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LUSTY LAWYER
The New York Post by KIERAN CROWLEY - November 27, 2006

Attorney Taped 'Demanding Sex'

'Devil' Advocate: Allen Isaac was fired form his law firm after Luisa Espostio sued him, alleging he wanted sex for taking her case.

November 27, 2006 -- A woman claims in a $70 million lawsuit that her former lawyer demanded oral sex in his Wall Street office - and authorities failed to prosecute, although she recorded him admitting it. "The Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the Police Department have absolute, unquestionable proof of a sexual assault, but because that predator is a well-known lawyer, nothing has been done," said alleged victim Luisa Esposito, 48. "There was a cover-up. I told the DA's office I'd take a lie-detector test, but they never gave me one - because they know I was telling the truth." She said she had approached the lawyer, Allen Isaac, 72, a married father of three from North Woodmere, L.I., about a case involving a traffic accident.

In addition to asking for sex, he asked her to send "sexy pictures of myself to his home" - along with a list of sex acts she could no longer perform because of her accident, she said. On a subsequent visit, on Oct. 7, 2005, she wore a recording device, attached by a friend. She played the recording for The Post as well as the DA. Isaac is heard saying he took her case because "you had a charming thing for me. I don't know, maybe you got big t-ts." He admitted on the tape that he'd asked for sex and that she'd said no. "Like it's a big deal for 30 seconds," he said. Isaac said the sex demand "was a test, and you flunked and I flunked." Isaac then demanded sex again: "What did I ask for in return? What did I ask for? B- - - job. Am I going to get it?" "You still want it?" Esposito asked. "Yeah," Isaac said.

Esposito tried to delay by saying she would "take care of you when the case is over" - a phrase she said meant she would report him to authorities. But Isaac demanded an answer. "No," Esposito responded, breaking down in tears. Her civil lawyer, Jeff Lisabeth, said the suit names Isaac and his law firm, which dumped him after the suit was filed. He believes the firm knew what Isaac was up to, and "not to do anything about it . . . is almost as heinous" as the alleged acts. The firm did not return calls for comment.

Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau also refused comment, and the detective assigned to the case did not return calls. Esposito also notified the Appellate Division's Departmental Disciplinary Committee, which investigates lawyer misconduct. In a written reply to the agency, viewed by The Post, a lawyer for Isaac admitted, "The discussion, on at least one occasion, shifted to sex and Mr. Isaac asked Ms. Esposito for oral sex and this time she said no. "Though it was wrong to suggest any sexual contact between them, Mr. Isaac foolishly and wrongly believed in his own mind that it was permissible because he and Ms. Esposito had a relationship apart from the attorney-client one," said the lawyer, Michael Ross. kieran.crowley@nypost.com