Ode to Terry Figliuzzi-Mosley Lady

Here at WWL, we love all of our commenters equally. However, as with children, we hold a special place in our hearts for some of you. One such person is a woman (we assume she is a woman) whom we have come to lovingly refer to as "Terry Figliuzzi-Mosley Lady," or TFML.

First, a little background:

TFML first reared her head last November when we posted about Judge Mosley's mess with his son, Michael Mosley, after Michael was involved in a car crash that resulted in a death. TFML was adamant from the beginning that Michael's problems were Terry Mosley's fault (or as TFML refers to her: "Terry Figliuzzi-Mosely").

We thought TFML would simmer down after the Mosley post got knocked down a few rungs, but we underestimated her. Although the Mosley story was originally posted on November 19, 2008, TFML has continued to comment on it regularly. Her last comment was posted as recently as March 17, 2009.

Perhaps the most endearing thing about TFML is that she has not limited herself to commenting on the Mosley post, she has commented on some of our other posts as well, but her comments always deal with the same issue: her utter hatred of Terry Mosley.

According to TFML, Terry Mosley isn't a "Mosley" at all (although she is, apparently, Judge Mosley's baby mama). Terry had her name legally changed to Mosley, despite the fact that she never officially married the Judge.

At this point, you may be asking yourselves: "Who the *$%& cares?" Well, the reason we have shined the spotlight on our dear TFML is that she may have recently experienced an exciting triumph in her life. According to TFML, Terry Mosley has been arrested. From TFML's March 14th comment:

Good Job ~ Henderson Police Department.

Finally, law enforcement has picked up the infamous
Theresa (Terry) Figliuzzi Mosley....

Three arrest warrants were issued, and on Friday evening, March 13, 2009, Terry was handcuffed and booked into Henderson Detention, where she will appear in front of a Henderson Judge, Monday, March 16, 2009, in the afternoon ~ due to the hold that Clark County has on her, she will then be transported to Clark County Detention...

Who says Friday the 13th, is bad news!

Great Job ~ law enforcement! Remember she is an
xxxx girlfriend of a judge, NEVER THE WIFE of a judge....

What's that? You would like a more concrete source than the ranting of an anonymous commenter? Tough ... we couldn't find one. Also, a search of Google and the court calendars didn't turn up anything. However, we aren't about to deny TFML her day in the sun (even if it may be imagined). So, this post is for you, TFML - our favorite borderline-insane commenter.

UPDATE

The arrest of Terry Mosley has been confirmed. She was arrested for felony theft and writing multiple bad checks. TFML - we are sorry we ever doubted you sweetheart.

March of the Morons

You may recall Mark Kabins as the doctor from the Noel Gage saga whose lack of immunity led Judge Quackenbush to dismiss the case. Prosecutors refused to offer Kabins immunity because they had not yet decided whether to file charges against him. Well, it looks like they have made their decision.

George Knapp at LV Now witnessed the circus of PI attorneys that surrounded Kabins for his perp-walk from the federal courthouse after finding out about the eight-count indictment filed against him last Thursday. Knapp's depiction of the scene is priceless:

A couple of dozen lawyers from firms which have raked in tens of millions of dollars working with assorted medical mafia suspects, including Dr. Kabins, showed up to escort the Las Vegas surgeon after he entered his plea to fraud and conspiracy charges.

When they came out of the courthouse, they formed into sort of a phalanx around the doctor, in part to keep [reporters] away from him. They moved as one, almost like a military unit ...

As the Kabins posse moved down the sidewalk, the surly lawyers did their best to look like tough guys -- like hired goons sent to bust up the dockworkers union, except it's hard to look too tough when your nails are manicured and you're wearing $1,000 suits.

So, who were these "surley lawyers?" Exactly who you would expect:

A lot of them work for Robert Eglet, whose law firm made millions with Dr. Kabins and alleged medical fixer Howard Awand. Eglet once compared the federal investigation of crooked lawyers to the Nazi extermination of Jews.

One man pointing directions is lawyer John Spilotro, whose family name is well known in the history of the Las Vegas mob. John represented Rocco Lombardo, brother of Chicago mafia boss Joey the Clown.

