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 85: In Summation (part 2)- From Where I Sit
7/15/2025
What follows are lessons I have learned over the course of four years serving as a law clerk and 34 years as a solo private practitioner.
Duration:00:11:13
Episode 84: In Summation (part 1)- Private Practice
7/8/2025
What follows are lessons I have learned over the course of four years serving as a law clerk and 34 years as a solo private practitioner.
Duration:00:16:26
Episode 83: Queensboro Hill
7/1/2025
In 1954 at the age of ten, Rudy's family moves from noisy, teeming South Brooklyn to what they thought was a quiet neighborhood in Flushing, Queens called Queensboro Hill. Little did they know, it was anything but quiet.
Duration:00:19:53
Episode 82: The Record
6/24/2025
The cliche says "let the record speak for itself." Yes, but what does the record say?
Duration:00:07:24
Episode 81: Fort Apache South Bronx
6/17/2025
In the late 1960s, Vietnam wasn't the only American combat zone.
Duration:00:36:41
Episode 80: South Brooklyn
6/10/2025
Being born in Brooklyn in the 1940s as I was, in retrospect, is nothing less than a blessing.
Duration:00:21:03
Episode 79: Graffiti Busters
6/3/2025
You've got a problem? That's no big news but don't complain. Do something if you have a problem. Don't just talk about it.
Duration:00:16:50
Episode 78: A Second Opinion
5/27/2025
If you've ever gotten bad news whether it's from your dentist, your doctor, your accountant or lawyer, there's always a default reaction that kicks in: Let me get a second opinion.
Duration:00:11:48
Episode 77: Broadway Hits The Heights
5/20/2025
In the 1930s and 40s the old musical movies would start with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland saying "Hey Kids, let's put on a show!" Well, we did.
Duration:00:17:48
Episode 76: Club 21
5/13/2025
High society in lowdown, blue collar East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Duration:00:12:34
Episode 75: World's Fair
5/6/2025
The 1964-65 New York World's Fair was a wonder for the millions of visitors... but it was an eye-opener for Rudy.
Duration:00:19:24
Episode 74: Romeo And Juliet
4/29/2025
The stories of the star crossed lovers have resonated throughout the course of history, unceasingly, even to modern times.
Duration:00:09:27
Episode 73: Small Claims Court
4/22/2025
Small Claims Court of New York City Civil Court for Queens County is what Rudy came to call: The Land That Truth Forgot.
Duration:00:22:25
Episode 72: Snake Eyes
4/15/2025
Most of us go through life unaware that our lives are hanging by a thread. Some of us actually confront that truth from time to time.
Duration:00:09:46
Episode 71: In The Steam
4/8/2025
Who keeps big buildings warm in Winter, cool in Summer and always breathable within sealed window construction? Well the answer is Steamfitters, that's who.
Duration:00:21:28
Episode 70: Tiny Dancer
4/1/2025
Who do you think is tougher? Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson? Or petite, dancer-choreographer and American dance icon Twyla Tharp? The answer may fool you.
Duration:00:13:35
Episode 69: Block And Tackle
3/25/2025
A blue collar mentality. Rudy coaches sandlot football players from ten to twenty six years old over eight years and gets an education in what really matters.
Duration:00:16:10
Episode 68: Man Of The Year
3/18/2025
The piper must be paid. A World War II POW becomes a con artist insurance agent who cons himself until the bitter end.
Duration:00:19:34
Episode 67: Fighting Mad
3/11/2025
Teaching fighters to fight. A young lawyer marshals an army of Davids to defeat an oppressive media Goliath.
Duration:00:16:23
Episode 66: Coffee Break
3/4/2025
The tip of the iceberg. Rudy and his Tunisian partner open an Italian style café in Jackson Heights and he learns some highs and lows of running a restaurant.
Duration:00:29:49