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Ex-Mintz Levin Patent Atty Says Judge Got Him Fired

Law360, New York (October 28, 2015, 1:24 PM EDT) -- A former Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo patent attorney sanctioned for "bullying” opponents in a custody battle with his soon-to-be ex-wife asked Wednesday for the recusal of the judge on the case, contending the justice’s $10,000 sanctions order was a publicity stunt that got him fired, “unequivocally” harming the couple's 2-year-old son.

Anthony Zappin, once an associate practicing patent law at Mintz Levin, was terminated from the firm in September following New York Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper’s Sept. 18 order, which concluded Zappin violated the rules of professional conduct by attacking and bullying attorneys, witnesses and even judges...

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