Newsletter
July 2024
This newsletter highlights an upcoming webinar for parents, the introduction of our new Managing Director, and success stories of clients achieving justice with K Altman Law.
Highlights
What Parents Need
Join our free webinar on July 17, 2024, designed to empower parents with essential knowledge on advocating for their children.
New Leadership
We’re excited to introduce our new Managing Director, Dan Rothfeld, a seasoned leader with extensive expertise in scaling companies.
KAL Gets A Huge Win!
Founder Keith Altman gets a huge win for our clients in New York court.
What Parents Need to Know: MDR Webinar
The Special Education Advocacy Division of K Altman Law is pleased to announce a free webinar titled Determination Review: What Parents Need to Know” on July 17, 2024, at 5:00 PM EST.
This informative session is designed to empower parents with essential knowledge to advocate for their children’s due process rights in the realm of special education. They have dedicated their careers to supporting parents and children, ensuring that students with disabilities receive the protections they are entitled to under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The outcomes and subsequent steps after the MDR depend on the team’s determination. This webinar will guide parents through this complex process, ensuring they understand their children’s rights and the protections provided by IDEA. Join us for this vital session, during which our Special Education Advocacy Division will discuss the MDR process and offer a Q&A segment to address individual questions from the audience
Meet Our New Managing Director: Dan Rothfeld
Dan Rothfeld is a seasoned executive and trusted advisor with an extensive track record of driving enterprise value and accelerating earnings across various industries. As the Founder and CEO of PeerPoint Advisors, a business advisory firm, Dan has honed his expertise in business strategy, process technology empowerment, and organizational development. His career milestones include scaling five companies across different verticals, leading to two IPOs and two private equity exits. Additionally, Dan has significantly increased the development footprint of a global franchise hotelier and played a pivotal role in expanding a global staffing and HR management company. His strategic growth and operational excellence are evident in his leadership roles, where he successfully managed transitions from start-ups to thriving enterprises
Throughout his career, Dan has held prominent positions, including President & Chief Operating Officer at Mainland LLC, where he transformed a regional PR agency into a multi-million full-service marketing and mar-tech consultancy. As Chief Operating Officer at Measure UAS Inc., he led strategic partnerships and funding rounds, resulting in significant market capture in the global commercial aerial intelligence sector. Daniel’s leadership at U.S. Legal Support Inc. and Strategy LLC showcased his ability to increase revenue and operational efficiency, positioning companies for successful private equity exits. With a Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University Law School and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Florida, Daniel’s educational background complements his extensive professional experience. His dedication to excellence is further reflected in his corporate and non-profit board service, where he continues to contribute to the growth and development of various organizations.
Falsely Accused
Facing allegations of sexual assault, our client’s mental health deteriorated, and he saw little chance of a successful defense. With no witnesses or solid evidence, we scrutinized the complainant’s allegations, finding them purely circumstantial and baseless. Our evaluation and examination of her contradictory claims showed her story was unreliable and failed to meet the standard of proof. Our attorney’s cross-examination during the hearing uncovered her lies, leading to our client’s acquittal. The accuser appealed, and the decision was overturned. We fought back, involving the school’s attorney to revoke the unsubstantiated decision and address due process violations. After nearly nine months of defending our client, the Title IX Coordinator found the decision flawed and overturned the finding of guilt.
Overturning an Academic Dismissal
Our client faced an academic dismissal from their institution due to failing grades. This situation arose because the school failed to implement the student’s ADA accommodations during the first week of classes. Despite our client exhausting the school’s appeals process, we intervened and communicated with the school about how the lack of ADA accommodations and the current academic load affected the client’s performance. Through persistent communication and advocacy, we were able to demonstrate the school’s error and the impact on our client’s academic success. As a result, the academic dismissal was overturned, and our client was permitted to enroll immediately for the summer session, continuing their academic program successfully.
Keith Altman Obtains Multi-Million Dollar RICO Verdict Against Multiple Northern Leasing Systems and Others
On July 3, 2024, Elaine Agheepour and Michele Norris, with the legal help of attorney Keith Altman, received a jury verdict totaling just under $3,000,000.00 from a Southern District of New York federal jury. The claims stemmed from the fraudulent and possibly criminal actions of a handful of New York based defendants.
Elaine Agheepour
Elaine Agheepour resides in California, where she ran her business, ABC Check Cashing. In 2010, she found out that she was being garnished for a lawsuit which she had never received and knew nothing about, filed by NLS. The lawsuit claimed that she had signed a lease agreement and a Personal Guarantee, entitling them to several thousands dollars. But here is the kicker: Elaine had never signed a contract with them. The only business she ever did with them was that she hired them month-to-month with no contract for check verification services. However, the equipment never worked. Another crooked ISO then came in and said they could get her system working , but never did. She eventually stopped paying because she was receiving NOTHING, and eventually she was sued, was NEVER served, but was defaulted. The defendants then began execution of judgment by levying her bank accounts. This forced her to shut down for three months, and when she restarted, she was unable to maintain her check cashing license, because of the judgments and credit report data, and suffered for over eight years. As it turned out, NLS and MBF had submitted false derogatory information to the credit bureaus about her.
Michele Norris
Michelle Norris residues in Texas, where she operated her business M & J Hair Design. In 2005 MBF alleged that she signed a lease agreement, which she vehemently denied ever even seeing let alone signing. Without knowing anything about this claimed lease, she shut down her business by 2006, stopped making payments, and returned the equipment to NLS. Ms. Norris was completely unaware that a contract and Personal Guarantee existed with fraudulent copies of her signature on them. A judgment was obtained against her as well, and NLS and MBF then submitted false derogatory information to the credit bureaus.
Ms. Norris and Ms. Agheepour, represented by Keith Altman for close to ten years, finally got their first opportunity to present their case to a jury in June 2024. The Court did not allow the plaintiffs to submit the findings from the AG’s case, yet the jury thankfully by and large reached the same conclusions.
NLS claimed that these docs were in fact signed by the plaintiffs, but at no time during the 2-week trial produced the original signed docs, obviously because they simply did not exist.
The jury found that at least some of the defendants had engaged in fraud, RICO violations, FCRA violations, and. Verdict totaling just under $3M, plus interest, plus attorney fees.
– RICO against all
– RICO conspiracy against all but Cuccinata
– FCRA violations against NLS and MBF
– Violations of NY Fair Credit Reporting Act against the two corporates
Violations of NY GBL 349 (unfair business practices directed at consumers) against NLS and MBF, Joseph Sussman, and Joseph I Sussman PC,
Contact K Altman Law if you need to speak with one of our Student Defense Advocates. We are committed to holding schools accountable for doing the right thing for students – including yours!
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