ny lawyer who yelled at spanish-speaking restaurant workers apologizes on twitter

by Mr. Alexzander Wunsch MD 7 min read

Who is Aaron Schlossberg?

Lawyer Aaron Schlossberg was brought up on charges by the Attorney Grievance Committee in July 2020 after he went on a racist rant and threatened to call immigration on Midtown Fresh Kitchen workers for speaking Spanish in a May 16, 2018, incident that was caught on a video clip that went viral. “If they have the balls to come here and live off ...

What did Schlossberg say at his AGC hearing?

Also, Schlossberg at his AGC hearing “repudiated his conduct as indefensible,” and “rejects and repudiates any notion that an individual’s race or national origin controls or limits their worth or right to equal protection under the law,” the court papers say.

How old was the lawyer in the AGC case?

In the AGC case, the 44-year-old lawyer admitted to one count that he “engaged in conduct that adversely reflects on his fitness as a lawyer,” and agreed with the committee “that the appropriate sanction is a public censure,” according to a First Department, Appellate Division ruling from Tuesday.