#The life of a litigation bag

#The life of a litigation bag

“#The life of a litigation bag” Michael Spratt: I found the soon-to-be-retired tool of my trade in a dumpster nearly 15 years ago. Rescuing broken things is what good defence lawyers do. Michael Spratt is a certified criminal law specialist and partner at Abergel Goldstein & Partners in Ottawa As a young criminal lawyer in…

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#Florida lawyer disbarred for filming sexual encounter with inmate

#Florida lawyer disbarred for filming sexual encounter with inmate

“#Florida lawyer disbarred for filming sexual encounter with inmate” A Florida attorney has been disbarred for filming his own sexual encounter with at least one female inmate for the production of a pornographic video. Before his Jan. 21 disbarment, Andrew Spark had already been suspended following his convictions for solicitation of prostitution and bringing contraband…

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#Progressives’ elitist college-debt plan and other commentary

#Progressives’ elitist college-debt plan and other commentary

“#Progressives’ elitist college-debt plan and other commentary” Economist: Left’s Elitist College-Debt Plan “Progressive calls for President-elect Joe Biden to forgive student debt in his first 100 days of office should be ignored in lieu of a more moderate proposal: forgiveness capped at $5,000 of debt,” argues Beth Akers at The Wall Street Journal. The reality…

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#Trump campaign appears to cut ties with lawyer Sidney Powell

#Trump campaign appears to cut ties with lawyer Sidney Powell

“#Trump campaign appears to cut ties with lawyer Sidney Powell” President Trump’s campaign on Sunday distanced itself from Sidney Powell — a lawyer who made audacious claims of widespread voter fraud as a member of Trump’s post-election legal team. “Sidney Powell is practicing law on her own,” Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said in a…

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#Former de Blasio lawyer Maya Wiley launches mayoral bid

#Former de Blasio lawyer Maya Wiley launches mayoral bid

“#Former de Blasio lawyer Maya Wiley launches mayoral bid” Former de Blasio legal counsel Maya Wiley hit her ex-boss for his leadership failures in a new video Wednesday night announcing her 2021 mayoral bid. The 56-year-old civil rights attorney and former MSNBC commentator — who has never held elected office — touts her outsider status…

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