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The Jurisdiction Stripper: Adriana Dominguez Lawyers Up

Adriana Dominguez 2 Brooklyn Law School Playboy Above the Law blog.JPGFormer Justice Department official Monica Goodling isn’t the only appealing female who’s hiring lawyers these days. Yet another damsel in distress, who has also been in the headlines lately, has obtained legal representation for herself.

Remember Adriana Dominguez, the Brooklyn Law School student who made a nude video for Playboy TV? If you email Ms. Dominguez with an interview request, you receive this message:

I have no comment at this time. If you have any further questions, you can direct them to my attorney:

Brian Bloom
Cozen & O’Connor
(212) 509-9400
bbloom@cozen.com

Sincerely,
Adriana Dominguez

Why on earth has Adriana Dominguez hired a lawyer? We saw the video, and it was pretty trashy — but not criminal (although reasonable minds can differ).

Here’s the law firm bio of Dominguez’s attorney, Brian Bloom (Cornell 1999, Hofstra Law 2002):

Brian A. Bloom joined the New York Midtown office of Cozen O’Connor in March 2005 as an Associate in the General Litigation Department. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and intellectual property matters. Brian has represented various entertainers, musicians, and recording artists, including Eminem and (the Estate of) Tupac Shakur. Prior to joining the firm, he was a litigation associate at Fischbein Badillo Wagner Harding, LLP.

Tupac is probably turning over in his grave right now. Assuming he’s actually in it.

P.S. We’re guessing that Bloom and Dominguez are friends and that he picked up this matter as a favor to her (i.e., allowed her to refer to him as her attorney). But did he clear it with the powers-that-be at Cozen O’Connor, go through the requisite conflicts check, etc.?

Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of Adriana Dominguez (scroll down)

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1 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:14 PM

Any word on where her ex-bf has a job offer?

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2 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:15 PM

According to his myspace page, US Army JAG

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3 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:26 PM

2:15-

Thanks,
2:14

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4 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:31 PM

That is F'n hilarious. there are number of reasons I can think of that she would want active representation, particularly from someone in the entertainment field. Maybe misappropriation or unauthorized use of her video/image? Maybe she is going to try to get a better deal with Playboy for all of the free advertising she is throwing their way? Or maybe she is just generally gearing up for a career in the soft-core world!!!!

I wonder how he's getting paid? I'm not sure how she is otherwise able to pay legal bills. Lat's guess is probably right - he's probably a friend of hers or a friend of a friend. Or maybe he is a referral from that nice guy from Playboy who shot her photo spread!

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5 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:35 PM

How about a lawsuit against the government for denying her employment in retaliation for exercising her First Amendment rights?

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6 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:35 PM

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I got confirmation from a knowledgable source that she will almost definately not be getting an offer to return to the Brooklyn DA's office after graduation.

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7 Posted by word*star | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:36 PM

2:35 - Excellent point.

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8 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:06 PM

I'm sorry, HOW is it newsworthy that a woman with a sex tape hired a lawyer?

Come on Lat. This is fucking retarded.

Heaven forbid WOMEN actually profit from sex videos of themselves, rather than the men who own the corporations that distribute them. I mean, that would be, like, equality or something. Can't have that in the legal world, and we ESPECIALLY can't have these uppity wimminfolk gettin' their own attorneys and all!

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9 Posted by Former Fed. Clk | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:06 PM

"While in law school, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph C. Calabrese of the Nassau County Court."

No. That's called an externship...

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10 Posted by Joe | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:08 PM

So am I the only one who hasn't seen thsi video? Can someone post a link?

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11 Posted by Anon | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:15 PM

Thank you, 3:06. I'm totally with you on this one.

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12 Posted by 3:06 | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:17 PM

3:15 - No prob. They make it so obvious when they state "while in law school." I'd rather they just try to pull a fast one and claim he clerked...

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13 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:35 PM

but guys he CLERKED FOR JUDGE CALABRESI!!!

Err.... externed for Judge Calabrese....

