---
aliases: []
category: Private Organization
summary: Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin was the law firm that represented INSLAW Corporation
  in its adversary proceeding against the Justice Department over the PROMIS software
  theft, with partner Lee Ratiner leading the case.
tags:
- Organization
---

Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin was a law firm that represented [Inslaw](/organizations/inslaw/) in prosecuting its adversary complaint against the [DOJ](/organizations/department-of-justice/). Lee Ratiner was the partner in charge of the matter.

Inslaw filed an objection to Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin's application for fees, charging that the firm, due to pressure by the DOJ, forced Ratiner out and effectively abandoned [INSLAW](/organizations/inslaw/). Bankruptcy Judge James F. Schneider found no credible evidence to support Inslaw's charge, concluding that Inslaw's allegations of wrongdoing were "built upon supposition, suspicion and uncorroborated hearsay, all of which [are] unworthy of belief." The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations also investigated Inslaw's claim and found no proof of any DOJ pressure on the firm that affected its representation of Inslaw.[^1]

More recently, [Ari Ben-Menashe](/people/ari-ben-menashe/) published a book in which he claimed to have seen evidence suggesting that the Dickstein, Shapiro firm was to be paid $600,000 by Hadron, Inc., or [Earl Brian](/people/earl-brian/) in order to remove Ratiner from the firm. However, the Special Counsel's investigation found this claim implausible given their conclusions about Ben-Menashe's testimony.[^1]

[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993.