US EditionDispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled that only Nicolás Maduro can authorize his legal representation after a dispute between lawyers Barry Pollack and Bruce Fein over Maduro's defense.
- On Jan. 5, in Manhattan federal court, a dispute erupted days after Nicolás Maduro's arraignment as two lawyers, Barry Pollack and Bruce Fein, each claimed to represent him.
- Fein says individuals `credibly situated within President Maduro's inner circle or family` sought his assistance, while Pollack wrote he confirmed Maduro does not know or authorize Fein.
- Court papers show Barry Pollack asked U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to rescind Bruce Fein's approval and said he tried contacting Fein, while Fein urged a private questioning of Maduro and admitted no direct contact.
- Judge Hellerstein ruled that Bruce Fein had no legal basis to join Nicolás Maduro's defense and rejected a request to summon Maduro to court, saying only Maduro can retain Fein.
- Maduro and Flores are due back in court on March 17, having pleaded not guilty and remaining held without bail in a federal jail in Brooklyn as Pollack plans filings challenging Maduro's capture and immunity.
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Two high-flying lawyers have fought this week in court to stay with the defense of the world’s most famous defendant: Nicolás Maduro . Barry Pollack and Bruce Fein, both lawyers with a Washington law firm, both postulated as Maduro’s lawyers before the judge who oversees the case in New York against the former president of Venezuela, have thrown stones in the form of court briefs. The objective: to keep the representation of the fallen dictator,…
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