John M. Dowd (screenshot via YouTube)
* President Trump tweeted a letter that his lawyer John Dowd wrote to former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis about criticism Mattis lodged against President Trump. Guess Dowd can save money on a stamp… [Hill]
* The attorney accused of firebombing an NYPD police car during protests last week has been suspended from his Biglaw firm. [New York Post]
* A Texas attorney is accused of charging homeless people exorbitant fees to help process their stimulus payments. [KHOU.com]
* Attorneys are fearful over plans to reopen Brooklyn courthouses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As someone who has attended CCP and JCP in Kings County many times, I can understand the concern. [New York Daily News]
* Jay-Z lent his private jet to Ahmaud Arbery’s legal team so they could make it to a court proceeding on time. [E! Online]
* Amazon is facing a lawsuit alleging that warehouse workers were not properly protected from COVID-19. Thought Amazon would just have robot workers by now… [Fox News]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.