<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">I arrived at the Port Authority offices at 225 Park Ave at about 4:15PM. I was awaiting a call from Couselor Steven Gorelick, attorney for Stern &amp; Kilcullen representing the Port Authority. However, Mr. Gorelick failed to call me to advise me to confirm if we were still on for 4PM. Therefore I made an assumption that things were still a go. It was good that I did.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">I was greeted by Port Authority attorney Jay Selcov. He was very gracious and polite. He spoke with me for a while, as we waited the current deposition to complete.<span> </span>I found Mr. Selcov to be the polar opposite of Mr. Gorelick. To meet Mr. Selcov is to meet a man who is congenial, seems to enjoy life, and has an easy going way about him. Mr. Gorelick, however, plays the part of a crafty/weasely/conniving lawyer straight out of Hollywood central casting. Short in stature with a direct manner with he had a smile that you just can’t seem to bring yourself to trust.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Also present with Mr. Gorelick was another attorney, Howard Tat. Other than appearing to handle the paperwork he spoke little. Representing the BLRA from McManimon &amp; Scotland was Attorney Jamie Placek.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Mr. Gorelick did not let me down in his performance once the deposition began. I had suspected that my deposition would have little or nothing to do with the current case of Port Authority v. BLRA and everything to do with attempting to discover information that might allow the Port Authority to try and have my case dismissed. This soon became apparent to Mr. Placek as well, who, to his credit (and in his client’s interest) began a surprisingly heated exchange with Mr. Gorelick. He was adamant that Mr. Gorelick’s line of questioning had nothing to do with the current case. He instructed Mr. Gorelick that he should be advising me, as a witness without representation with a Pro Se complaint pending against Mr. Gorelick’s client that the questions he were asking me could potentially harm my own case, and that if the judge were aware of the tactics that Mr. Gorelick was attempting that he might not approve of such actions. Mr. Gorelick said that he was under no obligation to advise me of such, so Mr. Placek went on record and advised me of such, and then further stated that he would be objecting to the questions Mr. Gorelick would be asking me for the rest of the session.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Mr. Gorelick attempted to “Trap” me into admitting that I knew of the 45 day time limit on my ability to file. However, following the heated exchange between he &amp; Mr. Placek,...

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