Yup. But anyone who went to law school knows that BIGLAW is a hotbed of money loving rule benders who have as clients the filthy rich, polluting corporations, loophole lovers, and other miscellaneous rich lawbreaking bullshitters. That’s why their partners will capitulate to Trump - their only interest is in their $7million partner distributions. I worked at one of the more ethical smaller big firms and even there, the ass kissing and back stabbing was intense. And when I protested against an extremely unfair and bogus compensation decision that favored a (white male) partner over a much more productive (white female) partner who wouldn’t brown nose, I was admonished and shamed. Needless to say, I left…and then found out that small firm (white male) partners were just as eager to be assholes. I retired after 25 years of shoveling shit against the tide. I would be willing to bet that most of my (white male) former partners voted for Trump out of selfish greed, without a thought for what he would do to the greater community. And law schools such as Harvard & Yale turn out the absolute WORST of the integrity-challenged lawyer bros.
What? The firm that defended big tobacco, EXXON in denying climate change, the Sacklers and a parade of other nefarious actors didn’t have the temerity to stand up to this administration? Everyone deserves competent representation but this prostration is hardly surprising.
I am not a lawyer so I may be getting out over my skis here but maybe all the Partners at Paul Weiss should resign en masse and leave Karp to hang by himself!
Re: Munger Tolles - won't it be fitting in the long run when the firms that resist come out far better than Paul, Weiss?
Doing the right thing can, in fact pay off both morally & financially- see also Colin Kaepernick, who I'm guessing has been more financially successful (without blowing out his arm) than he may have been if the NFL weren't such cowards.
Lawyers are actively participating on the Trump attacks on the law and other lawyers. If the majority of lawyers didn't support those attacks, or weren't money motivated cowards, they'd only oppose these attacks and the bar associations would be sanctioning the lawyers helping Trump destroy democracy. That's not happening. My conclusion: the majority of lawyers are money-grubbing cowards.
I think you need to make it explicit, bc busy lawyers might tend to miss the historical big picture:
Unless the regime is defeated, the only lawyers left will be government prosecutors ... and the prosecuted.
That's it. See any past or present model.
Yup. But anyone who went to law school knows that BIGLAW is a hotbed of money loving rule benders who have as clients the filthy rich, polluting corporations, loophole lovers, and other miscellaneous rich lawbreaking bullshitters. That’s why their partners will capitulate to Trump - their only interest is in their $7million partner distributions. I worked at one of the more ethical smaller big firms and even there, the ass kissing and back stabbing was intense. And when I protested against an extremely unfair and bogus compensation decision that favored a (white male) partner over a much more productive (white female) partner who wouldn’t brown nose, I was admonished and shamed. Needless to say, I left…and then found out that small firm (white male) partners were just as eager to be assholes. I retired after 25 years of shoveling shit against the tide. I would be willing to bet that most of my (white male) former partners voted for Trump out of selfish greed, without a thought for what he would do to the greater community. And law schools such as Harvard & Yale turn out the absolute WORST of the integrity-challenged lawyer bros.
What? The firm that defended big tobacco, EXXON in denying climate change, the Sacklers and a parade of other nefarious actors didn’t have the temerity to stand up to this administration? Everyone deserves competent representation but this prostration is hardly surprising.
This proves my theory that everyone in DC is more concerned about access than principles. Or their principles are access.
Question: why don’t state bars disbar the Trump lawyers who are refusing to answer judges’ questions or follow their orders?
All I know is that they certainly should.
They got played? No. They made a cynical business decision. The type of decision a lot of business leaders made in Germany in the early 1930s.
I wish this MOTHER FUCKING PILE OF SHIT TRAITOR DEAD EVERY SINGLE FUCKING DAY
Every day the first thing I do is read the obituaries. So far, I am constantly disappointed!
We are a country of millions of lawyers. Paul Weiss just jumped off a cliff. Many millions won't.
Why does it seem that Democrats always take a knife to a gun fight? Weak?
I am not a lawyer so I may be getting out over my skis here but maybe all the Partners at Paul Weiss should resign en masse and leave Karp to hang by himself!
Coward
Re: Munger Tolles - won't it be fitting in the long run when the firms that resist come out far better than Paul, Weiss?
Doing the right thing can, in fact pay off both morally & financially- see also Colin Kaepernick, who I'm guessing has been more financially successful (without blowing out his arm) than he may have been if the NFL weren't such cowards.
Lawyers are actively participating on the Trump attacks on the law and other lawyers. If the majority of lawyers didn't support those attacks, or weren't money motivated cowards, they'd only oppose these attacks and the bar associations would be sanctioning the lawyers helping Trump destroy democracy. That's not happening. My conclusion: the majority of lawyers are money-grubbing cowards.