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the curse

the curse

“The Jury was out for several days. That’s when the Joker’s mother put the curse on me. She walked around me – staring at me – mumbling. I was fascinated – then her husband – Joker’s father told me that in actuality he...
Ralph A. Cohen

Ralph A. Cohen

So, I wrote a blog a few years ago about this criminal lawyer in montreal in the late 50’s – the only one I “knew” because he advertized in the Montreal Gazette with a photo of himself. I put up a photo of a generic lawyer which wasn’t...
It’s my life

It’s my life

“It’s my Life, you know.” I’ve heard this same phrase over and over again over the years from my clients. “Oh really? Is that what you think? You just happen to be wrong about...
it’s a tough business

it’s a tough business

Overheard on the elevator – 2 lawyers talking about their clients – the first says – “the problem with my guy is when he gets to state prison he’s gonna want to be alpha dog and somebody is going to take him out”.Other lawyer says:...
Ralph A. Cohen

Ralph A. Cohen

Ralph A. Cohen was the criminal defense attorney that everybody knew in Jewish Montreal in the 1950’s. He’d ride in his Cadillac Eldorado convertible up Cote Ct Luc blvd with his bald shaved head and always stopped for hitchhikers. He represented Harry...