Lawyer Who Went on Viral Xenophobic Rant Banned From His NYC Office

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate

by Jon Street | 2:11 pm, May 17th, 2018

The New York City man whose xenophobic rant was captured on video at a Midtown restaurant Tuesday is no longer welcome at his office.

The incident captured the man, a New York City lawyer identified as Aaron Schlossberg, at Fresh Kitchen in Midtown Manhattan berating workers because they spoke Spanish. Schlossberg said that his “guess” was that they were “undocumented,” and added that his “next step” was to call ICE.

Following the Tuesday tantrum, a GoFundMe page was set up to troll Schlossberg outside his office with a Mariachi band and taco truck. Then, on Thursday, WABC-TV’s Derick Waller reported that the band and taco truck were the least of Schlossberg’s worries. Schlossberg, according to Waller’s report, is no longer welcome inside the building where he rents office space.

Link to tweet

Even so, that apparently didn’t stop Schlossberg from going to work on Thursday. The New York Post captured the 42-year-old lawyer leaving his Manhattan apartment — but not without being surrounded by reporters. At one point, Schlossberg stopped and said into his cellphone, “Please send help. They’re claiming things that aren’t true. Schlossberg added that reporters were “grabbing me” and “not letting me walk.” One reporter strongly pushed back against those claims, though, saying Schlossberg was never pushed or grabbed and was allowed to walk “wherever” he wanted.


Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/lawyer-who-went-on-viral-xenophobic-rant-banned-from-his-nyc-office/

[sakabatou]

1. What? No tiny violin for Schlossberg?

[47of74]

18. yeah here

[bitterross]

2. He'll find a good job at some right-wing organization.

Tons of them will offer him a position. Stephen Miller in the White House would love him. Maybe they can have a love-child together.

[liberalhistorian]

8. Wingnut Welfare

to the rescue!!

[Pluvious]

3. Who will be the next to pull a Schlossberg ? nt

[PSPS]

22. LOL. A new noun/verb! "Schlossberg"

"Watch out or I'll schlossberg you!"
"He pulled a schlossberg on me!"
"Don't schlossberg me, bro!"

[louis-t]

4. Nazis in this country are always looking for lawyers.

Especially ones that are good liars.

[apnu]

34. Too bad the NY Bar says he's not a member.

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/05/aaron-schlossberg-is-having-a-delightfully-bad-day/

[louis-t]

40. Well, maybe his hero, drumpf, will hire him.

And he can set up an office in drumpf tower.

[apnu]

45. Republican welfare, everybody wants it. (nt)

[SunSeeker]

46. No, per the link he IS a member of the NY Bar, just not of the NY Bar Association.

The NY Bar is the state licensing entity; the NY Bar Association is just a lawyer club.

[apnu]

49. Oh... I see. Thanks.

[mahina]

5. This whole event seems cooked up to me. His rant felt like an act

It’s just a feeling.

There’s a chance we’re being played here.

In any case, he wins the douchebag award for the week.

[geomon666]

6. If it's an act, it's a long one

He's been seen on video making racist rants like this for years.

[mahina]

13. Unreal.

Maybe I just don’t meet these types enough to understand them. Small mercy.

[IronLionZion]

14. You're very lucky then

some of us grew up with these types of assholes screaming at us to get out of the country despite being born here.

[MaryMagdaline]

31. I am so sorry you had to deal with this.

That type of behavior is unforgivable.

[underpants]

9. No he was yelling "fake Jew" or "false Jew" at a Trump event

https://www.google.com/amp/s/heavy.com/news/2018/05/aaron-schlossberg/amp/

[flibbitygiblets]

11. WTF is a Fake Jew?

never mind, I don't think I want to know

[IronLionZion]

15. Conservatives claim liberals are fake Americans

Only people who fit their narrow ideals and description are the "real Americans".

He has similar ideas for what sort of Jews are "real", the ones who agree with his right wing politics.

[marble falls]

35. Whats the payoff if he is???

[bettyellen]

43. If you see a protest of ten guys yelling "Milo Milo" and there are cameras....

You gotta assume it’s cooked up and these guys got something for it- even if it’s just a few cases thrown his way and drinks w the self proclaimed Twink himself. The little guy next to him has been photographed at all sorts of Trump events w lots of swag- tees and buttons. He’s not an alpha though, so I’m sure his compensation was less. A normal and successful looking douchebag like this? He’s not doing it becasue he has convictions.

[marble falls]

44. So he's a lightening rod for cameras. Its devious.

[bettyellen]

48. This is where they get the idea to claim the Women's March were paid protesters....

Because they do it- and it doesn’t matter if it’s a few people, as long as they are provocative, someone will film it. Remember all the protests organized by Russians too?

LOL at this guy wanting to go viral at some point in his life. The irony is too much.

[Solly Mack]

7. More doors need to close in his face.

Letting him know his behavior will not be tolerated.

[flibbitygiblets]

10. what? They don't like Mariachi bands and tacos?

Here's my tiny violin

[mac56]

12. I found this at the top of the website for his practice.

Notice anything interesting?

[Hekate]

20. Hm. Claims multi-lingual law practice.

Not too proud for that, apparently.

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. Typical rightwinger - people are good enough to give them money or die in their wars,

but not good enough to be citizens or deserving of human respect.

"You can speak all the Spanish you want if you're giving me money! But if you aren't, then fuck you, speak English or get the hell out of here."

[Sneederbunk]

16. Not to worry. Trump has a cabinet spot for you.

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. How would that work in this case - usually lawyers lose their practice AFTER they work for Donald,

so what happens if they lose their practice and then Donald hires them?

