{"id":14448,"date":"2022-07-10T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/?p=14448"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:54:41","slug":"arthur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcourihay.com\/staging\/blog\/arthur\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nice-Guy Lawyer for America\u2019s Tabloid Villains"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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Arthur Aidala, in his Manhattan office, has a client list that includes Harvey Weinstein, Rudy Giuliani and people in the midst of trial by tabloid.Credit…John Taggart for The New York Times<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n

The original story appeared on the cover of New York Times on July 9, 2022 in print and online. Click here to view<\/a><\/h2>\r\n

The Nice-Guy Lawyer for America\u2019s Tabloid Villains<\/h2>\r\n

The sweet spot of Arthur Aidala\u2019s law practice is a headline-grabbing defendant who is hated by many. Somehow, that doesn\u2019t mean people hate him.<\/p>\r\n

Even when there are few cameras around, Arthur L. Aidala, 54, is camera-ready, dressed in a light-blue pinstripe suit with a purple pocket square and tie on a sunny June day. He\u2019s a lawyer who welcomes press attention, but on this particular day he was worried about the way it can make a difficult job harder.<\/p>\r\n

He was arguing for bail on behalf of a client whose youthful face had been splashed across cable news screen and newspaper pages. One tabloid headline called her: \u201cGranny Shover.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Lauren Pazienza, the client, is a 27-year-old woman charged with manslaughter in the killing of Barbara Maier Gustern, an 87-year-old vocal coach, who was pushed on a sidewalk on March 10 on West 28th Street in Manhattan. Ms. Gustern suffered brain injuries and died five days later.<\/p>\r\n

Ms. Pazienza represents the sweet spot of Mr. Aidala\u2019s law practice: a headline-grabbing defendant who is hated by many.<\/p>\r\n