Vanessa Brown Hanks, FORMER Associate Counsel
Bar membership currently being sued for violation of contract, breach of contract, legal malpractice. False advertising
Facts
Vanessa inked the Contract between our company and herself. The contract called for her to make appearances on behalf of clients who wished to be represented in Immigration Court only for the bond hearing. Vanessa called the Court Administrator to set up appearances for the date of the 25th of January and the Court Administrator told Vanessa
somethings. Vanessa then wrote and this is directly from the email:
"Dear Wayne,
Thank you for considering me for appearance work through your firm. Unfortunately, I am unable to pursue a working relationship with you or your organization beyond this point based on information received from the Immigration Court Administrator there in Washington. Please do not use my name or information on any court documents or advertising
for your organization. Thank you again for your interest in my services.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Brown Hanks, Esq.
—
Vanessa Brown Hanks, Esq.
Attorney at Law
[email protected]
(585) 957-2445 Phone
(585) 563-2535 Fax"
In the First Place, when you hear something of someone, isn't it common courtesy to allow the person you heard it about know what was said? Further, does your client come first or does he come last or not at all? In this case, no matter what Vanessa heard, she had a duty to her client (s) and shirked that duty probably believing that she could do what she did with impunity. She has had nice words to say so far that
she wishes us the best, but what about the clients she left to rot in a jail cell when five minutes of her time would have freed them. She has
not responded to repeated requests to share what the Court Administrator said, so if the Court Administrator said something which was really bad about me and untrue, I could easily reveal it and force the Court Administrator to account for her words, but not without the testimony of
the person to whom it was said. Despite having a thirty day clause for termination, Vanessa left for clients in custody without a hearing and
she was contracted to do quite the opposite. Nothing should come between you and a client. Moreover, whatever she heard of me, if it was
true, could easily be found on the Web. My entire Autobiography and many biographies are on the web. Why did she not look? She was advertising a minimum fee of 35.00 when we found her and the contract calls for 125, I think, per appearance. This is almost four times what she believed she were worth. This is a very difficult thing for me because I only sue those people who have harmed me, but now she has not only harmed the clients, she has harmed my reputation because I was seen as a person who could accomplish anything, now I can't even get an attorney to appear when she is contracted. Can't I?
The individual clients are filing suits against Ms. Hanks and her insurance company if any. We standstill for the government screwing over our clients, what in the world made her think that she could get away with this?
Stay Tuned for more updates. Thing is, she can actually do some good for people who-cannot get any better.
Wayne Rudder, Out.
Avoid this woman like the plague
Maryland Bar - Admitted January.
New York Bar - Admitted June.
Education
University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD
J.D., May Academics:
GPA: 3.546; Class Rank Number: 34/305; Rank %: 11.15
Honors: Graduated magna cum laude
American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence
University at Buffalo, Political Science
Ph. D. Program, Buffalo, NY
M.A., June GPA: 3.788, Concentrations:
Russia/Post-Soviet States, Comparative Politics
Thesis: French Wine Industry in Crisis: A Case of Intellectual Property Rights
Gone too Far?
University at Albany, History Graduate Program, Albany, NY
M.A., December GPA: 3.4,
Concentrations: Eastern European/Russian Cultural History
Binghamton University,
Binghamton, NY
B.S., Biology, May 1998
Legal experience
6/11-Present
Contract Attorney/Law
Offices of Vanessa Brown Hanks, Rochester, NY
Law
Office: Provides immigration, debt collection, employment, discrimination, and general practice legal services.
Forster & Garbus, LLP: Attend court appearances as of counsel for banks in credit card default actions, in order to negotiating and entering into settlement
agreements with debtors or represent their interests in court proceedings.
Piede Sun LLP: Researched, drafted, and argued several applications before New
York Supreme Courts to subpoena NY witnesses to attend a capital sentencing proceeding in Louisiana for a death penalty case under CPL 640.10. Drafted petitions, affidavits in support, orders, subpoenas, and memoranda of law.
Law Offices of Stuart L. Plotnick: Drafted motions in limine, jury instructions, and a trial memorandum for a case alleging breach of contract and fraud. Researched subrogation issues and ERISA liens for a personal injury settlement.
8/09-8/10
Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit, Baltimore, MD
2010
Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Kaye A. Allison & Visiting Judges
Litigation process and case management experience.
Worked on civil, felony, and misdemeanor dockets.
Assisted with Business & Technology track cases involving complex business disputes.
Performed legal research and wrote memoranda on various civil and criminal law
issues.
Screened motions for adherence to court rules and legal sufficiency.
Drafted court documents, including, orders, judgments, and opinions.
Assisted with civil and criminal trials, violation of probation and post-conviction cases,
administrative and District Court appeals, and motion hearings.
Assisted the judge with discovery motions, disputes, and hearings.
6/08-8/08
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Washington, DC
Summer Legal Intern - Legal Division, Enforcement Section
Researched and wrote memoranda on banking law and consumer protection issues, including
determining the appropriateness of enforcement action.
Researched and analyzed cases involving unfair debt collection practices, violations of the Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices statute, and the Truth in Lending Act.
Researched and analyzed cases involving potential violations of the anti-money laundering
compliance program requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, Suspicious Activity Reports, and various provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Assisted with litigation against a subprime credit card company and associated banks.
2/08-4/25/08
Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel, Baltimore, MD
Legal Intern - Small Business and Self-Employed Division
Managed cases for litigation at the United States Tax Court.
Performing legal research on taxation issues.
Drafting court documents and wrote legal memoranda.
Negotiated settlements with taxpayer respondents.
Argued motions to dismiss for lack of prosecution at the U.S. Tax Court.
5/07-8/07
Delawares Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit, Wilmington, DE
Janet D. Steiger Fellow - American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law
Researched and wrote memoranda on consumer protection and antitrust issues.
Wrote the analysis for a summary judgment motion and memorandum that was granted.
Researched foreclosure scams, joinder of out-of-state entities to reach funds where an accountant absconded with his clients assets, deceptive advertising and representations, state identity theft provisions, the unauthorized practice of law, and more.
Researched Delawares Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Delawares Consumer Fraud Act, Delawares Antitrust Act, and related federal statutes.
Other relevant experience
Editor,
Through a Kyoto University Professor, Buffalo, NY
Editor,
University at Buffalo, Editorial Assistance Program, Buffalo, NY 05
Claims Examiner, Blue Cross Blue Shield-02
Website Editor, New York State Archives, Albany, NY 01
Volunteer work
Volunteer Legal Services Project, Rochester, NY: Interview individuals denied unemployment insurance benefits and seeking VLSPs assistance with legal representation. Represent such clients for unemployment benefit hearings
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