Disbarred Attorney Ed Fagan Tries To Represent Czech Plaintiffs

from Betsy Combier:
My question is this: Why dont people research their lawyers before hiring them? See articles at the end of the TPMMuckraker post.

TPMMuckraker

Disgraced Lawyer Attempts Return To World Of Nazi Art Theft

LINK

Ed Fagan, the lawyer who once won big settlements for Holocaust survivors and South African apartheid victims and was later disbarred in New York and New Jersey, is attempting a comeback. Kind of.
In April, Fagan filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Florida on behalf of the Victims of Holocaust Art Theft against the Czech Republic, the National Gallery in Prague, and the Museum of Decorative Arts of Prague. The suit seeks the recovery of valuable artwork owned by Richard and Regina Popper, prominent Czech-Jewish art collectors who were deported from Prague to the Lodz Ghetto, where they were killed in early 1940s.
This week, U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn in Florida wrote an order stating that the case cannot proceed without a proper attorney involved.
The April complaint said that Victims of Holocaust Art Theft “is a business registered in Florida and in this judicial district, is an owner of certain interests in The Popper Collection, [and] is a limited partner with and has limited but express authority [of] Michal Klepetár, one of The Popper Heirs.” It also said that the group’s formation “is the result of agreements, cooperation and partnering between / of Edward D. Fagan and Michal Klepetár.” In his order this week, Cohn wrote that although it is clear Fagan filed the complaint as a “pro se” representative of the group, a licensed attorney is required to represent corporations, partnerships, or associations in federal court.
“If no attorney appears on Plaintiff’s behalf by [July 5, 2012], the Court will dismiss this action without prejudice and close the case,” Cohn wrote.
Fagan was disbarred in New York in 2008, and in New Jersey in 2009, for misappropriating client funds. Last month, Fagan exchanged emails with The South Florida Sun Sentinel about his new case.
“I am not the Ed Fagan of years ago, about whom some people complained, and on whom other people gave accolades. They took my license, but not my brains,” Fagan wrote from Prague. “I am very proud of what I am now doing and hopefully I can be judged by who I am and what I am doing today — not based on the past.”
Fagan did not return an email Thursday from TPM seeking comment.

Edward Fagan Begs the New Jersey Supreme Court To Allow Him to Keep His License
Sanctioned Attorney Nicholas Penkovsky Tries To Resurrect His "Rubber Room" Case in New York State Court of Appeals, Loses Again
 New Jersey Attorney Ethics Committee Recommends the Permanent Disbarment of Attorney Edward Fagan
Con Man and Snake Oil Salesman Ed Fagan Tries To Shut Down Parentadvocates.org., Lewenstein Serves Subpoena on Gizella Weisshaus

Edward Fagan - Wikipedia 

References

  1. ^ a b c Matter of Edward D. Fagan, M-2732, M-3148, M-3193. Supreme Court. Appellate Division. First Judicial Department. Retrieved on October 15, 2009
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Walder, Noeleen G. (December 12, 2008). "Lawyer Disbarred for Failing to Pay Sanctions, Fees in Holocaust Case". New York Law Journal. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d Fuchs, Mary (June 24, 2009). "Lawyer Edward Fagan is disbarred in N.J. for misusing Holocaust victims' funds". New Jersey Real-Time News. Retrieved on October 14, 2009.
  4. ^ Rostron, Bryan (August 12, 2002). "The business of apartheid". New Statesman. Retrieved on January 31, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Meier, Barry (September 8, 2000). "An Avengers Path: A Special report.; Lawyer in Holocaust Case Faces Litany of Complaints". New York Times. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Ross, Brian (September 8, 2000). "Holocaust Claims Lawyer Accused". ABCNEWS. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  7. ^ Original Letters. Fagan. Lieberman. Re: Attorney Ethics Complaint by Gizella Weisshauss. http://picasaweb.google.com/CorruptCourts/WeisshausFaganLieberman
  8. ^ Kleiderman, Alex (August 23, 2004). "The vexed question of paying for slavery". BBC. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  9. ^ "Swiss jeer apartheid claim lawyer". CNN, June 17, 2002. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "Workers Sue Companies Over Apartheid". New York Times, April 6, 2003. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  11. ^ Shah, Saeed (April 5, 2003). "South African mining giants face $6bn law suit". The Independent. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  12. ^ Schonbrun DeSimone Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP. Apartheid Case. Documents. 2007. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  13. ^ Association of Holocaust Victims for Restitution of Artwork & Masterpieces, a/k/a "AHVRAM" v. Bank Austria Creditanstalt, No. 04 Civ. 3600.
  14. ^ Maull, Samuel. Lawyer for Holocaust victims disbarred. The Associated Press. November 12, 2008.
  15. ^ "Slave descendants to sue Lloyd's". BBC News, March 29, 2004. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  16. ^ Australian Associated Press. "Victims to sue over Asian tsunami". The Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 2005.[dead link]
  17. ^ Pancevski, Bojan (November 20, 2006). "Villagers to sue 'Borat'". LA Times. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  18. ^ Associated Press (December 5, 2006). "NYC Judge Questions Viability Of Villagers' 'Borat' Lawsuit". abclocal.go.com. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  19. ^ Lin Anthony (August 12, 2004). "Personal Injury Client Wins Malpractice Award Against Holocaust Victims' Lawyer". New York Law Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  20. ^ "Holocaust-Entschädigung: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen Star-Anwalt Fagan". Der Spiegel, February 18, 2005.
  21. ^ a b Popper, Nathaniel (October 7, 2005). "Holocaust Lawyer Fights Accusation He Hired Underage Austrian Hooker". The Forward. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008.
  22. ^ Klenk, Florian (September 9, 2005). "Mit Vollendung? Die Callgirlaffäre erreicht das Parlamen (German)". Der Falter. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  23. ^ Nachrichten, Salzburger (September 4, 2005). "Fagan soll unter Freiern in Callgirl-Affäre sein" (German). Salzburger Nachrichten. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  24. ^ "Callgirl-Ring: Ed Fagan weist Vorwürfe zurück" (German). Österreichischer Rundfunk, September 4, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  25. ^ "Callgirl-Ring: Prominenten Freiern drohen Ermittlungen" (German). Österreichischer Rundfunk, August 31, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  26. ^ "§ 207b Sexueller Missbrauch von Jugendlichen". Strafgesetzbuch (StGB): Besonderer Teil: Zehnter Abschnitt (German). University Salzburg. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.
  27. ^ Covaleski, John (January 20, 2005). "Ethics Charges Leveled at Lawyer Who Fostered Holocaust Settlement". New Jersey Law Journal. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  28. ^ "Lawyer's 'hero' image tarnished".[dead link]
  29. ^ Covaleski, John (January 20, 2005). "Ethics Charges Leveled at Lawyer Who Fostered Holocaust Settlement." New Jersey Law Journal.
  30. ^ Weimar, Carrie (March 22, 2007). "Holocaust lawyer eyes bankruptcy". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved on October 15, 2009.

External links


Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)