Mel Weiss: Trying to Get Back in the Game

[Mel] Weiss lost his license to practice law when he pleaded guilty in 2008 to making illegal kickback payments to his clients. He spent a year in prison, another four months in a halfway house, and is now on probation for three years. And though he is disbarred, Mr. Weiss wants to get back in the legal arena. He has mailed letters in recent weeks to about 200 of his former colleagues seeking work as a mediator.

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