Posted on 08/24/2004 5:14:55 AM PDT by MainFrame65
The trumpeted sexual harassment suit against Gov. James McGreevey by former aide Golan Cipel would no doubt be the most sensational employment case in state history.
The threat alone led the governor to resign and acknowledge that he is gay.
So who did Cipel, identified by McGreevey aides as the man with whom the governor had a consensual, adulterous affair, turn to as his lawyer?
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(Allen) Lowy has no visible labor and employment experience, is not admitted in New Jersey and, according to a close friend and colleague, is not a litigator.
Lowy has brought on co-counsel, but that lawyer, Great Neck, N.Y., solo Rachel Yosevitz, has handled primarily insurance and real estate matters.
Why Lowy? The 46-year-old Manhattan solo says he has worked on employment matters in New York but declines to name them, citing confidentiality in some cases and saying others are pending.
But McGreevey aides and allies, including lawyers, have another explanation: extortion.
They say the governor, who claims the affair was consensual, called Cipel's and Lowy's bluff and took away his only leverage, the possibility of keeping the matter secret.
Alleging that Lowy pushed for a $5 million settlement in face-to-face meetings, the governor had his lawyer, William Lawler III, refer the matter to the FBI.
(Excerpt) Read more at law.com ...
This title is politically incorrect, isn't it? It might be offensive to the special gender interest groups, don't you think?
Never mind that the media knew all about McSleazy's predilections in every single area of his governance and chose to protect him from the consequences.
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