Drew Peterson Lawyer Claims Joel Brodsky 'Physically Attacked' Her
An attorney who represented Drew Peterson for years before withdrawing from the case told how her former law partner, Joel Brodsky, allegedly attacked her.
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The first witness in the hearing to determine whether convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson will get a new murder trial testified that attorney Joel Brodsky attacked her in the law office they shared.
"There was an incident where he physically attacked me and the police had to be called," Chicago attorney Reem Odeh said during the hearing Monday morning.
Odeh and Brodsky were law partners before she quit his firm and withdrew from the Peterson case in 2010. Peterson was in jail at the time and she visited him there to break the news in person.
Odeh said Brodsky was enraged by her departure. He attacked her when she dissolved their partnership, she said.
Peterson attorney Joseph "Shark" Lopez discussed Odeh's testimony during a break in the hearing.
"I don't know if they had a pushing and shoving match," Lopez said. "They had some sort of a physical altercation."
The attorneys still representing Peterson are trying to convince Judge Edward Burmila to grant him a new trial. They have based their case on Brodsky failing to adequately represent Peterson.
Peterson's attorneys have blamed Brodsky for blowing the trial.
One other witness, John Marshall Law School professor Clifford Scott-Rudnick has testified. He will take the stand again this afternoon.
Scott-Rudnick said Brodsky committed ethical violations by entering into a publicity contract with Peterson.
A wrongful death lawsuit against Peterson also was briefly addressed. Brodsky officially withdrew from the case. Peterson attorney Steve Greenberg asked Judge Michael Powers to sanction Brodsky but the judge set the issue for a later date.
Brodsky appeared in court for the civil matter and is expected to be called later in the hearing for a new trial.
"He's all right," Lopez said of Brodsky. "He looks a little nervous."
Watchful Eye
1:41 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Don't piss Brodsky off. He's pull no punches to get even. No doubt, he's got the goods, or what he thinks are the goods, on anyone he thinks is a detriment to him.
Now, will he just say where Drew Peterson hid Stacy's body and end all of this, and he can go crawl back into his swanky Michigan Avenue office and sell the rights to his book. That outta be interesting.
Watchful Eye
1:52 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
..my bad - "he'll pull no punches..."
Buford Pusser
1:52 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Brodsky can not and never release any information about Drew!!
Watchful Eye
2:04 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
As an officer of the court, if he has information as to the whereabouts of a missing person, isn't he responsible to alert the police about that? Besides, what has he got to lose now? He's about done in the legal profession..
tom
2:46 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The first paragraph of this article makes no sense.
"The first witness in the hearing to determine whether convicted wife-killer Drew Peterson testified that attorney Joel Brodsky attacked her in the law office they shared."
"whether Drew Peterson testified"?
I think that you forgot a few words.
Flora Dora
12:31 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
If you read it correctly, tom, the noun is witness and the verb is testified. Remember the old days when we learned to diagram sentences...
tom
1:06 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Flora,
Sadly, I'm old enough to remember diagramming sentences.
The part that makes no sense is "whether Drew Peterson".
Whether what?
I'm assuming a few words were left out. Like whether Drew Peterson "gets a new trial", or whether Drew Peterson "will be sentenced this week"...
Average Joe
3:56 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Does anyone really care about this any more? Just send him to prison and lets move on
with life...isn't it almost time for NCIS to come on anyway?
Lakotich Gladys
5:34 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Drew is old news, we need to move on.
Grace Hopper
5:39 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Drew- you sexy BEAST. Call me when you get out.
Watchful Eye
5:51 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
What did Greenberg's questioning of Brodsky today about money in/money out have to do with a legal strategy to call a witness gone bad? I hate to say this, but Brodsky looks to be the focus of an attorney with a vendetta to smear him rather than getting the convicted murderer a new trial. I've never heard nor seen anything like this, and I hope I never do again. No wonder people have negative opinions about criminal defense attorneys. Their egos are bigger than their fat heads.
DJ
7:07 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Drew must have some pretty deep pockets for lawyers. I think I got into the wrong profession.
Buford Pusser
7:27 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
You're blind then watchful eye.
anonymous
8:01 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
how do you explain something to a woman with 2 black eyes? it's obvious some guy already tried twice and failed