Uncommon Law ~ Lessons they don’t teach in law school.
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.
Episodes
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.
The cliche says "let the record speak for itself." Yes, but what does the record say?
In the late 1960s, Vietnam wasn't the only American combat zone.
Being born in Brooklyn in the 1940s as I was, in retrospect, is nothing less than a blessing.
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.
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.
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.
High society in lowdown, blue collar East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The 1964-65 New York World's Fair was a wonder for the millions of visitors... but it was an eye-opener for Rudy.
The stories of the star crossed lovers have resonated throughout the course of history, unceasingly, even to modern times.
Small Claims Court of New York City Civil Court for Queens County is what Rudy came to call: The Land That Truth Forgot.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The piper must be paid. A World War II POW becomes a con artist insurance agent who cons himself until the bitter end.
Teaching fighters to fight. A young lawyer marshals an army of Davids to defeat an oppressive media Goliath.
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.
A blessing in disguise. Rudy's youngest brother a gifted hair stylist and humanitarian dies, in the mid 1980's at 37 years of age, in the horrible AIDS epidemic that killed thousands of gay men.
Real heroes don't brag. A T.V. news anchor gets a medal for heroism on false pretenses.
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