tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post6103810169591747140..comments2024-03-19T09:09:52.469-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: RICHARD ESSEN REMEMBEREDRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-41670374544892149552009-12-15T23:23:39.586-05:002009-12-15T23:23:39.586-05:00I just heard of Richard's passing today. I am...I just heard of Richard's passing today. I am not a lawyer, just his bookkeeper for a short period of time. I briefly read the posts and I can say that the first thing that came to my mind about Richard is that he loved his son Michael more than anything and would do anything for him. I would have been proud to have had a father like Richard. Sure, he was a great lawyer. But for a certainty, and I saw him in action, he was a better father. So to whomever it was that wrote his legacy was shallow, you obviously just didn't know him enough. My condolences to his family and those who were loyal to him for many years.<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-44017970858340006052009-12-07T18:03:03.595-05:002009-12-07T18:03:03.595-05:00I worked with Richard for 8 years. The experience ...I worked with Richard for 8 years. The experience was at different times challenging, frustrating, and fun. Every boss and job can suck at times. Richard was probably the smartest lawyer I've met in my 20 years as a lawyer. Richard was very generous to me.<br /><br />If any of his lawyers was having personal difficulties he was always there to help. He never turned his back when any of us needed help.<br /><br />He always remarked that he admired my relationship with my family. I used think that ironic because he was always thinking and talking about his family. He adored his wife, daughter and grandchildren. I still admire his special relationship with his son. They were inseparable. To hear them debating current events or politics during our conference room lunches was a real treat. Richard could out debate anyone and somehow he always ended those exchanges with his son saying something like "I think your right, again."<br /><br />My resignation from the firm was not pleasant and I never spoke to Richard again. Despite that I harbored no ill will towards him. During my campaign he reached out to let me know that he was supporting me and would help me in any way I needed.<br /><br />I had the honor of working with a great group of lawyers there: Carlos Canet, Lloyd Golburgh, Randy Goodis, Mike Braxton and Andrew Parks.<br /><br />I knew him so I can say he was, most importantly, a great father, husband and friend. He also happened to be a brilliant lawyer and businessman.<br /><br />Joe FernandezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-36471706032021439582009-12-06T21:02:09.360-05:002009-12-06T21:02:09.360-05:00The fault lies only partly in the cavalier unknowi...The fault lies only partly in the cavalier unknowing hurtful comments on someone's life. Their rightness is secondary to the facility of their angry use and communication. Never should reckless abuse of a life well-lived be the basis for sheer brutality. It is sadness of the lowest order.anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162215584086296714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-56747271727064774542009-12-06T17:59:24.231-05:002009-12-06T17:59:24.231-05:00Rump
You are right Bill Altfeild would be a good ...Rump<br /> You are right Bill Altfeild would be a good Judge. But Monica Gordo, Tammy Gray , Anita Moss, Gordon Murray, as well as Lourdes Simon would all make Fine Judges. All are wqell seasoned and even temperered. They all so possess common sense.<br />DSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-12974831309037871902009-12-06T14:33:44.778-05:002009-12-06T14:33:44.778-05:00Cassius:
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in o...Cassius:<br />"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings."<br />Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)Kissimmee Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-49838567527887618562009-12-06T12:07:08.760-05:002009-12-06T12:07:08.760-05:00The fault dear Rumpole, lies not in our cars, but ...The fault dear Rumpole, lies not in our cars, but in our selves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-29846632525053271852009-12-06T08:40:26.431-05:002009-12-06T08:40:26.431-05:00Interlock devices should be standard operating equ...Interlock devices should be standard operating equiptment on all vehicles driven in the US. At a minimum interlock devices should be offered as an option on all vehicles. (Wouldn't we like to know our own BAC levels as we leave the holiday parties this season? Wouldn't the parent who is ingratiating their teeager with a car want such a feature before handing over the keys?) The technology exist, the will does not. It is a shame this simple application is not made to this potentially dangerous piece of equiptment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-40222779699877631892009-12-06T08:29:15.276-05:002009-12-06T08:29:15.276-05:00And so it is with all of us.... "ANTONY:
