Thank God it's finally Friday! Why don't we discuss deep, involved issues where the greatest legal minds can share their learned opinions. Sadly, I feel that this will degenerate into the usual overly-discussed crap,....
8:06, Way to start a great discussion ... not. Anyone else remember that?
Anyway, Judge Silver is a mental midget who doesn't see the need to understand or follow the law. She has no business being on the bench and the fact that she was elected unopposed is a travesty, in my humble opinion. Discuss.
Fine. H&S, Gibson (douche), Troy Fox, BK Hottie, Judge Miley, Holper, Half Ass Lawyers, The RJC South entrance, The Super Hot Ladies of The Public Defenders Office, Bottom Feeders, etc. I leave you with a quote from a friend, "I work hard so I can afford to do good things for people". Take it for what you will.
Any idea who on tap to replace Wall? I'm sure it'll be the same people who always submit their names. Too bad the State Bar couldn't hold an election to fill the vacancy.
Be warned, Gale is pursing a time-tested strategy in this county. Keep running for every position every year, every time. Eventually name recognition kicks in and we will have a helmet-wearing tard on the bench who will make us long for big liz again
I have a question; I have come into contact with quite a few of the law "cliques" and I noticed something. Why are the ladies of construction defect the most arrogant and condescending lawyers I have come into contact with? They do CD for christsakes, that's like being the smartest kid with Down Syndrome. Anybody else feel the same way?
8:06 I am in full agreement. The only quality she might possess, and I stress the term might, is that she's not all that bad to look at! Maybe she should go into court reporting so we can have the pleasant distraction withoutu uthe left field decisions. That of course, would assume that someone competent would be appointed/elected in her place.
I would agree on Judge Silver. I never understood how she got promoted out of Justice Court in the first place. Given that Smith got promoted at the same time, I assume that everybody else in justice court banded together to get rid of the their two most unpleasant co-workers by moving them up to justice court. She did have the lowest retention rating of any justice court judge in 2008.
Seriously, she's a judge. What does she have to be so pissy about? Be courteous to people, it's not that hard.
Additionally, would it kill Judge Herndon to actually read the pleadings in front of him? Or at least have his clerk do it?
I don't do much CD, thank goodness, but the one female CD attorney I had to deal with was just like you explained. Total imbecile who acted as if she were the Lawrence Tribe of CD, whoever that distinguished moniker goes to...
Does anyone know how many slots the Public Defender's office is going to fill this time around? Or when they'll start interviewing? The cut-off for applications was last friday and I don't know anyone who has been called in for an interview yet
Female CD attorney here....although I am brand new to this field (less than two months), I have to agree that the fellow female attorneys I have come into contact with have been unpleasant. The males, however, have been some of the nicest attorneys I've ever encountered
traffic ticket lawyer. At least the CD attorneys have to attend depos and special master hearings = they actually have to speak. Traffic lawyers just show up for roll call
9:58 - I heard the PDs have 2-3 slots open and they are just now sorting through the applications. You should, if at all, hear back by the end of next week
I think the traffic ticket guys at some level realize that they are cheap hucksters cashing on on the local indifference to prosecuting traffic offenses. They provide a service similar to that of say, a car wash or a dry cleaner. They don't synthetically cloak themselves in the dignity of the law.
Construction defect attoeneys, on the other hand, act like what they're doing is some great leagal task. The come to court on motions that mean nothing to their clients and proudly announce their representation for the record. They sit around conference table makining inane objections. They sort of believe their own bullshit.
My vote - being a construction defect lawyer is a bigger waste of oxygen.
CD Lawyer - They attend depo's and don't ask a single question, then bill the client while grazing at the complimentary snack bar. At least traffic attorneys actually have to go in to court once or twice.
10:23 AM - Ah, the snack bar. If I was a CD attorney, I'd look like Elizabeth Halverson - and many of the CD chicks do. Have another donut, sweetheart.
CD attorney - those people should be ashamed of themselves.
CD Lawyer at the end of a "work" day: Honey, I'm home.
Spouse of CD Lawyer: How was work?
CDL: Oh, tough! I actually had to stop playing games on my laptop for 3 seconds at the deposition today. The court reporting company ran out of sandwiches before I could load my plate a third time. And, on the 14th day of the plaintiff's expert's deposition, my client's work actually got mentioned. I'm beat. And I have to call the adjuster tomorrow and beg for money so I can pay damages for stuff my client never did!
"What is a bigger waste of a law degree and bar license; being a construction defect lawyer or being a traffic ticket lawyer."
Seriously? At the end of the day, neither is really worth more than as a way to make a living that's easier and more lucrative then digging ditches.
Every single one of us is objectively nothing but a parasite who earns a living from the conflict of others. Deeming appelate work to be less of a "waste" than ticket fixing is tantamount to arguing that carp are more awesome than catfish; it's all bottom-feeding.
Anyone who feels compelled to open their yap and spew about public interest work, pro bono yadda yadda should just save their energy and go back to reading their casebooks. Talk to me after you pass the bar.
Amen to Erika Pike Turner. She is difficult just for the sake of being difficult. Of course, if she reads this she would probably take that as a compliment. I must also add Ian Christopherson to this list. Certainly Erika can't find anything complimentary about being associated with that nutcase.
