The law is in Harold Goldstein’s blood. He is a natural in the courtroom, representing the criminally accused with the zeal and enthusiasm befitting his chosen vocation. He loves trial work so much he goes to court every chance he can get.
The trouble is that he has never actually been licensed as an attorney or even been to law school. So the Newport Beach, California “attorney” was arrested on federal charges on June 10, 2009 the US Attorney's Office announced on June 10, 2009.
Fake lawyers are no strangers to this blog. Some fake lawyers even have successful, if short, careers. We have even posted about a woman who impersonated a lawyer to have sex with a prison inmate.
What makes Goldstein’s story unique is that he was impersonating a lawyer while on parole after serving part of a 150 month sentence for—you guessed it—impersonating a lawyer.
In fact, Goldstein’s original arrest over 5 years ago for impersonating a lawyer took place while Goldstein was on parole, as reported at the time in the White Collar Crime Prof Blog.
Are there any lessons to be learned here?
Follow your dream. But you might want to actually go to law school and pass the bar first.
For Harold Goldstein, as the White Collar Crime Prof Blog pointed out in 2005:
The trouble is that he has never actually been licensed as an attorney or even been to law school. So the Newport Beach, California “attorney” was arrested on federal charges on June 10, 2009 the US Attorney's Office announced on June 10, 2009.
Fake lawyers are no strangers to this blog. Some fake lawyers even have successful, if short, careers. We have even posted about a woman who impersonated a lawyer to have sex with a prison inmate.
What makes Goldstein’s story unique is that he was impersonating a lawyer while on parole after serving part of a 150 month sentence for—you guessed it—impersonating a lawyer.
In fact, Goldstein’s original arrest over 5 years ago for impersonating a lawyer took place while Goldstein was on parole, as reported at the time in the White Collar Crime Prof Blog.
Are there any lessons to be learned here?
Follow your dream. But you might want to actually go to law school and pass the bar first.
For Harold Goldstein, as the White Collar Crime Prof Blog pointed out in 2005:
“At least he was well-versed in the criminal law, and no doubt had a good understanding of prison issues.”
No comments:
Post a Comment