Aaron Schlossberg, the attorney caught on video berating people for speaking in Spanish at a New York restaurant, has been involved in a series of racist incidents over the course of nearly two years. by Tasneem Nashrulla, Mary Ann Georgantopoulos, Dara Levy. Updated on May 18, 2018, 8:04 pm Posted on May 17, 2018, 10:14 pm.
Jan 08, 2019 · One of Aaron Schlossberg's former clients is suing him for $50,000, saying the lawyer hurt the company and conducted malpractice by going on a viral racist rant. In January 2018, Niche Music Group, a small record label based in Pittsburgh, hired Schlossberg to represent it in a lawsuit against music-distribution company The Orchard, which is owned by Sony Music …
New York congressman @RepEspaillat has filed a formal complaint against attorney Aaron Schlossberg with the disciplinary committee of the NY State Unified Court System for his "insulting attack" against people speaking in Spanish at a Manhattan restaurant caught on video https://t.co/F965wL74lT
Espaillat told BuzzFeed News that Schlossberg's "clear pattern of misconduct" — as evidenced in the video and other past instances — violated the code of ethics that governed New York attorneys as officers of the court.
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"They're yelling, they're claiming things that aren't true," Schlossberg said, speaking to someone on his cell phone, the New York Daily News reported. "They're grabbing my personal items. ... Defaming me. I can't even move, because they're blocking me."
Schlossberg was part of a group of Trump supporters holding a counter-rally in New York during the "100 Days of Failure" national protest in 2017 where hundreds of people marched to demand action on climate change on Trump's 100th day in office.
An editor with A Plus, Isaac Saul, spotted Schlossberg in the video. He's seen yelling "you're a fake Jew" at a member of a group of Orthodox Jews who were there to support Sarsour.
According to the police incident report Schlossberg was at a Citizens Bank Park during a Phillies game and was disturbing other patrons. A Phillies security officer asked him to stop and told him he'd be ejected from the game.
Aaron M. Schlossberg caught ranting at Spanish speakers in restaurant Tuesday
Schlossberg was filmed shouting 'you are not a Jew' at Rabbi Dovid Feldman, who was there to support Sarsour and defend her against claims she was an anti-Semite.
Disciplinary procedures in New York are the responsibility of the Attorneys Grievance Committee, which is part of the state court system.