Update: The State of Nevada HAS sued, along with 17 other states, San Francisco, and D.C., regarding the 14th Amendment. 1:25:cv:10139, District of Massachusetts.
That doesn’t worry me as much as the White House actually trying to destroy the Constitution. Websites change with every administration, so the half-assedness of the current site just means that the new administration’s website design team wasn’t prepared, just like they weren’t prepared the last time around.
On the other hand, the White House’s Spanish Twitter account was deleted, if that tells you what kind of language priority this administration has, and who they don’t care about.
“Ford, now in the last two years of his second — and final — term as attorney general”
Thank God
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January 21, 2025 10:41 am
Dear Current and Prospective Client: Your offer to buy me lunch so we can talk about things is not fooling me. My time is not $12 burger for a half hour consultation.
I can tell you that allowing someone to buy me lunch, client or friend, and allowing them to pick my brain has paid exponential dividends in terms of future work and as a solo, this approach has fed my family for 25 years.
That said, if the “client” is clearly taking advantage and has a history of doing so, I am likely busy and just happily tell them to call the office and get with my assistant who has my calendar for an office appt. If its important, they do that. If its not, they usually just go away and try again another day on another issue. This policy has not failed me in all these years.
I appreciate the approach. However a key distinction in ripening as a lawyer is learning to distinguish between clients who are friends and clients who are mining you for information. If I would have a drink or lunch with you socially without any pretense, then of course I would do that. But I dont call my doctor and ask him to meet me at Applebees to look at a growth on my neck.
Thanks, Captain Obvious. Hence the alternative, “call my office and make an appointment.”
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January 21, 2025 10:50 am
The Boruchowitz (Nye County) story contains some quote that made me cackle.
“Defense attorney Crane Pomerantz said he agreed with Gordon’s ruling and believes Boruchowitz is innocent of all the charges against him. ‘I believe this case was overcharged from the beginning,’ he said. ‘This case is about the arrest and the wire fraud counts go far afield about whether this is a valid arrest or not.’ Prosecutors on the case, Steven Myhre and Justin Washburne, did not respond to requests for comment. . . .”
So Pomerantz (who overcharged while an AUSA) now runs into Myrhe (who is the absolute worst offender in the USA Office for putting his thumb on the scale) and has the audacity to call out the sins of which he was formerly guilty? Pot, kettle. Kettle, pot. The only good guy in that story is Judge Gordon who is fantastic in the bench.
Anyway, Crane is one of the best people I’ve worked with. All around good person and great mentor.
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January 21, 2025 11:12 am
Re: A.G.
I don’t know Alex, nor am I Alex. Spare us the “thanks, Alex” comments.
This is a case where were can simultaneously support both the suspension and have empathy for the individual. There was an article a few years ago, where A.G. shared his past, including mental health issues. At the time, it appeared he had put things in order in his life, personally professionally. It was a moment to be celebrated. Now, he is suspended again.
Like many of you, I have had my battles with mental health. Sometimes, when things are going well and I’m making the effort to manage my mental health and grow as a person it can feel like I have triumphed. And in those moments, I have. But the growth and progress we experience in life is never linear. We have never fully triumphed. The battle never ends.
So, A.G. (and other sojourners who face this same battle), carry on. A setback or relapse isn’t any more permanent than the earlier triumphs. I don’t know whether you really never return to the practice of law, but whatever you do, keep up the fight. The same person who had it together in the RJ article from years ago is still inside you, still inside me, still inside all of us.
Well said. This community could use a little bit more empathy like this. I was quick to judge AG, admittedly. However, I realize nothing good comes from piling on.
We as legal professionals should think twice before casting the first stone. We’re human beings; imperfect creatures of habit.
I appreciate your empathy and the compassion which your post sets forth. As someone who has known this individual and practiced with/against this individual for many years, I will state that the assertions regarding matters being in order were and are inaccurate. The hero in the article is Karen Connolley who got the State Bar to act when so many of us have implored the courts and State Bar to do something to intervene in what has been outrageous behavior in cases and have been met with a deaf ear.
Connolley’s case was the norm and not the exception for years. The two sanctioned attorneys say it clearly and proudly in the article: “‘Contentious interactions between attorneys are common in family law cases,’ Ghibaudo said. ‘They’re more worried about decorum than anything else. . . . They don’t want people to know what lawyers really are like.’” No it is not what lawyers are like. No it is not what lawyers are supposed to be like. We can have empathy for individuals who have genuine medical conditions while not allowing it as an excuse for abominable conduct and simultaneously standing together to root out such misfeasance in our profession.
Sorry doesn’t she (the complainant) have anything better to do than to make a bar complaints. Get a life. There are plenty of bad lawyers but this does not amount to conduct worthy of her time or bar counsel’s time.
I agree we should empathize with those struggling with mental illness but we can empathize while still holding them accountable for their actions. Perhaps less lawyers would struggle with mental illness if this type of behavior and name calling wasn’t the norm in our field. You can zealously represent your client without name calling opponents or setting depos for holidays.
