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Episode 73: Small Claims Court
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.
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Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 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.
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 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.
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 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.
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 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.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 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.
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Teaching fighters to fight. A young lawyer marshals an army of Davids to defeat an oppressive media Goliath.
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 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.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
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.
About
Judge Rudy Greco
I grew up in Brooklyn and Queens on streets teeming with kids, conflicts and creativity. My parents were a longshoreman and a housewife who gave me good values. I worked over twenty different jobs starting as a paperboy including work as a steamfitter, bartender, band manager, and middle school teacher in the Fort Apache section of the South Bronx when it was violent and burning.
I played baseball, basketball, and coached sandlot tackle football for eight years. I competed in the NY Golden Gloves and Marathon. I’m an avid walker and bicycle rider. I won a NYS Regents College Scholarship and wrote lyrics for two years in the prestigious BMI Musical Theater Workshop. A local community activist and political leader, I authored a children’s history book.
I spent thirty-three years in private practice as a criminal defense, civil and administrative trial lawyer appearing successfully in the NYS Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. Most importantly I paid the rent every month. I was an elected NYC Civil Court Judge and NYS Supreme Court Justice presiding over countless trials for thirteen years until my retirement.
This podcast is an expression of gratitude for a richly rewarding fifty year career where I became a millionaire in terms of what I saw, lived and learned. I hope this podcast will entertain and inform all listeners, lawyers and others interested in seeing the law from the inside out. Enjoy!