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Cynthia Kouril |
- About Me:
- Cynthia Kouril is a former Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York under several different U.S. Attorneys, former counsel to the Inspector General for the N.Y.C.Department of Environmental Protection where she investigated threats to the New York City water supply and other environmental crimes, as well as public corruption and fraud against the government, former Examining Attorney at the N.Y.C. Department of Investigation and former Capital Construction Counsel at New york City Parks and Recreation. She is now in private practice with a colleague whom she met while at the USA Attorney's Office. Ms. Kouril is a member of the Steering Committee, National Committeewoman and Regional Coordinator for the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, a member of the Progarm Committee of the Federal Bar Council and a member of the Election Law Committee at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She is active in several other Bar Associations. Most important of all, she is a soccer mom.
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- About Me:
- Cynthia Kouril is a former Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York under several different U.S. Attorneys, former counsel to the Inspector General for the N.Y.C.Department of Environmental Protection where she investigated threats to the New York City water supply and other environmental crimes, as well as public corruption and fraud against the government, former Examining Attorney at the N.Y.C. Department of Investigation and former Capital Construction Counsel at New york City Parks and Recreation. She is now in private practice with a colleague whom she met while at the USA Attorney's Office. Ms. Kouril is a member of the Steering Committee, National Committeewoman and Regional Coordinator for the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, a member of the Progarm Committee of the Federal Bar Council and a member of the Election Law Committee at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She is active in several other Bar Associations. Most important of all, she is a soccer mom.
Some Alleged 9/11 Plotters to be Tried in SDNY, Storehouse of Evidence Untainted by TortureBy: Cynthia Kouril Friday November 13, 2009 7:17 am |
I’m thinking that the decision to try it here has mostly to do with all that lovely stockpile of non GITMO tainted evidence
Fort Hood Shooter’s Trial May Shed Light on NSA/CIA Domestic SpyingBy: Cynthia Kouril Tuesday November 10, 2009 3:00 pm |
Will the greater discovery rights afforded to defendants in military criminal trials allow the Fort Hood shooter defense to shed light on CIA/NSA domestic spying?
Whatcha Gonna Do When Steele Comes for You?By: Cynthia Kouril Sunday November 8, 2009 6:30 am |
The far-right conservatives are "coming after" mainstream Republicans. Soon there won't be anybody left in the GOP.
NY Bankruptcy Court Wipes out MERS-Registered Mortgage; New Trend in Foreclosures?By: Cynthia Kouril Tuesday October 27, 2009 4:20 pm |
A New York bankruptcy court wiped out a $400,000+ mortgage because the promissory note and the mortgage had been detached from each other during the mortgage registry process and the promissory note had not been properly transferred tot he party trying to collect on it. It's part of an increasing number of cases related to foreclosure which bear further attention.
Parody? No, It’s Michael MukaseyBy: Cynthia Kouril Sunday October 25, 2009 6:00 pm |
Former USAG Mukasey pens a Terror-Terror-Terror-BE-VERY-AFRAID argument for abandoning our own laws and Constitution. But we should follow our own laws and our own Constitution because it is the right thing to do, not because we profit by it.
Brethren at the Bar and the Senate Confirmation ProcessBy: Cynthia Kouril Sunday October 18, 2009 12:45 pm |
Only controversial nominees should expect a tough process. Well qualified, not controversial nominees should not be scared off by fear of having their reputations trashed if they allow their names to be submitted.
Dark Pools and Stealth Exchanges Mean Unregulated Stock MarketsBy: Cynthia Kouril Friday October 16, 2009 4:50 pm |
10% of all US stock trades no longer happen on public, regulated stock exchanges; that's 10%, trading in "stealth exchanges," unregulated. Think about it.
Bank of America Finally Clues In: “Lawyer Made Us Do It” Doesn’t WorkBy: Cynthia Kouril Thursday October 15, 2009 7:22 pm |
Bank of America may be trying to save face by saying they are going to waive attorney client privilege, but they know -- and we know -- that they waived the privilege back when they claimed reliance on advice of counsel to the SEC.
Criminal Accessory or Real-Time Reporting? FBI Raids Home of Man Who Tweeted Police Movements During G-20By: Cynthia Kouril Monday October 5, 2009 8:30 am |
We enjoy a constitutional right to free speech in the country. It is not an absolute right to say just anything we want, though. For example, we cannot falsely defame someone, we cannot falsely shout “fire” in a crowded movie theatre and spark a stampede, we cannot incite to riot.It is this last example that I want to talk about right now.
Does MERS Registration and Mortgage Fractionalization Extinguish Mortgage Rights?By: Cynthia Kouril Wednesday September 30, 2009 5:00 pm |
A recent ruling by the Kansas Court of Appeals may have earth-shattering ramifications for the real estate and mortgage industries.
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