Fri...And so it is with all of us.... "ANTONY: <br />Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;<br />I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.<br />The evil that men do lives after them;<br />The good is oft interred with their bones;<br />So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus<br />Hath told you Caesar was ambitious:<br />If it were so, it was a grievous fault,<br />And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.<br />Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest--<br />For Brutus is an honourable man;<br />So are they all, all honourable men--<br />Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral.<br />He was my friend, faithful and just to me:<br />But Brutus says he was ambitious;<br />And Brutus is an honourable man.<br />He hath brought many captives home to Rome<br />Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill:<br />Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?<br />When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept:<br />Ambition should be made of sterner stuff:<br />Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;<br />And Brutus is an honourable man.<br />You all did see that on the Lupercal<br />I thrice presented him a kingly crown,<br />Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition?<br />Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;<br />And, sure, he is an honourable man.<br />I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,<br />But here I am to speak what I do know.<br />You all did love him once, not without cause:<br />What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him?<br />O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts,<br />And men have lost their reason. Bear with me;<br />My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,<br />And I must pause till it come back to me."<br /><br />RIP Mr. Essen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-90951779275420504572009-12-06T02:17:46.553-05:002009-12-06T02:17:46.553-05:00David:
The Captain thanks you as always for your ...David:<br /><br />The Captain thanks you as always for your comments on our judicial post and values your opinion on some if your picks. <br /><br />Simon and Joe Davis have good chance to make final cut. <br /><br />Cap Out .......CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-55909805422845835162009-12-06T00:13:36.451-05:002009-12-06T00:13:36.451-05:008:25...........says what I've been trying to s...8:25...........says what I've been trying to say, but far more eloquently. It's sad how many people abuse the opportunity to post anonymously by bashing others. <br /><br />I didn't know Essen; though I did litigate against many of his attorneys back in the day. I didn't like many of the tactics, but they always did the best they could for their clients and earned my respect. <br /><br />RIP Richard.<br /><br />BTDT<br /><br />PS----4:06.........Reiff actually is an excellent DUI attorney, particularly in motions. He understands the intricacies and complexities of DUI law as well or better than any defense attorney in the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-46397314314042083262009-12-05T21:26:02.468-05:002009-12-05T21:26:02.468-05:00Don't have many friends. But I win lots of cas...Don't have many friends. But I win lots of cases. <br /><br />Sisselman- my choice is Bill Altfield. Class act. Good guy. Would be a great Judge.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-89207132815730512582009-12-05T20:46:42.376-05:002009-12-05T20:46:42.376-05:00Wow, 3-1-1 last week. Maybe we're starting to ...Wow, 3-1-1 last week. Maybe we're starting to pick up. Or not. Too many 3-2 and 2-3 weeks and we still linger around .500. Good luck to the suicide pool guys. 12 weeks running is pretty good. <br /><br />Each bet for $500<br /> <br />TB/CAR Under 40.5<br />STL CHI Under 41<br />Houston -1<br />NYG +1<br />Baltimore +3.5<br /><br />2009 record<br />28-29-3 49.12% -$1950Pick Em Paulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-3772129671903745542009-12-05T20:25:19.226-05:002009-12-05T20:25:19.226-05:00Rumpole,
You and 12:28 are both wrong. You are w...Rumpole,<br /><br />You and 12:28 are both wrong. You are wrong to dismiss his substantive point. There is something to think about there (although, I ultimately disagree with his conclusion). However, 12:28 is even more in the wrong because this thread should be about remembering a human being, not criticizing him. <br /><br />One of the things so wrong with our society is the utter lack of human decency. When a man or woman with whom you disagree passes, you give respect to their family, perhaps say a prayer for them, and then keep your goddamn mouth shut about your opinion.<br /><br />I didn't know Richrd Essen, and I have never been a defense attorney. But I would never, ever make a negative public statement about a person in the days after their death. If you don't respect the man, the very least you can do is respect his grieving family. <br /><br />My sincere condolences to Mr. Essen's family and colleagues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-8628649008494278922009-12-05T20:10:54.108-05:002009-12-05T20:10:54.108-05:0012:28 should look at what he is or has become.Fran...12:28 should look at what he is or has become.Frankly sir, you disgust me.<br />Richard Essen was a good man. I knew him as an ASA and I knew him in private practice. He was a fine lawyer, but more than that, he was a good guy. He was always kind and a gentleman no matter what side of the aisle I practiced on. I am glad that I had the opportunity to know him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-79060235076451996192009-12-05T20:09:47.610-05:002009-12-05T20:09:47.610-05:00Can we have a revolution and send Anonymous Saturd...Can we have a revolution and send Anonymous Saturday, December 05, 2009 1:59:00 PM off on a tumbrel already. <br /><br />Drunk drivers off on technicalities! God gave us alcohol! Do you really think he does not want us to drive drunk? Build safer cars and let me drink in peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-50975946457424255332009-12-05T16:40:47.993-05:002009-12-05T16:40:47.993-05:00"Richard trained great lawyers.