I put in my CD time and was shocked by the lack of professionalism of most of them. Kevin Helm, who by the looks of his cloths is having difficulty collecting from his clients (or paying way too much alimony to his ex-wife lawyer) is the biggest self aggrandizing twit of the turd pool. The women act as if they are the intellectual pinnacle of law practice. The plaintiff's attorneys show up at depo in shorts and t-shirts and have a handy news paper to bide there time. I was SOOO glad to get outta CD before my brain turned to the mush that the other overbilling, egocentric pricks are currently housing in their craniums.
Abbi Silver should be a CD attorney. She would fit right in. She has no idea what the law is…any law….and yells way too much. Who does she think she is? She should have spent more time in the law and less doing the back flop!
I am not a CD attorney but do encounter them. While the generalizations are fair, there are exceptions. Those who tend to be able to do more than warm a seat tend to represent developers. Some are actually quite competent.
Parvis Heshmati? Are you serious? The guy oozes douchebag. Kocka is great, Weiner is too - he just talks too much. For you IP types - Peter Ajemian is a nice guy.
Dealt with Abba Dabba a/k/a Abbi Silver when she was down in LV Municipal. She is an Uber-Twat. Ponytail and no makeup = dodge and hide under nearest table. Actually left her baby in her car for over an hour outside the old municipal court trailers. And yes, it was summertime. Handy marshal stode by so kid would not fry.
Back in the day, she was known to be pretty underhanded as a DA on the sex assault team - would actually list HERSELF as an expert witness and got smacked by the Supreme Court for it albeit in a footnote. Famously rumored to have blown a Metro cop under her desk while at the office and attended many a hottub party .... as a Metro party favor perhaps?
Good to work with: Frank Kocka, Jennifer Bolton (both criminal), Randy Miley (yes, I said it), Kerri Martinez (civil), any attorney at the PD's office, David Mann (family) and John Gordon (family).
Retarded AND difficult: Gayle Nathan (fuckwit with an attitude), Michelle Briggs (emotional fuckwit with an attitude), Mary Perry, and Ernest Busche, Jr.
What kind of lame ass site has this become--it use to be much better at covering legal smut which makes for a better read. For example, last week it chose the retirement of David Wall over a story about disbarred Winkler that came out on the same day:
I'd rather sell sex than be a CD attorney, and I'd make more money for it. It is a dying field anyway and all those in it will make their way to the unemployment line. I have met Mr. Helm a few times, and I know those who have worked with him. Rather than employing rudimentary legal theory he would be better off distracting counsel by exposing his man tits and obese frame in effort to distract others.
I like the Judges that are so villified in this forum: Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, Silver. Maybe they aren't the law-review-I'm-better-than-you types that permeate this wonderland, but they get it done. I really didn't like Wall personally but he was an ok Judge.
I really miss Discovery Commissioner Biggar. I hope he does a comeback tour as a Senior Discovery Commissioner.
There are some cool PDs (Banks, Silverstein).
I opine that, as a rule, almost all Deputy DAs are jerks and they know it. And they learn from Roger, O'Neal, Owens and Nelson.
Judge Cadish is an ok Judge but her staff, with the exception of her law clerk from the last year, is terrible. They have some externs that are super-sticklers who don't really do anything but create more work for the lawyers who have to practice in that department.
Speaking of sticklers: how much more work does the Discovery Commissioner's band of bureaucrats create? Do you really have to show up to discuss stipulations between parties? They are constantly sending everything back. Ok, so we didn't comply with 2.35. How about enforcing Rule 37?
After reading this forum, I want to know who the hot BK chick is? There are some hot lawyerettes out there, but there are a whole lot of Grenades out there too (footnote Jersey Shore).
Hardastle is actually a hottie for an older lady, but way to slanted toward the defense.
Denton: STUD.
Up and Comers: Eschweiler, Tanner, Cogburn.
I like Sam Harding.
You have to respect Don Campbell, John Momot, Bill Terry.
Lionel Sawyer used to be the shizzle and now they are just a bit dizzle. I feel like the current LSC crew is like having those replacement players come in and play during an NFL strike. Only there is no strike.
You know who I really hate are those bitch-boy/bitch girl attorneys that use the same old excuse "I would give you that professional courtesy but my client says no." Yah right.
I'm still trying to figure out who the BK Hottie is. I was there yesterday for some nutless monkey work and looked for her. I saw some chick with a short skirt, but she was far from hot. We need more details people!
Nutless Monkey! Instant classic. Now we finally have the right term for CD attorneys/traffic ticket attorneys/foreclosure mediation attorneys.
Les Grossman: I couldn't have done it without you. Studio Executive Rob Slolom: Really? Les Grossman: No, dickhead. Of course I could. A nutless monkey could do your job. Now, go get drunk and take credit at all the parties. Studio Executive Rob Slolom: I wouldn't do that. Les Grossman: Ah... joking. Studio Executive Rob Slolom: Ah, there he is! Funny. You're a funny guy. Les Grossman: Yeah. But seriously, a nutless monkey could do your job.
Working for Scalia doesn't make Parviz Heshmati a douche. He strikes me as a conscientious, hard working attorney. Now, Todd Leventhal, he can be a bit of a douche. Good guy, but can't really shake his douche-ish ways. That could be said of a lot of people.
I meant to complaint about the Discovery Commissioner's Office on this blog earlier, but you hit the nail on the head. I can get orders signed without incident in every department, but I have had orders rejected from the DC's office because I submitted to many copies. I figure it will take at least 3 attempts to get a Report and Recommendation signed, knowing they will usually be sent back for some bogus reasons.