[The Polack MSgt]

17. Posted elsewhere on DU as well, but the more the merrier

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2018/05/man-says-nyc-attorney-who-went-on-racist-rant-attacked-him-two-years-ago-and-its-on-video/

[PSPS]

19. Well, he can use his office at his "Spanish Restaurant" as per Google today! LOL

[BigmanPigman]

21. CNN is showing this now. The guy who filmed him

berating the "Fake Jews" with other deplorables last year recognized him on the video at the restaurant. I can't believe that the ignorant ass is a lawyer and is fluent in Spanish and advertises this skill on his website!

[PSPS]

23. He doesn't speak spanish at all. One of his employees does.

[BigmanPigman]

25. Did he lie on his website or did CNN get it wrong?

[griloco]

30. Well, in his defense, it is very difficult to learn Spanish when

he already knows English...all those extra words can be very confusing...

[anneboleyn]

37. He has also assaulted/harassed random people (link to YouTube video)

This guy says that Schlossberg deliberately charged towards him and his friends as they were walking on a sidewalk and began attacking them in an insane manner:

https://m.

[MaryMagdaline]

27. If only there were a little coffee shop or kitchen nearby

Where he could sit and do his work ... where hardworking immigrants could bring him food, coffee and give him the wifi code.

[beachbum bob]

28. Karma, it's time to shame these people

Every where and every time

[Paladin]

29. Per CNN: Schlossberg claims to be fluent in Spanish, in ads for his legal practice.

And he's been filmed at other Manhattan demonstrations. Notably, Schlossberg, who is Jewish, was one of the leaders of a crowd demonstrating against some Orthodox Jews. (And no, I don't know the reason why).

[SummerSnow]

33. he hates everyone it seems. What a bitter foolish person

[SummerSnow]

32. karma , what a disgusting person he is.

[anneboleyn]

36. He has a history of attacking people for no reason. He should be disbarred.

This guy is either dangerously unstable or an attention-seeking nutter — maybe both — it’s rather scary to think that he has a law license. There are apparently more examples of his nutcase offensive behavior — this is just one example that predates this incident:



https://m.

[3Hotdogs]

38. Unfortunately for Schlossberg, I am completely out of prayers to offer him. But I do have a few

thoughts left to offer if he would like to hear them.

I already gave all of my prayers to Cohen this morning. I don't have any more of those left.

[Gothmog]

39. I am sad that this idiot is a member of the Bar

[asiliveandbreathe]

41. An earlier post on this thread - link - say he is not..

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/05/aaron-schlossberg-is-having-a-delightfully-bad-day/

Can you practice law in NY without being a member of the bar...humm

[asiliveandbreathe]

42. OH, NY State Bar Association..is that different from the NY State Bar...

either way - seems he is toast....

[Jim Lane]

52. Yes, they're separate.

Admission to practice law in New York is handled by the Appellate Divisions, an intermediate appellate court in New York that has four geographical departments. You make your application to the appropriate Department. If, after you're admitted, you do something that calls into question your fitness to continue to practice law, the case can be investigated by the disciplinary committee for that Department, which can recommend various penalties, up to and including disbarment. The court then acts on the recommendation of the disciplinary committee.

There are various organizations for lawyers. The New York State Bar Association is one, but there's also the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York chapters of national organizations such as the National Lawyers Guild and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and probably plenty of others that don't occur to me offhand. None of these organizations, however, play any role in admitting people to practice law or in disbarring errant lawyers. You can be in good standing to practice without belonging to any such organization.

As for Schlossberg being toast: I am, I'm proud to say, quite unfamiliar with the details of attorney discipline. No one has ever filed a complaint about me. My guess, however, is that "going on a racist rant that got videotaped" isn't anywhere close to what would support disbarment.

You say it's a violation of fundamental decency? There are places in the United States where being a Muslim or advocating socialism would be widely viewed as a violation of fundamental decency. I don't want to see attorneys disbarred for unpopular opinions.

[asiliveandbreathe]

53. It is a figure of speech - "Toast" - a metaphor..no one is suggesting he should be

disbarred...considering the time, effort, and considerable amount of money it takes to actually get to the bar exam..if I were his mother or father I would wash his mouth out with soap...

Me thinks he has shot himself in the foot , metaphorically speaking, of course...what FIRM would hire him now..let alone a client walking into his store - Trump, maybe or his ilk...

oh, that's right, the building where he rents an office - they want nothing to do with him...just one question to this miscreant, "have you no decency"

I often ask, is it nature, or nurture....

The young fellow in the video demonstrated more civility than this jerk..

Be well, Jim Lane, congrats on passing the bar..and not evah having a complaint registered against you..

[Jim Lane]

55. Actually, thousands of people have said he should be disbarred.

According to this article, more than 10,000 people have signed a petition to that effect. When you said "toast" I jumped to the conclusion that that's what you meant -- my apologies.

You write:

Be well, Jim Lane, congrats on passing the bar..and not evah having a complaint registered against you..

Saying "not evah" might be too optimistic. I'll go with "not yet" instead. But thanks for the good wishes!

[asiliveandbreathe]

54. BTW - in case you missed this OP - so many on the thread you might like to

advise.

BTW2 - I take umbrage with your comparison, "places in the US where being Muslim or advocating socialism would be viewed as a violation of fundamental decency" ..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210625938

[SayItLoud]

47. Move over Rudy

tRUMP just found his next big TV lawyer.

[El Shaman]

50. Them Aryan

lawyers are, so flakey , like ''snowflakey' . Can't hardly wait for the battles to began .
Will Trump have his mount, perhaps Stormy ??

[El Shaman]

51. Looks like

'Pussy Grabbing' hoss !!!!