31 episodes
Uncommon Law ~ Lessons they don’t teach in law school. Rudy Greco
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- True Crime
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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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. Lessons they don’t teach in law school.
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Episode 30: Don't Tread On Me
Live by the sword, die by the sword. A full contact karate champion with the demeanor of a Doberman Pinscher meets his match.
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Episode 29: Everyone Loves A Parade
”Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now” - GOETHE
The author conceives and organizes a children’s Halloween Parade that grows for more than thirty years into the second largest Halloween Parade in New York City and spawns a host of imitations. -
Episode 28: The Handshake
Speaking truth to power. A mob boss is arrested and sent to prison for reflexively shaking an old man’s hand while leaving a restaurant.
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Episode 27: Brick Walls
An everyday hero of uncommon valor. Harry Ford was a talented running back and a highly decorated (10x) New York City Firefighter who drove the elite Rescue 4 Truck to a tragic end.
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Episode 26: Off The Charts
The path to justice is a marathon. A troubled young man kills his grandmother and his cellmate on the tragic road to refuge over decades.
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Episode 25: Court Of Appeals
A criminal usury case winds its way to the highest state court whose decision results in a victory.