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LI divorce lawyer arrested amid messy divorce

Quick ReadPolice said Dominic Barbara violated the order of protection by sitting down with his ex-wife Leslie, 45, while she was having coffee.

Attorney Dominic Barbara and his then-wife Leslie attend

Photo credit: Getty Images File | Attorney Dominic Barbara and his then-wife Leslie attend a party in New York City. (July 1, 2004)

One of Long Island's most flamboyant matrimonial lawyers was arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from his own messy divorce, after police said he approached his ex-wife in a Glen Cove bagel shop, violating an order of protection she holds against him.

Dominic Barbara, 64, the divorce and defense lawyer who helped make Long Island infamous by representing the likes of Joey Buttafuoco and Jessica...

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