The irony of the article was that Michancy Cramer was quoted as saying that the nastiness (that ABG and MC engaged in) “caused her enough stress that she experienced health problems due to an autoimmune disorder.” Holy gaslighting Batman. We became verbally and physically aggressive with our opposing counsel but please feel bad for US.
Karen isn’t a hero. Her client abandoned that child at a party full of drunk men and she was raped at the age of 12. What Karen and family court did has damaged her life forever. Alex was never the story. That judge and the dysfunction of family court leading to very real harm to a child is the story. OBC has all the videos of Karen screaming in court, interrupting the judge, calling the client names. Nothing. OBC is joke.
Wildly and weirdly specific. I know Karen Connolley. I know AG and MC. As if the fact finding by the Hearing Panel and Supreme Court was not enough, there is no question who to believe between those factions.
I suspect we are losing focus on the Alex suspension and reprimand of the female attorney Cramer. Why did their activities result in a bar complaint? Who was the attorney who made the complaint? Doesn’t she (a female apparently) have anything better to do than to make bar complaints. Have we gotten so petty that every contentious case results in a complaint? If you have to defend yourself on one of these cases you pay a defense counsel through the nose. Bar Counsel is there to protect the public from stealing lawyers and those who abandon clients. Not for using the “C” word. My .02.
I’m glad the attorney who made the complaint made the time to do so. No, not “every contentious case results in a complaint.” If you can’t decipher why the behavior crosses the line and is worthy of a complaint, that’s on you.
Karen was being a Karen it seems. A.G. is no saint though putting aside all the mental health issues and Michancy is a good fighter to have on your side.
M.C. repeatedly crossed the line during her times with A.G. They were a tag team of violations. This was not isolated incident for either one of them. I presume this is not a continuing thing with MC as she is at LBBS and LBBS will not tolerate garbage like what occurred in this case. If there really was a family court cabal (which there is not) it would have snuffed out this garbage long ago.
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January 21, 2025 2:36 pm
“KPMG is expected to become the first Big Four accounting company to open a law firm in the U.S., thanks to an Arizona program. State approval for KPMG Law is expected later in January, per The Wall Street Journal. That means its Arizona-licensed lawyers could perform legal work for clients across the U.S.”
The end of the practice of law as a distinct profession. Non lawyer owners, AZ attorneys practicing nationwide. Reportedly, KPMG’s application to to AZ was unanimously approved.
Update: The State of Nevada HAS sued, along with 17 other states, San Francisco, and D.C., regarding the 14th Amendment. 1:25:cv:10139, District of Massachusetts.
as of a mome t ago, the white house web page leading to the US constitution is returning a 404 error
That doesn’t worry me as much as the White House actually trying to destroy the Constitution. Websites change with every administration, so the half-assedness of the current site just means that the new administration’s website design team wasn’t prepared, just like they weren’t prepared the last time around.
On the other hand, the White House’s Spanish Twitter account was deleted, if that tells you what kind of language priority this administration has, and who they don’t care about.
“Ford, now in the last two years of his second — and final — term as attorney general”
Thank God
Dear Current and Prospective Client: Your offer to buy me lunch so we can talk about things is not fooling me. My time is not $12 burger for a half hour consultation.
I can be bribed with sushi. The trick is to give a lot of “it depends” answers. Two can play this game.
I can tell you that allowing someone to buy me lunch, client or friend, and allowing them to pick my brain has paid exponential dividends in terms of future work and as a solo, this approach has fed my family for 25 years.
That said, if the “client” is clearly taking advantage and has a history of doing so, I am likely busy and just happily tell them to call the office and get with my assistant who has my calendar for an office appt. If its important, they do that. If its not, they usually just go away and try again another day on another issue. This policy has not failed me in all these years.
I appreciate the approach. However a key distinction in ripening as a lawyer is learning to distinguish between clients who are friends and clients who are mining you for information. If I would have a drink or lunch with you socially without any pretense, then of course I would do that. But I dont call my doctor and ask him to meet me at Applebees to look at a growth on my neck.
Thanks, Captain Obvious. Hence the alternative, “call my office and make an appointment.”
The Boruchowitz (Nye County) story contains some quote that made me cackle.
“Defense attorney Crane Pomerantz said he agreed with Gordon’s ruling and believes Boruchowitz is innocent of all the charges against him. ‘I believe this case was overcharged from the beginning,’ he said. ‘This case is about the arrest and the wire fraud counts go far afield about whether this is a valid arrest or not.’ Prosecutors on the case, Steven Myhre and Justin Washburne, did not respond to requests for comment. . . .”
So Pomerantz (who overcharged while an AUSA) now runs into Myrhe (who is the absolute worst offender in the USA Office for putting his thumb on the scale) and has the audacity to call out the sins of which he was formerly guilty? Pot, kettle. Kettle, pot. The only good guy in that story is Judge Gordon who is fantastic in the bench.
Anyway, Crane is one of the best people I’ve worked with. All around good person and great mentor.
Re: A.G.
I don’t know Alex, nor am I Alex. Spare us the “thanks, Alex” comments.
