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Episode 51: Song And Dance Man
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 Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
All kings don't live in castles. All queens don't wear crowns. The wonderful personalities of Rudy's maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother who left Sicily in the early 1900's to build fruitful lives in New York City.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Defending the guilty? No problem. An innocent teen and his friends are caught in a dragnet and charged with armed robbery.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
It's not what you know but who you know. A young lawyer wins battle after battle but can't win the war until a phone call is made to the right person.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it's cold. A jolly, chubby, Finnish domestic cleans up a messy marriage when she confronts her dirty husband and his dirty lawyer. Two bullies get their lumps.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Be it ever so humble there's no place like home. A funny ex-con returns to prison and the spotlight on the stage he loves: a tragedy.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Blind justice. A thoroughbred horse trainer is found sleeping behind the wheel of her pickup truck which is lodged against a brick column of the entrance to a North Shore estate. She goes to trial to fight back against charges of drunk driving and assaulting a police officer.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
A well rounded man. Vinny Aleles, a Greek American accountant from Brooklyn, goes on to own a famous Manhattan restaurant, head up the Box Office Guild, become Vice President of a Broadway Theater powerhouse and earn a Super Bowl ring.
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!