Category: Finz True Tales


Human interest, filled with its joy and tragedy, has always been the historical thread that binds our generations. It has neither timeframe nor limitation. Within its walls, there are riveting stories that frame our 5,000-year culture. And 2020 is but one year in its compendium of happenings! Confronted with an

This has been a year of despair. The number of Coronavirus victims continues to rise at an alarming rate. And deaths are not far behind. The vicious Covid-19 armies have stricken without regard to poverty or wealth, or color of skin, or religious beliefs. Its invaders have attacked left-wing radicals,

The True Tale: One of the inspirational songs of the iconic Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof” starts off with a classic first line: “Wonders of wonders, miracles of miracles.” With attribution to “Fiddler’s” extraordinarily gifted song-writers, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, I introduce this incredible and inspirational story… A

The True Tale: Tragedy does not operate by appointment. It strikes without warning or preference. Age, sex, religion, skin color, wealth, or natural origin are absent in tragedy’s cruel work. All of which takes me to an incredible story… Joey (a fictitious name) was a 16-year-old who had been attending

The True Tale: Great composers and lyricists have the anointed gift of separating human emotions by turning their special creations into poetry. On point, and most recently, I saw a TV commercial announcing the future showing of an old movie filmed upon a hit Broadway musical. The film was “Annie”,

John (a fictitious name) had been driving tractor trailers for nearly 20 years. Being behind the wheel of a powerful rig had always been his dream. And he was good at it. Living in the South with his wife and teenage daughter, he would usually pick up a load of

The True Tale: Seated in his patrol car behind some trees, Officer Jones (a fictitious name) had a clear view of the stop sign. Having already given out several tickets to motorists, he observed a white Honda proceed through without stopping at the sign. Immediately, Jones stepped on the pedal,

Each year, we celebrate Veterans Day to honor those who have protected and served our great nation, but this year, we also celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Judge Leonard L. Finz, founder of Finz & Finz, P.C., understands the magnitude of that event more

The True Tale: Unfortunately, some of life’s roads lead to tragedy. As humans, we have no explanation although many theories abound. Somehow, despair has its own distinct formula in replacing joy, and oftentimes, this happens with little warning. When that occurs, most mortals pray as devoted believers in the deity.

The True Tale: He was a brilliant young neurosurgeon (I’ll call him Dr. Jones). He became a neurosurgical rock star overnight and was heralded as the scientist who finally developed the cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD). PD is an insidious disease that affects the central nervous system caused by damage