The Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York. Photo: Ryland West/ALM Federal Civil Suit Against Real Estate Attorney Mitch Kossoff Will Proceed Despite Criminal Probe
Manhattan U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams rejected a motion for a stay in the case, holding that the civil action—brought by an ex-client who said the lawyer misappropriated escrow funds—wouldn't necessarily impair Kossoff's constitutional privilege against self-incrimination.
August 17, 2021 at 06:42 PM
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U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams of the Southern District of New York on Tuesday denied a motion on behalf of real estate attorney Mitchell Kossoff for a stay in a lawsuit filed by one of his former clients, a company that alleges he misappropriated millions of dollars of its money while claiming to hold the funds in escrow.
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