If u were a wise guy or lets just say for argument sake u needed a criminal attorney and could afford any lawyer past or present- who would it be ? Only ONE
Some notable lawyers
Frank Regano- Santo Bobby Simone- Scarfo's guy Ed Jacobs- Merlino's guy and was a young guy working with Simone back then Oscar Goodman- another famous lawyer who worked alongside Simone Roy Cohn- Carlo's Gerard Shargel- Cutler Charles Carnesi- Gotti jr Jeffrey Leichman Albert Kreiger- Bonanno/ Gotti Joseph Corazzo Ed Hayes- Gotti Jimmy LaRossa- big Paul Robert Kardashian- OJ Simpson
Re: Who would your attorney be?
[Re: Tonytough]
#897355 10/31/1607:56 AM10/31/1607:56 AM
That man had such a way with words, an unbelievable wordsmith and he was masterful at working the jury, but most importantly he got a man off the hook who was guilty as sin, nuff said!!
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#897373 10/31/1601:22 PM10/31/1601:22 PM
Simone highly recommends Miles Feinstein- notable clients include Scarfo, Angelo Prisco (Genovese), Anthony Ancetturo plus numerous non LCN related murder cases he won
Personally if I had to pick it would be Roy Cohn, he obviously had very good connections/ more so than most great attorneys
Re: Who would your attorney be?
[Re: Tonytough]
#897406 11/01/1612:28 AM11/01/1612:28 AM
Id hope you'd all choose Mikeyballs211 as your attorney of choice...assuming any of you kill someone or rob a bank in the state of Maryland then im your guy...if in any other state mob guy or not...you're fucked haha jk
On a serious note, based on my knowledge, limited court experience, and research a guy like Brian McMonigle in Philly is a fantastic mob lawyer. I know from personal knowledge he repped my wifes gpop who was Irish afffiliated w the philly mob/k&a gang back in the early 90s and he got his sentence knocked down from a possible 10-15 to 4 years....hes a great trial lawyer which in criminal cases is very crucial.. without boring you all to death, most attorneys are good at writing briefs and research,but a seldom few are good in open court defending career criminals with long rap sheets that the court knows are not going straight and somehow argues the facts and alters the juries perception in a way to cast reasonable doubt. Thats a true gift and Brian has it. Hes repped a lot of Mob guys and off the top of my head I believe hes Anthony nicodemos lawyer... hes representing or has represented guys like mikey lance, and possibly one of the Narducci's...don't quote me on these names but i know he's repped a bunch of OC clients and is one of the best criminal defense attorneys in Philadelphia....also Charles Peruto Jr. and Eddy Jacobs are obv Philly great criminal defense lawyers (Jacobs is Joey Merlino and Joe Ligambis attorney)
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Re: Who would your attorney be?
[Re: Tonytough]
#897447 11/01/1601:13 PM11/01/1601:13 PM
Perry Mason He never lost a case (except once). The problem would be to convince him to represent me if I was a gangster, since he specializes in defending innocents only.
Willie Marfeo to Henry Tameleo:
1) "You people want a loaf of bread and you throw the crumbs back. Well, fuck you. I ain't closing down."
2) "Get out of here, old man. Go tell Raymond to go shit in his hat. We're not giving you anything."
Re: Who would your attorney be?
[Re: Tonytough]
#897478 11/02/1601:54 AM11/02/1601:54 AM
Love this thread for obvious reasons. Roy Cohn would be my choice without a doubt. Cutler's loquaciousness in the courtroom has never appealed to me. Also, after Gotti, everyone knows him and Jacobs as "mouthpieces". That's one of the reason I thought it was stupid when Eppolito and Caracappa picked them. The public isn't stupid, and any jury is going to do their own illegal internet research for anything serious enough that goes several days. Roy Cohn had no semblance to in house "mob" counsel and worked in other areas. He's the best criminal defense attorney of his or any other time imo.
Now as far as who I'd want to BE? Bobby Simone all day.
F. Mazola, Esq.
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[Re: Tonytough]
#897513 11/02/1604:31 PM11/02/1604:31 PM
William Power Maloney was an attorney for Joseph "Crazy Joey Bananas" Bonanno. He was there when Joe Bananas staged his own phony snatch on October 20, 1964 in order to duck a grand jury subpoena the next day, and to avoid the Commission (he was already in hot water for plotting a coup d'etat against several of his fellow bosses).
That story Sal Polishi recounted in his book IF true was hilarious regarding Cohn & Gotti
Said he was asked to drive the although he wasn't invited in for the meet if i recall. And some "fag" opened the door with Cohn walking around in his bathrobe
On ride back Fat Angie was laughing at Gotti for having to "rely on a fag to help out" and Gotti saying if he's help, then who cares
Re: Who would your attorney be?
[Re: Tonytough]
#897663 11/04/1603:20 PM11/04/1603:20 PM
I think I'd have to give Ragano a strong look. A lot of those guys on this list won verdicts b/c of the defendants bribing. Frank won in the courtroom.
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#897665 11/04/1603:32 PM11/04/1603:32 PM
Yeah I'd have to go with Roy Cohn. He was Tony Salerno's lawyer too. Salerno was arrested on a whole bunch of charges in the 70s and Cohn worked it so he only ended up doing 6 months.
While we're on the subject of mob lawyers, here's a good documentary on Murray Richman, NY mob lawyer.
If I could pick only one lawyer, it would have to be Barry Scheck. He rocks on so many levels for so many reasons, it's not even funny. Read about the Innocence Project. Donate money too.
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#897734 11/05/1602:22 PM11/05/1602:22 PM