This is a case where were can simultaneously support both the suspension and have empathy for the individual. There was an article a few years ago, where A.G. shared his past, including mental health issues. At the time, it appeared he had put things in order in his life, personally professionally. It was a moment to be celebrated. Now, he is suspended again.
Like many of you, I have had my battles with mental health. Sometimes, when things are going well and I’m making the effort to manage my mental health and grow as a person it can feel like I have triumphed. And in those moments, I have. But the growth and progress we experience in life is never linear. We have never fully triumphed. The battle never ends.
So, A.G. (and other sojourners who face this same battle), carry on. A setback or relapse isn’t any more permanent than the earlier triumphs. I don’t know whether you really never return to the practice of law, but whatever you do, keep up the fight. The same person who had it together in the RJ article from years ago is still inside you, still inside me, still inside all of us.
Well said. This community could use a little bit more empathy like this. I was quick to judge AG, admittedly. However, I realize nothing good comes from piling on.
We as legal professionals should think twice before casting the first stone. We’re human beings; imperfect creatures of habit.
I appreciate your empathy and the compassion which your post sets forth. As someone who has known this individual and practiced with/against this individual for many years, I will state that the assertions regarding matters being in order were and are inaccurate. The hero in the article is Karen Connolley who got the State Bar to act when so many of us have implored the courts and State Bar to do something to intervene in what has been outrageous behavior in cases and have been met with a deaf ear.
Connolley’s case was the norm and not the exception for years. The two sanctioned attorneys say it clearly and proudly in the article: “‘Contentious interactions between attorneys are common in family law cases,’ Ghibaudo said. ‘They’re more worried about decorum than anything else. . . . They don’t want people to know what lawyers really are like.’” No it is not what lawyers are like. No it is not what lawyers are supposed to be like. We can have empathy for individuals who have genuine medical conditions while not allowing it as an excuse for abominable conduct and simultaneously standing together to root out such misfeasance in our profession.
Sorry doesn’t she (the complainant) have anything better to do than to make a bar complaints. Get a life. There are plenty of bad lawyers but this does not amount to conduct worthy of her time or bar counsel’s time.
I agree we should empathize with those struggling with mental illness but we can empathize while still holding them accountable for their actions. Perhaps less lawyers would struggle with mental illness if this type of behavior and name calling wasn’t the norm in our field. You can zealously represent your client without name calling opponents or setting depos for holidays.
The irony of the article was that Michancy Cramer was quoted as saying that the nastiness (that ABG and MC engaged in) “caused her enough stress that she experienced health problems due to an autoimmune disorder.” Holy gaslighting Batman. We became verbally and physically aggressive with our opposing counsel but please feel bad for US.
Karen isn’t a hero. Her client abandoned that child at a party full of drunk men and she was raped at the age of 12. What Karen and family court did has damaged her life forever. Alex was never the story. That judge and the dysfunction of family court leading to very real harm to a child is the story. OBC has all the videos of Karen screaming in court, interrupting the judge, calling the client names. Nothing. OBC is joke.
Ok Michancy !!
thanks Alex
Wildly and weirdly specific. I know Karen Connolley. I know AG and MC. As if the fact finding by the Hearing Panel and Supreme Court was not enough, there is no question who to believe between those factions.
I suspect we are losing focus on the Alex suspension and reprimand of the female attorney Cramer. Why did their activities result in a bar complaint? Who was the attorney who made the complaint? Doesn’t she (a female apparently) have anything better to do than to make bar complaints. Have we gotten so petty that every contentious case results in a complaint? If you have to defend yourself on one of these cases you pay a defense counsel through the nose. Bar Counsel is there to protect the public from stealing lawyers and those who abandon clients. Not for using the “C” word. My .02.
you’re definitely a male
I’m glad the attorney who made the complaint made the time to do so. No, not “every contentious case results in a complaint.” If you can’t decipher why the behavior crosses the line and is worthy of a complaint, that’s on you.
Karen was being a Karen it seems. A.G. is no saint though putting aside all the mental health issues and Michancy is a good fighter to have on your side.
M.C. repeatedly crossed the line during her times with A.G. They were a tag team of violations. This was not isolated incident for either one of them. I presume this is not a continuing thing with MC as she is at LBBS and LBBS will not tolerate garbage like what occurred in this case. If there really was a family court cabal (which there is not) it would have snuffed out this garbage long ago.
“KPMG is expected to become the first Big Four accounting company to open a law firm in the U.S., thanks to an Arizona program. State approval for KPMG Law is expected later in January, per The Wall Street Journal. That means its Arizona-licensed lawyers could perform legal work for clients across the U.S.”
The end of the practice of law as a distinct profession. Non lawyer owners, AZ attorneys practicing nationwide. Reportedly, KPMG’s application to to AZ was unanimously approved.
Money and power consolidate, there really isn’t much that can be done to stop it.
The potential for fraud, conflicts of interest and other problems seem rife. We shall see how it plays out.
https://hoodline.com/2025/01/missouri-assistant-prosecutor-suspended-and-fined-for-prank-email-from-colleague-s-computer/
“Prank” has become the word we use to describe doing something stupid.