I think Commissioner Bulla does a fine job, but her staff, who reviews the orders, must get off returning orders for chicken shit reasons. What Commissioner Bulla doesn't realize is that the unreasonable rejections of orders and constant status checks cost clients hundreds and thousands of dollars.
@ 1:13: Why do I have a feeling that you are a PD? Sorry for the delay. Some of us have to work. Prior to revisiting this issue, I must state that this is not at all inclusive. There are many beautiful (inside & out) women in the PD's office. I just don't know them all. Pick the tackiest outfit in an old lady fashion catalog and Julie Raye could make it look incredible. Julie Murray has pure, unfettered beauty and a smile that melts my heart every time I see it. The greatest of all is La Grand Dame of the PD's office, Nadine Morton (or as I call her "The Supreme Hotness"). To all whom I have not mentioned: the list is too long for one posting. I apologize. sincerely, 8:48
"I like the Judges that are so villified in this forum: Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, Silver. Maybe they aren't the law-review-I'm-better-than-you types that permeate this wonderland, but they get it done. I really didn't like Wall personally but he was an ok Judge."
So, you think Silver gets it done...and I mean the law, not the BJ. That is just wrong. She is dummer than a rusted root and reveals it daily. She thinks it is hidden in her bluster. Truth is, she tries to make deals include no appeal (to protect her from anyone seeing her stupidity that is abover her ie Supremes) she never weighs the law presented in the papers, constantly yells about protecting her record when what she means is "don't correct me with the law or it will show in the record I am a dicktard." She is worthless and always has been. She does not sustain chronic low ratings because of bias. She has "equal oportunity DUNCE" stamped on her forehead.
When Parvis joined Scalia's he actually shocked me because he showed up .....EARLY. Prior to his arrival at the firm I could count on an hours wait if not a total no show. He has always returned phone calls, has been courteous and forthright in his dealings with me...and we have had MANY. Please tell me what douches ooze you get from that....
2:32 wins "The Asshat of the Day" award for missing the message for the typo. Thanks for playing, 2:32, we have a lovely job as Liz Halverson's personal grocery shopper for you.
Apparently CD is the lowest of the low? Everyone must be PI attorneys on here, because that is obviously the most noble of our industry. Give me a break.
Outstanding blog today!! The CD atty comments were hysterical!! I almost laughed out loud while I was reading them, eating a few cookies and playing brickbreaker on my phone during the expert deposition of someone I didn't have to ask a question for. Gotta go get some more cookies.
PD's Office. Here is how they do an interview. They provide the candidates with a retarded fact pattern and ask the applicant to analyze it. In one fact pattern, they had the police leaving a gun that somebody found at a crime scene. Yeah right. The DA uses the same method but it is a fact pattern that was an actual case. Who they hire makes no sense. For sure,they seem to be looking for those who are minorities. Then they have a training program and believe they are on a "mission from God" defending those who will be back in the system. They get a lot of misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors because the DA's office is understaffed and charges every crappy case. They try cases with bad witnesses which have all kinds of problems on the proof side and then think they are real trial lawyers. Eventually, if the person gets past probation -they smarten up and just starting doing guilty pleas left and right. Lately they have been drumming people out of the place that don't fit in there. They even have a "Training Director" or something like that. At one time, the attorneys were all Mormons now they are from all works in life. Most newsbies are Boyd boys and girls. Seems like more of the guys leave for private practice and the women stick around. OJ would have been better off with the PD because all his priced lawyers did was fight with the judge which was not too smart.
I've referred some criminal clients over to Parviz Heshmati and he does an amazing job. DAs are scared of him. City Attorney's get their ass kicked by him. And the clients get one hell of a deal with scalia's prices.
9:52 a.m. The "rack" is the confirmation. We are talking about the same Abbi Silver and you and I aren't the only ones who have noticed it. My group of friends who litigate all have made reference to it. I think it might be her only positive quality!
"I like the Judges that are so villified in this forum: Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, Silver."
When did ED (Randy) Miley become a Judge? Was this BEFORE or AFTER he beat his wife and killed the dog?
For the one that mentioned Randy as a nice guy - Were you the ONE they invited to their Christmas Party?
And speaking of good ole Randy "Dog Killer" Miley : what happened with him being sent to the bar? Slap on the hand maybe? Anyone know what happened to all three that were sent up?
it's so funny when you retards get distracted. I didn't even have to defend the boyd school of law. Classic. Before you tards comment let me just say takes one to know one and... Wait for it...
@ 2:05/8:48 Phil have some shame. I work in your office too and you are pathetic. Good grief, you are lame. You can't even talk about ass like a normal person. It's creepy. Just give it up.
PS Didn't we just talk about social networking, internet issues, etc . . .
I go out of my way to be cordial and professional with any attorney I work with (Against), but Josh Aicklen at Lewis Brisbois is the biggest douche bag fucktard asshole idiot I have ever met. He is such a fucking prick, and that stupid fucking look on his face, when there isn't a fag stuck in his mouth, makes me want to hit him in his mug with a rock.
Lewis Brisbois is also on my list of People Who Go Out Of Their Way To Intentionally Be @$$holes.
Their associates lose their cool as if they were the person actually being sued, or as if their career depended upon NOT settling every case. Must be a boiler room.
Not to defend the LLBS associates, but I err in taking cases personally when I think the case is BS and the OC is a whore who is bilking the case to extort money from the defendant. Call me crazy, or just young with a conscious.
