▁court ▁rules ▁requiring ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁by ▁the ▁lawyer ▁or ▁client , ▁greatly ▁cur ta iled ▁its ▁new ▁fil ings . ▁Ba um ▁had ▁attract ed ▁national ▁attention ▁after ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁column ist ▁Joseph ▁N oc era ▁published ▁photos ▁taken ▁of ▁its ▁employees ▁at ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Hall owe en ▁party , ▁where ▁cost umes ▁and ▁decor ▁rid ic u led ▁the ▁hom eless ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁critics . ▁A ▁week ▁after ▁Occ up y ▁Buff alo ▁pick et ed ▁Ba um ' s ▁offices , ▁the ▁firm ▁shut ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁business ▁after ▁F ann ie ▁Ma e ▁and ▁Fred die ▁Mac ▁forb ade ▁mort g age ▁serv ic ers ▁from ▁using ▁the ▁firm ▁for ▁forec los ure ▁actions . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁protest ▁had ▁dw ind led ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁protest ers ▁daily , ▁approximately ▁half ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁hom eless . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁other ▁cities ▁where ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁movement ▁has ▁taken ▁root , ▁Occ up y ▁Buff alo ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁relatively ▁am ic able . ▁The ▁Occ up iers ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁a ▁contract ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁Occ up iers ▁to ▁enc amp ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁Square , ▁which ▁exp ired ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁During ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁city