efense attorney Benjamin Brafman's moving speech, at its first West Coast Gala, where Brafman was honored with the Champion of Hope Award. Mr. Brafman, who was honored alongside Financier Mitch Julis and actor Sean Penn, accepted the Champion of Hope Award at the Aleph Institute's Heroes of Hope G

ay 15th whereby the prosecution would recommend $250,000 cash bail and DSK would relinquish his passport. But at 8 PM that Sunday, Lisa Friel, told Brafman on the phone "that things had changed and that there was no more agreement." Instead, the DA would recommend that bail not be granted. (Friel herse