Real New York names have a redolence, audacity and pungency as thick as a Katz's Deli Pastrami sandwich. One of my favorite handles is that of the owner of this grimy, longstanding Atlantic Avenue law office, which dwells in the shadow of the grim Brooklyn House of Detention. Got a legal problem? Nelson W. Schmuckler can help you out!
I have to imagine that there's no character so hard, no crime so heinous, no talk so tough that they can disturb the calm efficiency of Nelson W. Schmuckler. He's been in the same location since 1971, when that block was a far more bleak place than it is now.
That is absolutely a wonderful name for a Brooklyn lawyer! Great little office too.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant; straight outta 'Motherless Brooklyn.' I believe, btw, that Mr. Schmuckler, Esq., does business near another (perhaps erstwhile) source of legal assistance,"Bad Apple Bail Bonds."
ReplyDeleteIsn't the attorney's name Schmukler, not Schmuckler?
ReplyDeleteActually, his name doesn't have a "c" in it. Which has always made it seem even better to me. Just around the corner on Smith Street is the law office of Leonard Fusfield. Fusfield himself can be seen through the window. I wish they'd partner up.
ReplyDeleteI worked with a man with this last name and he pronounced it "smoke - ler"
ReplyDeleteThis is really wonderful name. Office is also interesting.
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