Nah. We settled. Nothing for me to brag about (my client was dumb) -- but he was such a fucking prick during the entire ordeal. I've had shitty clients before, and I've gotten beat at arb, or had my case fall apart at a depo, but I have never encountered such an unbelievable asshat as Aiklen.
Happy Friday everyone!
Thank God it's finally Friday! Why don't we discuss deep, involved issues where the greatest legal minds can share their learned opinions.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I feel that this will degenerate into the usual overly-discussed crap,....
8:06, Way to start a great discussion ... not. Anyone else remember that?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Judge Silver is a mental midget who doesn't see the need to understand or follow the law. She has no business being on the bench and the fact that she was elected unopposed is a travesty, in my humble opinion. Discuss.
wait for it..
ReplyDeletewait for it..
h & s !
So with judge wall leaving, does his dept. sit empty with the cases reassigned, or will senior judges fill in until the vacancy is filled.
ReplyDelete@8:12(I):
ReplyDeleteReally?! Choad.
Fine. H&S, Gibson (douche), Troy Fox, BK Hottie, Judge Miley, Holper, Half Ass Lawyers, The RJC South entrance, The Super Hot Ladies of The Public Defenders Office, Bottom Feeders, etc.
I leave you with a quote from a friend, "I work hard so I can afford to do good things for people". Take it for what you will.
Any idea who on tap to replace Wall? I'm sure it'll be the same people who always submit their names. Too bad the State Bar couldn't hold an election to fill the vacancy.
ReplyDeleteElect Bruce Gale for Dept 26!
ReplyDeleteHe's our next chance at a courtroom/chambers as entertaining as Halverson's.
Be warned, Gale is pursing a time-tested strategy in this county. Keep running for every position every year, every time. Eventually name recognition kicks in and we will have a helmet-wearing tard on the bench who will make us long for big liz again
ReplyDeleteI have a question; I have come into contact with quite a few of the law "cliques" and I noticed something. Why are the ladies of construction defect the most arrogant and condescending lawyers I have come into contact with? They do CD for christsakes, that's like being the smartest kid with Down Syndrome. Anybody else feel the same way?
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris went to the Virgin Islands. Now it's just the Islands.
ReplyDelete8:06 I am in full agreement. The only quality she might possess, and I stress the term might, is that she's not all that bad to look at! Maybe she should go into court reporting so we can have the pleasant distraction withoutu uthe left field decisions. That of course, would assume that someone competent would be appointed/elected in her place.
ReplyDeleteCould we talk about yesterdays R-J story about Yant? Did anyone read the PDFs?
ReplyDeleteHow many verdicts will be thrown out because of this?
I would agree on Judge Silver. I never understood how she got promoted out of Justice Court in the first place. Given that Smith got promoted at the same time, I assume that everybody else in justice court banded together to get rid of the their two most unpleasant co-workers by moving them up to justice court. She did have the lowest retention rating of any justice court judge in 2008.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, she's a judge. What does she have to be so pissy about? Be courteous to people, it's not that hard.
Additionally, would it kill Judge Herndon to actually read the pleadings in front of him? Or at least have his clerk do it?
I have never been in front of Silver, but if it's the same Abbi gal I thinking of from the old days, let me assure you she has a terrific rack.
ReplyDelete@ 9:35 - Hahahahaha, good one.
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ReplyDeleteI don't do much CD, thank goodness, but the one female CD attorney I had to deal with was just like you explained. Total imbecile who acted as if she were the Lawrence Tribe of CD, whoever that distinguished moniker goes to...
Does anyone know how many slots the Public Defender's office is going to fill this time around? Or when they'll start interviewing? The cut-off for applications was last friday and I don't know anyone who has been called in for an interview yet
ReplyDeleteFemale CD attorney here....although I am brand new to this field (less than two months), I have to agree that the fellow female attorneys I have come into contact with have been unpleasant. The males, however, have been some of the nicest attorneys I've ever encountered
ReplyDeleteHas there been a bk hotttie sighting recently? And I must've missed the topic of hotties in the PD's office. Please enlighten me.
ReplyDeleteI think Kevin Helm considers himself the Lawrence Tribe of construction defect.
ReplyDeleteOkay, survey!
What is a bigger waste of a law degree and bar license; being a construction defect lawyer or being a traffic ticket lawyer?
Vote and discuss.
Too tough to call...
ReplyDeletetraffic ticket lawyer. At least the CD attorneys have to attend depos and special master hearings = they actually have to speak. Traffic lawyers just show up for roll call
ReplyDelete9:58 - I heard the PDs have 2-3 slots open and they are just now sorting through the applications. You should, if at all, hear back by the end of next week
ReplyDeleteI think the traffic ticket guys at some level realize that they are cheap hucksters cashing on on the local indifference to prosecuting traffic offenses. They provide a service similar to that of say, a car wash or a dry cleaner. They don't synthetically cloak themselves in the dignity of the law.
ReplyDeleteConstruction defect attoeneys, on the other hand, act like what they're doing is some great leagal task. The come to court on motions that mean nothing to their clients and proudly announce their representation for the record. They sit around conference table makining inane objections. They sort of believe their own bullshit.
My vote - being a construction defect lawyer is a bigger waste of oxygen.
CD Lawyer - They attend depo's and don't ask a single question, then bill the client while grazing at the complimentary snack bar. At least traffic attorneys actually have to go in to court once or twice.