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14 Posted by pamela | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:38 PM

Please, stop...I can't stand that wonk eye of hers. She and Paris Hilton would have a hell of a staring contest.

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15 Posted by pdubs | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:48 PM

It's not even a "sex" video, it's just some softcore Playboy garbage.

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16 Posted by current fed clerk | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:57 PM

Why isn't it "clerked?" Is it because it's a state judge?

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17 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3:57 PM

She's soooo Staten Island.

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18 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:08 PM

pdubs, yeah, because what's really important here is making up silly distinctions.

If it's titillating, it's a sex tape. If you want to waste your time arguing about whether we should semantically refer to a titillating video as a "sex" tape or as, um, something else (??), knock yourself out.

Anyway, doesn't some dude spank her in it? Seems like that ought to qualify as a sex tape.

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19 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:14 PM

Cozen & O'Connor is pretty TTT

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20 Posted by pdubs | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:17 PM

Oh come on now, there's a large difference between seeing a chick show off her boobies and seeing her fucking and sucking (I can only jerk off to the latter).

I'm not denying that she's probably a nappy-headed ho, but calling a softcore playboy video a "sex tape" is a gross exaggeration.

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21 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:18 PM

Why isn't it "clerked?" Is it because it's a state judge?

Posted by: current fed clerk | April 18, 2007 03:57 PM

+++++++++++++++++

It has nothing to do with the distinction between state and federal court. Rather, a law student cannot serve as a "law clerk" -- that is, the official employee of a judge. This joker was an intern or maybe an extern (i.e., he received school credit for his work for the judge), but he was no clerk.

(And, there is no way you are a federal law clerk and asking this question.)

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22 Posted by jonb | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:23 PM

True, although even for an externship, you need good grades to "clerk" for a prestigous judge.

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23 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:27 PM

Ahhh, the "I know it when I see it" test -- clearly, the relevant inquiry is whether it helps YOU jerk off.

Thank you, pdubs, for welcoming us to the brave new world of 1964.

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24 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:01 PM

3:06: there's actual value in those men who successfully distribute these movies; dumb whores willing to make the movies are, shall we say, numerous, fungible, and cheap. Why on earth should they get paid equally?

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25 Posted by Anon | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:14 PM

4:23,

This is Joseph Calabresi of Nassau County, not THE Judge Calabresi (of the 2d Cir.) So there's no "prestigious judge" in the mix here.

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26 Posted by Anon | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 5:46 PM

I see why Mr. Bloom took the matter--he's an art enthusiast.

"Community Service
California Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts"

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27 Posted by guest | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 6:10 PM

5:01, oh really. Value like flouting orders from federal judges, tax evasion, and (alleged) rape? Yeah, that's some serious social value there.

How do you know she's a dumb whore? Sounds to me like she's an average law student. I don't think there's been any allegation that 1) she is too dumb to be a law student or 2) she exchanges sex for money.

Or -- I'm sorry -- were you just making a random misogynist comment? It's so hard to tell social retardation from sincere commentary on the internets...

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28 Posted by anon | Permalink Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:20 PM

By the way... her dicknut ex-bf isn't going into Army JAG... I checked this year's roster.

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29 Posted by anon | Permalink Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:43 AM

Are you really surprised that a TTT scumbag like this would get rejected from Army JAG??

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30 Posted by jobu | Permalink Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:59 AM

Jesus Christ, what a toilet lawyer. Hofstra Law and Cozen O'Connor? Yikes.

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31 Posted by guest | Permalink Thursday, April 19, 2007 11:34 AM

4:23,

This is Joseph Calabresi of Nassau County, not THE Judge Calabresi (of the 2d Cir.) So there's no "prestigious judge" in the mix here.

Posted by: Anon | April 18, 2007 05:14 PM

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You're both idiots.


Bloom interned for "the Hon. Joseph C. Calabrese of the Nassau County Court."

The well-known judge of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and former Dean of Yale Law School, is: Guido Calabresi.

see: http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=352

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32 Posted by 5:14 PM | Permalink Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:25 PM

11:34,

How is that not what I said yesterday? Try reading a comment before responding, a-hole.

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