tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post4990425767030057617..comments2023-07-02T04:15:37.975-04:00Comments on Eye on The Record: Editors bury legal problems of a prominent Cliffs lawyerVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-15006123768638724672015-11-09T08:17:07.380-05:002015-11-09T08:17:07.380-05:00Thanks. But when a local person does something, no...Thanks. But when a local person does something, no matter how far away from North Jersey, that is "news" for The Record. Think of all the actors, singers, authors whom the paper covers even though they moved away from Bergen County decades ago.<br /><br />Of course, what the paper hasn't done in recent years is cover towns like Hackensack the way a local daily should, and the lazy, burned-out editors are to blame.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-54036846990228017612015-11-09T08:13:46.926-05:002015-11-09T08:13:46.926-05:00I received this comment from a lawyer:
Victor -re...I received this comment from a lawyer:<br /><br />Victor -read your comment about the lawyer who lives in Englewood Cliffs and the way the Record covered it. I am a lawyer as you know but that fact notwithstanding, I do know think that the story warranted any coverage. The woman may have lived in Englewood Cliffs but the fraud was committed in New York to New York law firms. I doubt that anyone in the area knows or cares who she is. I would be no different if a person from Teaneck would be charged with robbing a store in Brooklyn and killing someone. The scam in which she was involved is quite common. There are now litigation support teams which help large law firms collect and index data on big cases. The firms farm out the work and bill the client. Often lawyers in the spending firm have a direct or indirect interest in these outside firms and pad or falsify the bills. This is what happened here. I doubt that the New Jersey law journal will even mention it as this is a New York story. By the way I am still waiting for the town by town breakdowns of the assembly and freeholder races in the area. they are on the internet but it is easier to compare in print -- keep up the good work,Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.com