A Queens solo practitioner has been disbarred for helping Burton Pugach, the disbarred attorney who orchestrated one of New York City’s most notorious crimes, to engage in the unauthorized practice of law.
Mr. Pugach was convicted in 1959 of hiring three men to throw lye in the face of his ex-girlfriend, Linda Riss. Ms. Riss suffered severe injuries, including burns across her scalp and nearly total blindness.
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