I am one of ..."Richard trained great lawyers.<br /><br />I am one of those great lawyers.<br /><br />PS - does anyone have a snack?"fake jonathan blechernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-39678213810718609292009-12-05T16:37:21.085-05:002009-12-05T16:37:21.085-05:00rumpole - you make a lot of friends, eh?rumpole - you make a lot of friends, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-68400007372897688742009-12-05T16:06:04.058-05:002009-12-05T16:06:04.058-05:00rumploe the technicalities include are reallu just...rumploe the technicalities include are reallu just delaying a case for 4 yers and then hoping a judge would dismiss a case when cops wouldnt show up.<br /><br />the only lawyers worth a shit from that turd pile are canet and reiff and even reiff aint all thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-42082055516950923482009-12-05T15:46:53.237-05:002009-12-05T15:46:53.237-05:00Rump
Essen became the gold standard on DUI defens...Rump<br /> Essen became the gold standard on DUI defense in the mid to late <br />80s. No, one can challenge that. What ever, one may think of him or his sucessfull practice, the list of respected attorneys that worked for him and then blossumed into todays mainstays, says all that needs saying. Hell. let the guy ;Rest in pease.<br />DSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-2028210415483763142009-12-05T15:42:52.345-05:002009-12-05T15:42:52.345-05:00Rumpole
I know many of the names on the long li...Rumpole<br /> I know many of the names on the long list that could be good judges. personally I like Lourdes Simon and feel she is the cream of the crop.<br />She would be a very good judge!<br />D. SisselmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-52426920951614441292009-12-05T15:23:05.185-05:002009-12-05T15:23:05.185-05:00You really show your idiocy now. First- I haven...You really show your idiocy now. First- I haven't made him a saint. I didn't really know the man. I reported his death. Others have written in about him. <br /><br />Second- One must assume that you have reviewed all of his cases, and not found one single solitary case where the police made a mistake and his client was innocent. <br /><br />Third- what you so blithely label a "technicality" maybe something like the police not following the law, which necessitates in evidence being thrown out. It may not matter to you, until they come for you or a family member, and then you'll scream loudly about government or police misconduct. <br /><br />Nobody says you have to like Mr. Essen. But your comment was astounding for its ignorance , unless you can demonstrate the requisite and intimate knowledge of both Mr. Essen's personal life and all of the cases he handled.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-90189451529246102102009-12-05T14:17:19.150-05:002009-12-05T14:17:19.150-05:00THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
And our next County Court Ju...THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:<br /><br />And our next County Court Judge is.....<br /><br />Olankie Adebayo<br />William Altfield<br />Tanya Brinkley<br />Joseph Davis, Jr.<br />Mario Garcia<br />Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson<br />Monica Gordo<br />Tamara Gray<br />Robert Kuntz, Jr.<br />Steven Lieberman<br />Fleur Lobree<br />Anita Moss<br />Gordon Murray, Sr.<br />Silvia Perez<br />Margaret Rosenbaum<br />Lourdes Simon<br />Jeffrey Swartz<br />Marie Jo Toussaint<br />Andrea Wlofson<br />Angelica Zayas<br /><br />They will be interviewed by the JNC on December 21, 2009 with up to six names being sent to the Governor after that.<br /><br />FYI: Those from the original list that did not make the cut include:<br /><br />Bart Haskell Armstrong <br />Kurt Stephen Berman<br />Robert C. Eber<br />Ivy R. Ginsberg<br />Ray (Ramesh) Gudur<br />Michael R. Jones<br />Stephen Mechanic<br />Bonita Jones-Peabody<br />Alan Adrian Taylor<br />Stephen E. Taylor<br /><br />CAPTAIN OUT .....CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-6185975188311335672009-12-05T13:59:58.478-05:002009-12-05T13:59:58.478-05:00Rumpole, what is "moronic" is for you to...Rumpole, what is "moronic" is for you to make Essen seem like a saint when the truth is that his professional career reached its summit when he got drunk drivers off on technicalities. You may not have the stones to print this but maybe you'll read it and take another perspective into account without resorting to name-calling when dealing with others with different opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-14333848508837885522009-12-05T12:44:01.025-05:002009-12-05T12:44:01.025-05:00I think your comment is way way off base. Most of ...I think your comment is way way off base. Most of us are colleagues from work. Therefore, when we remember someone, our knowledge of them is mostly from work. I'm sure Mr. Essen's family had wonderful things to say about him as a family man. For Instance- I know Judge Gross. He is an excellent Judge. I don't see him much anymore after he left the REGJB. But when he was there he was certainly a Judge I was happy to have when he was assigned a case. He is smart, fair and experienced. If- forbid- he passed away- that's what I could write about him. I don't know anything about his home life. But I'm sure his family has many wonderful memories that have nothing to do with his courtroom work.<br /><br />It's moronic to write what you did on a blog that is work related. I would not expect Mr. Essen's brother or brother in law to write here about memories they have of him outside of work.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-56747475622551902102009-12-05T12:28:19.464-05:002009-12-05T12:28:19.464-05:00I hope that my lasting legacy in this world is som...I hope that my lasting legacy in this world is something more than defending a bunch of drunks. Isn't it odd how no one mentions Essen being a great mentor, father, husband, friend? Maybe his death should make us take stock in our own lives and what counts when we're gone. This is not to say he was an evil or bad man... just seems like his legacy is pretty shallow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com