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- Organization
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category: "Private Organization"
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summary: "Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin was the law firm that represented INSLAW Corporation in its adversary proceeding against the Justice Department over the PROMIS software theft, with partner Lee Ratiner leading the case."
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Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin was a law firm that represented [[INSLAW|Inslaw]] in prosecuting its adversary complaint against the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]]. [[Lee Ratiner]] was the partner in charge of the matter.
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Inslaw filed an objection to Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin's application for fees, charging that the firm, due to pressure by the DOJ, forced Ratiner out and effectively abandoned [[INSLAW]]. Bankruptcy Judge James F. Schneider found no credible evidence to support Inslaw's charge, concluding that Inslaw's allegations of wrongdoing were "built upon supposition, suspicion and uncorroborated hearsay, all of which [are] unworthy of belief." The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations also investigated Inslaw's claim and found no proof of any DOJ pressure on the firm that affected its representation of Inslaw.[^1]
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More recently, [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] published a book in which he claimed to have seen evidence suggesting that the Dickstein, Shapiro firm was to be paid $600,000 by Hadron, Inc., or [[Earl Brian]] in order to remove Ratiner from the firm. However, the Special Counsel's investigation found this claim implausible given their conclusions about Ben-Menashe's testimony.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. |