Brookyn DA To General Public When Seeking Legal Assistance In Real Estate Deals: "Get An Honest Lawyer!"

In a New York Daliy News story on the recent announcement of indictments obtained by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes against a dozen suspects, including three current or former attorneys, allegedly involved in various unrelated, real estate-based swindles, DA Hynes offered some words of wisdom to the general public when seeking legal assistance in real estate transactions, as reflected in this excerpt:

• "Ordinarily, in real estate deals, you would say, 'Get a lawyer,'" said Hynes. "Now you say, 'Get an honest lawyer.' You have to pay attention to the lawyers you hire, you have to get referrals."

Source: 3 lawyers and correction officer among 12 charged with real estate fraud.