A federal judge has asked the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office to prosecute an attorney for criminal contempt in connection with a long-standing malpractice verdict against him. Judge Denise Cote said David A. Dorfman had violated a court order pertaining to a verdict against him for exaggerating his experience as an attorney and missing a filing deadline. Cote has in the past noted Dorfman's "elaborate and sometimes fraudulent efforts" to avoid paying the judgment.
April 19, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal judge Monday asked the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office to prosecute an attorney for criminal contempt in connection with a long-standing malpractice verdict won by a former client.
Southern District Judge Denise Cote said the lawyer, David A. Dorfman, apparently had violated various aspects of a court order pertaining to a $385,000 verdict against him for exaggerating his experience as an attorney and then missing a routine filing deadline in a civil case.
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