Attorney Robert Cardali of New York City; scammer

The state of New York presented Robert Cardali with a law license in 1993 after he graduated from Hofstra University Law School.

In one matter, Bobby filed a sham defamation lawsuit against a former business partner Richard Slater who rightfully called him a “common criminal.” In truth, was Mr. Slater really being fair to criminals by calling Bobby a “common criminal”?

The claimed defamation took place after Bobby fired Mr. Slater and after Slater discovered that Bobby double-billed former client Winsbert Spence when he billed him $8,400 for appellate work even though no appeal was ever filed. Slater then penned the following note:

• “Rob [Cardali] put my reputation and career in jeopardy because of what he did, in my opinion, on Spence. For that reason, he is nothing more than a common criminal. Feel free to show this to whoever you wish to.”

Subsequently, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arlene Bluth dismissed Bobby’s sham lawsuit by stating in part that “Truth is an absolute defense” to a defamation claim. Justice Bluth went on to state in her ruling:

• Bobby had “engaged in double dipping” by taking a third of his client’s payout while also billing for work done by an outside firm
• “It is this outrageous practice that is the root of this case.”

Justice Bluth went on to state:

• “No reasonable person would think Slater was spreading false rumors that Robert Cardali was a convicted felon or even that he was arrested for any crime.”
• “Any ordinary lay person reading the note in context had to have known that ‘nothing more than a common criminal’ obviously meant that Slater thought that Cardali was a lowlife or a dishonest person.”

It is thoroughly disgusting that an attorney would have the chutzpah to bill a client for appellate work that never took place and then claim he was defamed when his ex-partner outed him as a “common criminal.”

The truth of the matter is that “Bobby is Defamation Proof.” Put simply, how do you defame an attorney that cheerfully bills a client for work that was never performed? However, to be fair to Bobby, I’m sure he would have a valid defamation lawsuit if someone were to accuse him of being “an extremely ethical attorney.”

As we speak (ca. June 2017), Bobby practices with Robert A. Cardali & Associates LLP at 39 Broadway in New York, New York.