“His peers never considered him a legal genius, yet he attracted respected attorneys to his firm. Money, obviously, was the bait. Rothstein paid salaries large enough to lure a sitting Palm Beach County circuit court judge off his secure bench and snare a three-term mayor of Boca Raton to lead the firm’s push into Palm Beach County.

“Naturally, lawyers at Rothstein Rosenfeldt are all scrambling to say they had no inkling anything was amiss…among them is Rothstein’s only true partner, 50 percent firm owner Rosenfeldt. In an interview last Tuesday, Rosenfeldt acknowledged he never reviewed the firm’s trust accounts and said that when he tried, Rothstein denied him access. That admission could open the door to allegations that…Rosenfeldt was derelict in his duties…”‘I was denied access?’ You’re a 50 percent owner! Who has authority to prohibit you?”

“…many of Rothstein Rosenfeldt’s lawyers are seasoned litigators known for their ability to probe businesses entities and root out irresponsibility.

“Now that the shoe is on the other foot…it’ll be interesting to see if they take the opposite position and adopt the Nuremberg defense of, ‘I didn’t know anything. I was just following orders.””

Funny how the Martindale-Hubbell “a Premier Destination for Sophisticated Buyers of Legal Services” has both of these idiots Peer Review Rated “AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5″ and “Meets Very High Criteria of General Ethical Standards”. “The General Ethical Standards Rating denotes adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities.”

This news story and the volume of facts/allegations surrounding this situation does not really support a Peer Review Rating of “AV Preeminent”, nor does it lend itself to Rosenfeldt resuming a title role in opening another firm if he is to be at the helm.

It will be interesting to see how slowly The Bar investigates the parties involved while the wheels of justice grind to a screeching halt. They’re not very swift, or thorough policing their own despite overwhelming evidence - talk about “justice being blind.” It will be even more interesting to see what, if any, consequences are meted out to each of them. With almost certainty, no more than a slap on the wrist - if that. It’ll be business as usual in the good ‘ole boys club.

As an aside, wasn’t is heart-warming to know that the rank and file staff (probably living paycheck to paycheck) have agreed to forego their salaries for two weeks without knowing whether they will get paid even then? It wasn’t reported if Rosenfeldt or any of the other 70+ Ahole attorneys offered to dip into their savings/checking accounts to pay their secretaries, paralegals and support staff during these difficult times.

It’s just the cynic in me, probably all is well in the legal community what with the wolves guarding the hen house so to speak.

This is why Republican hit man Roger Stone and Rothstein fell out…..Stone still won the race for Lamberti.

The Rosenfeldt and Boden contributions were both illegal and scumbag political consultant Judy ” the Douche” Stern, working for Israel, knew it.

They should ALL be jailed,

S=Hole of the Planet…..

I think Madoff, Picower and Rothstein “The Self-Declared Jewish Avenger” all went to Hebrew school together in the bronx….

…have not been able to confirm this yet.