ReplyDeleteIs it bad form for grown men to use emoticons in their emails and/or text messages? My gaydar says yes...
ReplyDelete10:23 AM - Ah, the snack bar. If I was a CD attorney, I'd look like Elizabeth Halverson - and many of the CD chicks do. Have another donut, sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteCD attorney - those people should be ashamed of themselves.
ReplyDeleteCD Lawyer at the end of a "work" day: Honey, I'm home.
Spouse of CD Lawyer: How was work?
CDL: Oh, tough! I actually had to stop playing games on my laptop for 3 seconds at the deposition today. The court reporting company ran out of sandwiches before I could load my plate a third time. And, on the 14th day of the plaintiff's expert's deposition, my client's work actually got mentioned. I'm beat. And I have to call the adjuster tomorrow and beg for money so I can pay damages for stuff my client never did!
I bet a lot of folks on this blog are CD attorneys sitting through yet another deposition of no consequence to their client.
ReplyDelete"What is a bigger waste of a law degree and bar license; being a construction defect lawyer or being a traffic ticket lawyer."
ReplyDeleteSeriously? At the end of the day, neither is really worth more than as a way to make a living that's easier and more lucrative then digging ditches.
Every single one of us is objectively nothing but a parasite who earns a living from the conflict of others. Deeming appelate work to be less of a "waste" than ticket fixing is tantamount to arguing that carp are more awesome than catfish; it's all bottom-feeding.
Anyone who feels compelled to open their yap and spew about public interest work, pro bono yadda yadda should just save their energy and go back to reading their casebooks. Talk to me after you pass the bar.
Yup, I can name some women CD attorneys that are complete b**ches for no reason at all.
ReplyDeleteNames?
ReplyDeleteTurtle would be so offended! Actually, he'd probably just say, ah bite me!
ReplyDelete@ 10:36
ReplyDeleteThere is a topic worth exploring. Naming names of attorneys who are jerks for no good reason. Let me start:
John Peter Lee
Susan Frankewich
Erika Pike Turner
Todd Bice
others?
Jerk for no reason:
ReplyDeleteBrian Berman
Steve (Douche) Gibson. Of course, he has a reason: he's smarter and better than every other attorney in town...did I forget to mention better looking?
ReplyDeleteSam Harding
ReplyDeleteDarrell Dennis
Tony Liker is a fricken moron!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day everyone!
Darrel D. Dennis aka Dee Da Dee
ReplyDelete@11:16 AM
ReplyDeleteagreed on Pee Wee Berman
Wait, I thought Sam Harding was a good guy? Haha
ReplyDeleteAmen to Erika Pike Turner. She is difficult just for the sake of being difficult. Of course, if she reads this she would probably take that as a compliment.
ReplyDeleteI must also add Ian Christopherson to this list. Certainly Erika can't find anything complimentary about being associated with that nutcase.
I put in my CD time and was shocked by the lack of professionalism of most of them. Kevin Helm, who by the looks of his cloths is having difficulty collecting from his clients (or paying way too much alimony to his ex-wife lawyer) is the biggest self aggrandizing twit of the turd pool. The women act as if they are the intellectual pinnacle of law practice. The plaintiff's attorneys show up at depo in shorts and t-shirts and have a handy news paper to bide there time. I was SOOO glad to get outta CD before my brain turned to the mush that the other overbilling, egocentric pricks are currently housing in their craniums.
ReplyDeleteAbbi Silver should be a CD attorney. She would fit right in. She has no idea what the law is…any law….and yells way too much. Who does she think she is? She should have spent more time in the law and less doing the back flop!
I am not a CD attorney but do encounter them. While the generalizations are fair, there are exceptions. Those who tend to be able to do more than warm a seat tend to represent developers. Some are actually quite competent.
ReplyDeleteWhat about nice guys/gals that are easy to work with?
ReplyDeleteAdam Davis
Eric Marshall
Kevin Sprenz
@ 11:12
ReplyDeleteCami Perkins
Joe Ganley
Kevin Helm
ReplyDeleteBill Waters
Steve Ineman (when off his meds)
Jason Weiner (only because, well he is such a whiner)
Peg Samples (Dutches of DA Douches)
Good to work with:
ReplyDeleteParvis Heshmani
Misty Ashton
Frank Kocka
Parvis Heshmati? Are you serious? The guy oozes douchebag. Kocka is great, Weiner is too - he just talks too much. For you IP types - Peter Ajemian is a nice guy.
ReplyDeleteFor CD Attorneys I personally like Christina Gilbertson. She is professional and pleasant to deal with
ReplyDeleteAgree, Bice is an idiot
ReplyDeleteman, i totally agree that female cd attorneys are overweight beasts...and kevin helm is their queen.
ReplyDeleteDealt with Abba Dabba a/k/a Abbi Silver when she was down in LV Municipal. She is an Uber-Twat. Ponytail and no makeup = dodge and hide under nearest table. Actually left her baby in her car for over an hour outside the old municipal court trailers. And yes, it was summertime. Handy marshal stode by so kid would not fry.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, she was known to be pretty underhanded as a DA on the sex assault team - would actually list HERSELF as an expert witness and got smacked by the Supreme Court for it albeit in a footnote. Famously rumored to have blown a Metro cop under her desk while at the office and attended many a hottub party .... as a Metro party favor perhaps?
Good to work with: Frank Kocka, Jennifer Bolton (both criminal), Randy Miley (yes, I said it), Kerri Martinez (civil), any attorney at the PD's office, David Mann (family) and John Gordon (family).
