According to the New York Times, calling somebody a “Court Street Lawyer” was such an insult that forty years ago a lawyer sued for it.
Former borough president Marty Markowitz once said, “Brooklyn lawyers are legendary. . .We might not be white shoes; let’s just say we’re tan shoes. But our lawyers, they are assertive and they express the Brooklyn attitude.” Our tan shoes are stilettos, our lawyering is all Brooklyn, and we are proud to be moving to Court Street!
