“Your Slimy Israeli Punk Client [Will] Wish He Had Never Thought Of Hiring A White, Brilliant Gentile”

An interesting complaint filed by the Illinois Administrator alleges that an attorney engaged in harassing conduct in a dispute with an entity client

The background

On May 12, 2015, Respondent and Roca Labs Inc. (“Roca”), by its agent, Don Juravin, agreed that Respondent would represent Roca in providing general business advice and representation in litigation, mediation, and other matters regarding Roca’s sale of weight-loss supplements. Respondent and Roca agreed that Respondent would work as part of Roca’s legal team, which included Florida attorneys April S. Goodwin, Paul Berger, and Rachel Hyman. Respondent and Roca entered into a written agreement that Respondent would work as an independent contractor for a 90-day trial period..

After issues of billing irregularities were raised, the client did not renew the attorney and sued her for legal malpractice. She sued the client for breach of contract.

The allegations here

 Between July 11, 2015 and July 27, 2015, Respondent sent to Goodman, Juravin and Hyman hundreds of texts, emails, tweets and Skype instant messages containing racial slurs, anti-Semitic comments and threats of litigation, including the following:

” You are a witness. You better be damn straight that every word can be backed up because I will never let this go. I will litigate this until you and your slimey Israeli punk client wish he had never thought of hiring a white, brilliant Gentile.” Email to Hyman dated July 20, 2015, 12:16 p.m.

“…so suck some more on that Israeli slong [sic] girl. Hope you choke as I will take you apart bit by bit in every legal way possible from now until the end of your career.” Email to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 9:35 a.m.

” You WILL regret ever meeting me. I will turn over every rock you and your fucking towel head Arab crawled out from under from now to eternity.” Email to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 9:35 a.m.

“Tell your Israeli terrorist that this is American [sic] and he can go fuck himself and the camel he rode in on. Take that pussy little Monk loving faggott [sic] and his retarded kid with him.” Email to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 9:35 a.m.

” J ust talked to a Jewish friend, he says that this is typical of an Israeli Jew. And he suggests a fraud count and treble damages.” Text message to Hyman dated July 16, 2015, 9:58 p.m.

“Lose some weight, get a facial and deal with the speech impediment. Jackass.” Email to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 9:35 a.m.

“It will be a public proceeding and everyone that sees and hears you will think: He must be a poor man. He must be a thief. And in the process you will look like a low life scummy thief. Because making me foot the bill for your litigation is STEALING. I do not know what God or idol you worship but my God says that stealing is breaking a commandment. Do you look in a mirror Don? What do your kids think about their Father when the policeman comes to the house AGAIN to serve him papers? Little kids are scared of cops. Maybe they think that the policeman might take Daddy away?” Email to Juravin dated July 20, 2015 at 2:37 a.m.

“So get the Israeli to pay me in full. Drop the ducking suit and apologize….Eat that shit. All of you.” Skype message to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 10:33 a.m.

“Today I might tweet and Facebook all your personal comments about your coworkers from our Skype conversations . . . After I call Paul’s [Berger] wife today.” Email to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 6:41 a.m.

” You are just a piece of shit.” Email to Goodwin dated July 20, 2015, 9:35 a.m.

“Rachel Hyman is Orthodox Jew. Berger is Jewish. But they bash Juravin for cheap practices and Jewing down all for discount.” July 21, 2015 11:02 a.m. Tweet

“cheap Jew bastard” Email to Goodwin dated July 21, 2015, 2:24 p.m.

“So get your Team and the Israeli together. Work up a sweat on his swarthy oily brow and put together a proposed order.” Email to Goodwin dated July 23, 2015, 8:57 p.m.

“you are simply morally bankrupt and sociopathic or so terrified of having to get another job that you have taken leave of your senses…..” Email to Berger, Goodwin and Hyman dated July 24, 2015 at 4:40 a.m.

“You do not have the right to call yourself a lawyer. Because there is another name for a woman who will do anything for pay. It is not “counsel”.” Email to Berger, Goodwin and Hyman dated July 24, 2015, 4:40 a.m.

“Though Israeli slong [sic] might have been a bit over the top Twitter LOVES it.” Email to Goodwin dated July 25, 2015 at 1:25 a.m…

I want to litigate this matter to uncover every little detail. You can expect to come here for my deposition. I want to depose every one of you and all office staff that I interacted with, including Jack.” Email to Goodwin dated July 21, 2015, 2:24 p.m.

“I want preserved all accounts, all electron Devices, all phones, all computers used at any time to communicate with me or about me, including but not limited to:

Paul Berger
Rachel Hyman
April Goodwin
Don Juravin
Legalteam@rocalabs.com
“Jack”
“Shannon or Sharon”

This is also my request to take these depositions. I will have all depositions videotaped. I will Skype them and I will have attendees at the depositions.” Email to Goodwin and Berger dated July 21, 2015, 2:51 p.m.

“We are issuing notices for your depositions. Will you accept service for Shannon, Selena, Jack, Roca’s accountant, the employees who I discussed the call from Marc with, Don and Don’s wife or should I issue subpoenaes for their depositions and have the Sheriff serve them?

I will also need to take the deposition of Mr. Hyman on certain questions posed to him by Rachel on my behalf. Also he is a witness to conversations about my legal ability and Rachel’s upset with Don for a variety of things. Will Rachel accept service or should I serve Brett?” Email to Goodwin and Berger dated July 21, 2015 at 5:53 p.m.

“There are no threats against family members. There are only promises. Paul’s kids were parties to conversations. They heard him speak to me. Once again, he elected to put them in a position to testify and you filed the garbage.” Email to Goodwin dated July 24, 2015 at 4:40 a.m.

The attorney is charged with a conflict of interest in an unrelated matter. (Mike Frisch)