Debris
«chaque notaire porte en soi les débris d’un poète.»Archive for lawyers
Hell hath no fury like a law firm associate scorned
Edward Harrington Heyburn left New Jersey law firm Levinson Axelrod in 2004, apparently on bad terms. More than five years later, it seems Heyburn still bears a grudge. In September of this year, he launched a website, “Levinson Axelrod Sucks“, where he has been trash-talking his former employers. The firm is now threatening to strike back with a lawsuit. Pass the popcorn.
Lawyers behaving badly
Proof that “public interest” lawyers are not immune from asshole behavior:
A former Legal Aid Society lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally using a hidden video camera to spy on female co-workers as they changed clothes in their offices.
Peter Barta, 32, of Queens, used a camera hidden in a clock to videotape five co-workers in the public defense agency’s Manhattan offices, recording at least one woman with her breasts and buttocks bared.
The women told police they regularly changed clothes in their offices before and after work.
Solipsism of the day
The Recorder, California’s daily legal newspaper, has this story about the wildfires that have forced half a million people to evacuate:
Calif. Wildfires Drive Lawyers From Homes, Offices
Stupid lawyer tricks
The attorney in this story deserves to be disbarred, if not for his misconduct then for his sheer stupidity:
What started as a dispute between neighbors over a swimming pool has led to the arrest of a Long Island attorney.
Laurence S. Jurman of Dix Hills, N.Y., allegedly forged the name of Supreme Court Justice William Rebolini to a judicial order in a civil lawsuit filed as the result of the dispute, according to a statement issued by the Suffolk County district attorney’s office in May of this year.
On Wednesday, Jurman, 40, appearing without counsel, pleaded not guilty to a single count of criminal possession of a forged document in the second degree, a class D felony punishable by 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison. Jurman was released on his own recognizance by District Judge Paul Hensley and is due back to court on Nov. 19.
Jurman, who was admitted to the State Bar in 1991, allegedly advised his clients, plaintiffs who were dissatisfied with the pace of their lawsuit, that Rebolini on May 4 had denied a motion to vacate a nonexistent default by defendants. He subsequently supplied plaintiffs with a copy of the order purportedly signed by Rebolini.
Is this a common occurrence?
Stein calls attention to a bemusing memorandum posted at Alabama’s Limestone Correctional Facility:
When an attorney arrives intoxicated at the prison for a legal visit, the policy shall be that he shall be escorted out of the facility. If correctional officers assess the attorney as too impaired to drive, the Madison County Sheriff shall be called.
Tort Man v. Corporate Avenger
And speaking of unlikely comic book heroes …
(Thanks to Conglomerate Blog for the tip.)
It’s not the money, it’s the recipes
Once again, here’s a song that came up on the iPod on my way home this evening. I may make this an irregular feature.
A determined advocate for workers
One of the really great things about my current job, which I’m getting ready to leave, is that I’ve had the opportunity to work with and get to know some outstanding and dedicated workers’ rights attorneys. The partner I’ve been working most closely with is profiled here (sign up for free trial to read complete article). She is every bit as dynamic and inspiring as the article suggests.
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