Uncommon Law ~ Lessons they don’t teach in law school.
True Crime
Imagine that My Cousin Vinny became a NY State Supreme Court Justice after thirty-three years in private law practice where he represented killers, mobsters, robbers, rogue cops, rabbis, scammers, boxers, musicians, jockeys, trainers, a war hero, a sculptor, and a film director among many other characters. Got it? Good. This is the podcast Vinny would have created. This podcast is a collection of short stories about cases, clients, experiences and lessons that Judge Rudy Greco learned in street knowledge college.
Location:
United States
Genres:
True Crime
Description:
Imagine that My Cousin Vinny became a NY State Supreme Court Justice after thirty-three years in private law practice where he represented killers, mobsters, robbers, rogue cops, rabbis, scammers, boxers, musicians, jockeys, trainers, a war hero, a sculptor, and a film director among many other characters. Got it? Good. This is the podcast Vinny would have created. This podcast is a collection of short stories about cases, clients, experiences and lessons that Judge Rudy Greco learned in street knowledge college.
Language:
English
Website:
https://uncommonlaw.podbean.com
Episodes
Episode 25: Court Of Appeals
5/14/2024
A criminal usury case winds its way to the highest state court whose decision results in a victory.
Duration:00:20:36
Episode 24: Fighting City Hall
5/7/2024
Better late than never. A young Chinese American wife and mother is entrapped by authorities who won't pay until she fights back and makes them pay and be sorry.
Duration:00:27:44
Episode 23: Gunmen
4/30/2024
The right to bear arms. Three twisted tales of gunplay and the futility of carrying a gun.
Duration:00:12:19
Episode 22: Campeon
4/23/2024
Defend yourself at all times. Wilfred Benitez, a triple world champion boxer, who fought Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, confronts his three most formidable adversaries: his father, his mother and the unscrupulous Don King.
Duration:00:33:37
Episode 21: Hairport
4/16/2024
The last resort. An Iranian young world traveler and frequent flyer goes missing for twelve days.
Duration:00:17:10
Episode 20: Straightened Out
4/9/2024
Power of attorney. Rudy is reminded of why he became a lawyer and gets direction from the words of his dying father.
Duration:00:18:40
Episode 19: Little Big Man
4/2/2024
Let there be light. A Panamanian jockey barred for life gets his life back and stands tall through power of the press.
Duration:00:18:15
Episode 18: Just Saying
3/26/2024
Silence is golden but not always. An aging barmaid fights for her dignity and livelihood by speaking out about hypocrisy.
Duration:00:13:16
Episode 17: The Quiet Man
3/19/2024
Still water runs deep. A ninety five year old World War lI Army Major in the Office of Strategic Services receives The Bronze Star for his heroism organizing the rescue of over five hundred Allied airmen downed behind enemy lines in Germany occupied Serbia which was a classified secret for sixty seven years that he kept to himself.
Duration:00:13:32
Episode 16: Pet Rat
3/12/2024
They'll schmooze you, use you, abuse you and lose you. A gifted salesman is abused to death by federal law enforcement officers.
Duration:00:18:56
Episode 15: Blackballed
3/5/2024
The truth shall set you free. After one semester Rudy flunks out of law school. Eight years later he passes the Bar after solving the mystery as to how he flunked out.
Duration:00:18:15
Episode 14: Man of Stature
2/27/2024
A tailor made suit makes a lawyer stand tall. Mario the Tailor and his squad of amateur detective neighbors solve the mysterious snowstorm crash.
Duration:00:16:18
Episode 13: The Burden
2/20/2024
Give them what they want. A Pakistani father wishes to lower his child support until he gets his wish.
Duration:00:23:07
Episode 12: Tough Guy
2/13/2024
A stand up guy who could stand up. A quadriplegic policeman faces thirty two years of life with no complaints and a constant bright smile.
Duration:00:17:46
Episode 11: Local Hero
2/6/2024
Culture counts and not just in museums. A much loved young man does the honorable thing and kills his girlfriend.
Duration:00:12:49
Episode 10: S.C.O.T.U.S. (Go For The Muffins)
1/29/2024
Two young lawyers fight the power and might of New York State to overturn forty two years of deprivation due to process for horse racing licenses.
Duration:00:24:26
Episode 9: Jimmy Breslin
1/23/2024
"Shoe leather is the magic ingredient". Rudy's long friendship with Pulitzer Prize winner, iconic columnist and novelist Jimmy Breslin.
Duration:00:18:59
Episode 8: Words And Music
1/16/2024
The phone call comes first. I spend two years as a lyricist in the vaunted BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop.
Duration:00:29:35
Episode 7: Three Amigos
1/9/2024
Don't believe the hype. The tale of Cus Damato, Teddy Atlas and Mike Tyson. A story of love, hate and betrayl worthy of Shakespeare.
Duration:00:18:15
Episode 6: A Bump In The Night
1/2/2024
Chip away at every block of marble until you find the masterpiece. A notable sculptor lives through a homicidal nightmare.
Duration:00:21:51