Three former Rothstein law firm partners sued for $18m

Attorneys presiding over the liquidation of Scott Rothstein’s bankrupt law firm demanded in lawsuits filed Thursday, that three of Scott Rothstein’s former law partners, Stuart Rosenfeldt, Russell Adler and Steve Lippman, surrender nearly $18 million in salary, loans and other benefits they pocketed but didn’t legitimately earn, The millions in allegedly ill-gotten funds were used to purchase jewelry, a New York apartment, and country club memberships, and also to funnel big donations to politicians and political causes, the lawsuits filed in federal bankruptcy court claim.

Three former Rothstein law firm partners sued for $18m blogs.trb.com Tue, Feb 16, 2010