https://www.scribd.com/document/331309640/DE1-Complaint

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3431421&forum_id=2#31923337)

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-lawyer-fined-10g-divorce-case-loses-custody-son-article-1.2549608

His wife, Claire Comfort, 30, was granted full legal and custodial custody and given a five year order of protection from Zappin who has an “anti-social personality disorder,” according to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper.

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In his ruling, Cooper said a 13 day trial had proven that Zappin had physically assaulted his wife eight times around the time she gave birth in late 2013 and that he engaged in a pattern of “coercive, controlling behavior” in what Cooper called "a war of intimate terrorism."

Cooper said Zappin's violent history with Comfort "combined with his explosive anger and inability to control his emotions raises the distinct possibility that he could hurt his son" and that, by example, he would teach the boy that "it is acceptable to abuse other people."

Cooper imposed the $10,000 fine on Zappin after ruling that in the early stages of the custody proceeding, he had used "his law license as a tool to threaten, bully and intimidate" judges and others involved in his bitter battle.

Zappin has filed a lawsuit against the Daily News and another publication over their coverage of the earlier sanctions order, although he has not yet served his complaint in that case.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3431421&forum_id=2#31923721)

http://www.weil.com/people/claire-comfort