A bankruptcy judge in Manhattan on Thursday ordered real estate attorney Mitchell Kossoff, who is under criminal investigation, to cooperate with the chapter 7 trustee overseeing the liquidation of his law firm, Reuters reported. Within a week, Kossoff and his criminal defense attorney, Walter Mack of Doar Rieck Kaley & Mack, have to meet with chapter 7 trustee Al Togut, who has been seeking everything from bank and credit card records to client lists, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones ordered. Togut has asserted Kossoff's refusal to provide records has affected his ability to administer the estate of Kossoff PLLC. The meeting between Togut's team of attorneys from his law firm, Togut, Segal & Segal, and Mack should flesh out what documents are available and what documents Mack believes are protected by the 5th Amendment, Judge Jones said.