ReplyDeleteRetarded AND difficult: Gayle Nathan (fuckwit with an attitude), Michelle Briggs (emotional fuckwit with an attitude), Mary Perry, and Ernest Busche, Jr.
What kind of lame ass site has this become--it use to be much better at covering legal smut which makes for a better read. For example, last week it chose the retirement of David Wall over a story about disbarred Winkler that came out on the same day:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lvrj.com/news/lawyer-s-custody-case-role-criticized-100747944.html
PS: This Judge is trying to move downtown to Civil--where most of you WTDNs ("Wide Tip Douche Nozzle")pratice.
12:13 = Susan Scann?
ReplyDeleteI'd rather sell sex than be a CD attorney, and I'd make more money for it. It is a dying field anyway and all those in it will make their way to the unemployment line. I have met Mr. Helm a few times, and I know those who have worked with him. Rather than employing rudimentary legal theory he would be better off distracting counsel by exposing his man tits and obese frame in effort to distract others.
ReplyDeleteWTDN here: I think its "practice"
ReplyDeleteLebe me alobe. don't know who you I am!?
ReplyDeleteCheri Glassick is a female CD attorney. She's reasonably "law school hot" and a decent attorney. But what a b*tch.
ReplyDeleteTurner and Silver should start a firm together.
ReplyDeleteAbba Dabba wasn't the only former DA now on the bench who was a regular Metro party favor.
ReplyDeleteHelm has the CD Trifecta - dumb, nasty and ugly.
ReplyDelete@12:43
ReplyDeleteDo tell? Names please.
I like the Judges that are so villified in this forum: Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, Silver. Maybe they aren't the law-review-I'm-better-than-you types that permeate this wonderland, but they get it done. I really didn't like Wall personally but he was an ok Judge.
ReplyDeleteI really miss Discovery Commissioner Biggar. I hope he does a comeback tour as a Senior Discovery Commissioner.
There are some cool PDs (Banks, Silverstein).
I opine that, as a rule, almost all Deputy DAs are jerks and they know it. And they learn from Roger, O'Neal, Owens and Nelson.
Judge Cadish is an ok Judge but her staff, with the exception of her law clerk from the last year, is terrible. They have some externs that are super-sticklers who don't really do anything but create more work for the lawyers who have to practice in that department.
Speaking of sticklers: how much more work does the Discovery Commissioner's band of bureaucrats create? Do you really have to show up to discuss stipulations between parties? They are constantly sending everything back. Ok, so we didn't comply with 2.35. How about enforcing Rule 37?
After reading this forum, I want to know who the hot BK chick is? There are some hot lawyerettes out there, but there are a whole lot of Grenades out there too (footnote Jersey Shore).
Hardastle is actually a hottie for an older lady, but way to slanted toward the defense.
Denton: STUD.
Up and Comers: Eschweiler, Tanner, Cogburn.
I like Sam Harding.
You have to respect Don Campbell, John Momot, Bill Terry.
Lionel Sawyer used to be the shizzle and now they are just a bit dizzle. I feel like the current LSC crew is like having those replacement players come in and play during an NFL strike. Only there is no strike.
You know who I really hate are those bitch-boy/bitch girl attorneys that use the same old excuse "I would give you that professional courtesy but my client says no." Yah right.
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@8:48 who are the super hot ladies of the public defender's office??
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to figure out who the BK Hottie is. I was there yesterday for some nutless monkey work and looked for her. I saw some chick with a short skirt, but she was far from hot. We need more details people!
ReplyDelete11:59 and 12:43: are you telling me that blowing the Yants of the world is a ticket to the bench?
ReplyDeleteOh, Commissioner Biggar HATED Bob Eglet!!!!
ReplyDeleteNutless Monkey! Instant classic. Now we finally have the right term for CD attorneys/traffic ticket attorneys/foreclosure mediation attorneys.
ReplyDeleteLes Grossman: I couldn't have done it without you.
Studio Executive Rob Slolom: Really?
Les Grossman: No, dickhead. Of course I could. A nutless monkey could do your job. Now, go get drunk and take credit at all the parties.
Studio Executive Rob Slolom: I wouldn't do that.
Les Grossman: Ah... joking.
Studio Executive Rob Slolom: Ah, there he is! Funny. You're a funny guy.
Les Grossman: Yeah. But seriously, a nutless monkey could do your job.
Working for Scalia doesn't make Parviz Heshmati a douche. He strikes me as a conscientious, hard working attorney. Now, Todd Leventhal, he can be a bit of a douche. Good guy, but can't really shake his douche-ish ways. That could be said of a lot of people.
ReplyDelete1:04,
ReplyDeleteI meant to complaint about the Discovery Commissioner's Office on this blog earlier, but you hit the nail on the head. I can get orders signed without incident in every department, but I have had orders rejected from the DC's office because I submitted to many copies. I figure it will take at least 3 attempts to get a Report and Recommendation signed, knowing they will usually be sent back for some bogus reasons.
I think Commissioner Bulla does a fine job, but her staff, who reviews the orders, must get off returning orders for chicken shit reasons. What Commissioner Bulla doesn't realize is that the unreasonable rejections of orders and constant status checks cost clients hundreds and thousands of dollars.
@ 1:13:
ReplyDeleteWhy do I have a feeling that you are a PD? Sorry for the delay. Some of us have to work.
