Barry L Gordon

Divorce is War Attorneys are Casualties Barry L Gordon

Little did I know I was going to be the lead story on the 6:00 News. My life and career were about to be ruined. My family and friends would be disgraced along with me. I already knew what looking down the barrel of a loaded gun felt like from my days in the Army, but this felt even worse. I had one chance to protect myself and time was of the essence. I approached the 30th floor offices of the New York State Appellate Division at 27 Madison Avenue. I was facing a 5:00 p.m. deadline to file a "Motion to Impound" all the pleadings or documents in my case. I didn't want the public to know that I had been implicated in this, especially since I thought proving my innocence would be relatively easy to do. The bombshell that had my name on it was so unexpected that I was a little late in getting my documents ready to file. The Clerk for the Appellate Division had apparently been waiting for me for the better part of an hour. He took the documents to an area behind closed doors. For 15 minutes I stood at the counter, projecting an air of patience which I hoped would mask the unadulterated sense of fear I was experiencing. The Clerk came out and told me that my Motion had been denied because it arrived a few minutes late. Now I knew my picture was going to be on the 6:00 News.