Cohen law firm sets meeting Aug. 1 for victims of Tom White

By Rosemary K. Otzman
Independent Editor
A meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Victory Station at Five Points in Belleville for the victims of disbarred Belleville attorney Thomas A. White.
Steven Z. Cohen, who had filed suit against White on behalf of a family who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, wants to get all the victims together to talk about a general adversary proceeding that would be less expensive for the victims than individual cases.
Cohen said White’s bankruptcy filing can’t discharge a fraudulent action.
Cohen, who has practiced law for 35 years, called White “the best confidence man we’ve ever seen.”
He said from the number of victims who have come forward, White had a viable practice and could have had a good living had he proceeded honestly.
Cohen has talked to many of the victims over the last week and he said there is a volume of work that has to be done in a short time to help the people and the work needs skilled lawyering.
Cohen is being assisted by the newest attorney in his Royal Oak law firm, Aaron Silvenis, formerly of Belleville.