Prior to revisiting this issue, I must state that this is not at all inclusive. There are many beautiful (inside & out) women in the PD's office. I just don't know them all.
Pick the tackiest outfit in an old lady fashion catalog and Julie Raye could make it look incredible. Julie Murray has pure, unfettered beauty and a smile that melts my heart every time I see it. The greatest of all is La Grand Dame of the PD's office, Nadine Morton (or as I call her "The Supreme Hotness").
To all whom I have not mentioned: the list is too long for one posting. I apologize.
sincerely,
8:48
"I like the Judges that are so villified in this forum: Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, Silver. Maybe they aren't the law-review-I'm-better-than-you types that permeate this wonderland, but they get it done. I really didn't like Wall personally but he was an ok Judge."
ReplyDeleteSo, you think Silver gets it done...and I mean the law, not the BJ. That is just wrong. She is dummer than a rusted root and reveals it daily. She thinks it is hidden in her bluster. Truth is, she tries to make deals include no appeal (to protect her from anyone seeing her stupidity that is abover her ie Supremes) she never weighs the law presented in the papers, constantly yells about protecting her record when what she means is "don't correct me with the law or it will show in the record I am a dicktard."
She is worthless and always has been. She does not sustain chronic low ratings because of bias. She has "equal oportunity DUNCE" stamped on her forehead.
When Parvis joined Scalia's he actually shocked me because he showed up .....EARLY. Prior to his arrival at the firm I could count on an hours wait if not a total no show. He has always returned phone calls, has been courteous and forthright in his dealings with me...and we have had MANY. Please tell me what douches ooze you get from that....
ReplyDelete2:07 PM:
ReplyDeleteThe Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, and Silver aren't so much "villified" in this forum as they are (deservedly) ridiculed. Ther is a difference
Ther is?
ReplyDelete2:32 wins "The Asshat of the Day" award for missing the message for the typo. Thanks for playing, 2:32, we have a lovely job as Liz Halverson's personal grocery shopper for you.
ReplyDeleteApparently CD is the lowest of the low? Everyone must be PI attorneys on here, because that is obviously the most noble of our industry. Give me a break.
ReplyDelete@2:38P
ReplyDeletegrocery shopper for Halverson? Nay, not the worst job.
Halverson "fold" washer. Pony up the power hose, boys! This one is a beast!
Outstanding blog today!! The CD atty comments were hysterical!! I almost laughed out loud while I was reading them, eating a few cookies and playing brickbreaker on my phone during the expert deposition of someone I didn't have to ask a question for. Gotta go get some more cookies.
ReplyDelete2:43..you gotta be a CD attorney. Let me see, are you on the bi**tch list? If not, you should add yourself just for whining.
ReplyDelete2:38 - I posted that just for you. I am impressed by your six-minute response time. Nice.
ReplyDeleteLove, 2:32
Not all CD women attys are "BBBs" (Big Beefy B*tches)...some of them are skinny b*tches... i.e. Shannon Rooney
ReplyDeletemelissa bybee and megan dorsey, although dorsey at least knows what she's doing.
ReplyDeletekevin helm is one of the most despicable attorneys in town. if there's a billable hour to be had, you can bet helm is first in line for the teet.
PD's Office. Here is how they do an interview. They provide the candidates with a retarded fact pattern and ask the applicant to analyze it. In one fact pattern, they had the police leaving a gun that somebody found at a crime scene. Yeah right. The DA uses the same method but it is a fact pattern that was an actual case. Who they hire makes no sense. For sure,they seem to be looking for those who are minorities. Then they have a training program and believe they are on a "mission from God" defending those who will be back in the system. They get a lot of misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors because the DA's office is understaffed and charges every crappy case. They try cases with bad witnesses which have all kinds of problems on the proof side and then think they are real trial lawyers. Eventually, if the person gets past probation -they smarten up and just starting doing guilty pleas left and right. Lately they have been drumming people out of the place that don't fit in there. They even have a "Training Director" or something like that. At one time, the attorneys were all Mormons now they are from all works in life. Most newsbies are Boyd boys and girls. Seems like more of the guys leave for private practice and the women stick around. OJ would have been better off with the PD because all his priced lawyers did was fight with the judge which was not too smart.
ReplyDeleteHahaha...Helm goes in the "BBB" list.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, the PD hires in a distinct order:
ReplyDelete1) Hot Chick
2) Minority (Preferably Hot Chick Minority)
3) Mormon (Preferably Hot Chick Mormon)
4) White Non Mormon Dork
5) Other applicants
Usually they hire 2-3 people per hiring cycle, so you can sort of notice if Phil has the office trending in a certain fashion.
Kevin Helm has been the #1 Douche in town for twenty years. He earned that title long before he became a CD attorney.
ReplyDeleteDoes Silver ever permit oral argument on summary judgment motions?
ReplyDeleteParvis Heshmati for Regeant!!
ReplyDeleteHelm and Associates: ($65,000/2400 billables).
ReplyDeleteI've referred some criminal clients over to Parviz Heshmati and he does an amazing job. DAs are scared of him. City Attorney's get their ass kicked by him. And the clients get one hell of a deal with scalia's prices.
ReplyDeleteI think Parviz is on here posting about himself.
ReplyDeleteHelm and associates = stress induced heart attack. Does anyone know Heshmani's bar number?
ReplyDeleteI know he was licensed in 1988.
