"Hollywood pulls into here and turns our little town into The City, without a tie," sniffed a New York-based lawyer.

A New York-based lawyer, Cornwell was being interviewed for a position as director of the league's equal opportunity program.

Mr. Pavarotti's New York-based lawyer, Elliot Hoffman, said there was no question of tax fraud.

A federal indictment filed in Manhattan charged the company and two of its New York-based lawyers with conspiracy to commit immigration fraud.

The bureau documents that disclosed the extent of the investigation were made public earlier this year by a New York-based lawyers' group, the Center for Constitutional Rights.

Andre Sirois, a New York-based lawyer representing Dr. Thomson, called the reprieve exceptional.

"We're very satisfied with the deal," said Milton Chwasky, Lewis's New York-based lawyer.

The interview was arranged by Stanley Arkin, Mr. Salinas's New York-based lawyer.

Jonathan Hafetz, a New York-based lawyer representing Mr. Meshal's family, said he knew "absolutely nothing."

The list of roughly 50 break-ins has been compiled by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a New York-based lawyers' group that litigates "progressive" causes.