ReplyDelete8:06 here:
ReplyDeleteThis was a great blog day. Congratulations!
9:52 a.m. The "rack" is the confirmation. We are talking about the same Abbi Silver and you and I aren't the only ones who have noticed it. My group of friends who litigate all have made reference to it. I think it might be her only positive quality!
ReplyDeleteJudge Hardcastle is hot for an older chick. Except for the hair helmet.
ReplyDeleteDavid Sampson is the worst PI attorney. Denise Ridenhour is a close second (damaged goods).
Most difficult defense attorney, hmmm, tough to call, Emerson maybe.
Jaffe does a good job.
100!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to agree with 2:05. Julie Raye pregnant is hotter than 20 Vegas hot chicks.
ReplyDeleteHey 1:04 - Am I missing something?
ReplyDelete"I like the Judges that are so villified in this forum: Mileys (Ed and Stephanie), Glass, Silver."
When did ED (Randy) Miley become a Judge? Was this BEFORE or AFTER he beat his wife and killed the dog?
For the one that mentioned Randy as a nice guy - Were you the ONE they invited to their Christmas Party?
And speaking of good ole Randy "Dog Killer" Miley : what happened with him being sent to the bar? Slap on the hand maybe? Anyone know what happened to all three that were sent up?
Randy? I saw him and Steffie being lovey-dovey over drinks at the Yard House @ Red Rock a few weeks back...
ReplyDeleteit's so funny when you retards get distracted. I didn't even have to defend the boyd school of law. Classic. Before you tards comment let me just say takes one to know one and... Wait for it...
ReplyDeletewait for it...
I'm rubber ur glue bounces off me and sticks to u
@ 2:05/8:48
ReplyDeletePhil have some shame. I work in your office too and you are pathetic. Good grief, you are lame. You can't even talk about ass like a normal person. It's creepy. Just give it up.
PS Didn't we just talk about social networking, internet issues, etc . . .
Some people wear Superman pajamas; Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
ReplyDelete@ 4:59:
ReplyDeleteI'm not Phil. Sorry that my jocular praise of a few extraordinary women offended you.
8:48
that is the exact post I would make if I were Phil
ReplyDeleteNot offended. Your the type of greasy old man who thinks its a compliment that you like staring at our asses. Go to hell freak.
ReplyDeleteI go out of my way to be cordial and professional with any attorney I work with (Against), but Josh Aicklen at Lewis Brisbois is the biggest douche bag fucktard asshole idiot I have ever met. He is such a fucking prick, and that stupid fucking look on his face, when there isn't a fag stuck in his mouth, makes me want to hit him in his mug with a rock.
ReplyDeleteI've dealt with Aicklen before. He is your typical douchy arrogant male attorney. There are lots of them in town. Nick Salerno comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteVin does it again. What a great column.
ReplyDeleteI think Vin fantasizes about getting into a shooting. Is Vin the 70 year old man mentioned in the article. . .?
ReplyDeleteRandy and Steffie at the Yard house?
ReplyDeleteOver drinks?
Yes - that rehab did him good!
(* Note to self: Don't walk dog by Randy's house.)
Vin is a tool who lives in a vacuum where everyone who disagrees ends up becoming a strawman for one of his weird political issues.
ReplyDeleteTroy Fox keeps a little man made of straw in his pocket. He calls him sparkles and loves him as his own.
ReplyDeleteLewis Brisbois is also on my list of People Who Go Out Of Their Way To Intentionally Be @$$holes.
ReplyDeleteTheir associates lose their cool as if they were the person actually being sued, or as if their career depended upon NOT settling every case. Must be a boiler room.
I think Vin practices doing combat rolls out of his bed and low crawling around his house with his shotgun.
ReplyDeleteNot to defend the LLBS associates, but I err in taking cases personally when I think the case is BS and the OC is a whore who is bilking the case to extort money from the defendant. Call me crazy, or just young with a conscious.
ReplyDeleteHow about young and stupid. Get a life.
ReplyDelete7:54 AM - Dis Aicklen kick your sorry ass?
ReplyDeleteNah. We settled. Nothing for me to brag about (my client was dumb) -- but he was such a fucking prick during the entire ordeal. I've had shitty clients before, and I've gotten beat at arb, or had my case fall apart at a depo, but I have never encountered such an unbelievable asshat as Aiklen.
ReplyDelete4:33 PM - Turn the other cheek. Send a Starbucks gift card with a note that you would love to lunch someday. Who knows, maybe you'll become friends.
ReplyDeleteYeah and when you're done with that you can suck him off and swallow his man goo, so go ahead and be a pussy like 6:00 is saying.
ReplyDeleteQuick translation of 6:00pm.
ReplyDelete"would love TO LUNCH"
is faggot for
Love to HAVE lunch.
Yikes! I have been outed as a girlyman! Oh, do help me overcome this disability.
ReplyDeleteI think Steve Gibson "lunches". Steve is that you?
ReplyDeleteFolks still use faggot. Really?
ReplyDeleteWait... I practice doing combat rolls out of my bed and low crawling around my house with my shotgun(s).
ReplyDeleteI'd better up my practice.
Yes, really. . . Faggot!
ReplyDeleteI like pillow biter.
ReplyDeletePrancer or Prancing Man
ReplyDeleteAicklen aka "The Teflon Don"
ReplyDeleteFaggot is still the best, a classic that will never go away, especially for those that, "lunch." Faggot!
ReplyDeleteFunny clip. Right on.
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