Another braying victim of our lone cameraman is G. Dallas Horton, personal injury lawyer, who once sued a flower bed for causing a car accident.

Sounds like an all-star cast, a real "who's who" of daytime television cheesery. One has to wonder why Kabins has garnered such support from the legal "elite." Our (obvious) guess is that Kabins has enough dirt on these guys to get them all arrested and/or disbarred ... if he goes down, they all go down.

For those of you who don't practice personal injury or are unfamiliar with what it is medical "experts" do, they are just like regular doctors ... only the plaintiff's prognosis usually depends upon which side is paying. We know, it's hard to imagine how allegations of fraud could pervade such a system.

If you don't mind watching a commercial first, here is a video of Knapp's commentary and the lawyers' shenanigans (feel free to name any friends you recognize in the comments).

BONUS ROUND

We are offering 5 free WWL points to the reader who can identify this man*:

Contest over. Anon 10:02 has identified him as Jon Remmel of Mainor Eglet Cottle. Strangely, his profile has disappeared from the MEC site, but he is definitely pictured in the line-o-sharks (second from the left).

*(Please note: WWL points are redeemable only in-person at our Anchorage, Alaska store location. 500 points gets you a WWL collector's spoon.)

(LV Now; Thanks Anon 10:02)

But he sounds so professional ...

Well, it looks like the long arm of the law finally caught up with Jack Ferm, J.D. (well, allegedly J.D.) For those of you who haven't been following, Jack has been a naughty boy, preying on venerable clients who trusted his claims that he could stop the foreclosures on their homes.

Jack is the head of the U.S. Justice Foundation, which claims to "stop foreclosures" by providing forms to clients (for a $2,500 flat fee) that the clients use to sue their lender pro per by alleging that the lender does not have a valid note/mortgage, then demanding that the lender provide evidence of a valid note/mortgage. Of course, the lender's vigorously oppose the litigation and continue with the foreclosure. Jack, strangely, is nowhere to be found at this point.

Jack's website (taken down sometime today, cached here) was a fascinating read, chock full of bullshit. Let's look at his resume':

Jack Ferm, a law school graduate, was a talk show host in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1994 to 2003. His show was "Straight Talk" and was broadcast every Thursday from 5-6 p.m.

Sounds ok ... wonder what law school he went to:

He attended Northrop University School of Law, and Bernadine University. He received his Law Degree from Bernadine University.

Where? According to Google, neither of those "Universities" exist. Well, there are a lot of small, unknown law schools in California. So, where did he take the bar?

Although finishing at the top of his class, Jack Ferm has declined to take the Bar exam because he believes the legal system is in a state of decline and chaos.

Oh, so that "law school" wasn't "accredited." Some people protest the decline of the legal system by telling lawyer jokes, some protest by going through "law school" and not taking the bar. To each his own. Anyways, he was on the radio, so he must have some qualifications, right?

Jack has been involved in a variety of high profile cases working with Alan Dershowitz on the Sandra Murphy defense and appeal, and with Melvin Belli in a high-profile toxic mold civil case to name a few.

That's a couple, Jack, not a few, but you're a fake lawyer, not a fake mathematician, so we'll let it slide. What is it that you do, Jack?

While Jack Ferm was practicing Bankruptcy Law, he filed more than 1,000 successful bankruptcies for his clients and taught Bankruptcy Law to the lay public and to attorneys. He has been personally involved in and won many important lawsuits.

Oh, so you're a bankruptcy attorney? And you never took the bar? Gee, Jack, that sounds suspiciously like the unauthorized practice of law. Not to worry, fellow readers (most of whom worked very hard in order to claim that you "practice law"), Jacky-boy is getting his. Yesterday, the Nevada Attorney General arrested him on two counts of felony theft and related charges in connection with his operation of the U.S. Justice Foundation.

Good luck, Jack. We doubt that any amount of "Straight Talk" is going to get you out of this one. Hope you paid attention in fake crim pro.

(Thanks TR)

Layoff Watch, Part 2.5

Ok, maybe Jones Vargas' latest shenanigans don't officially count as "layoffs," but we thought the story deserved its own post. As mentioned in the previous post, Jones Vargas has recently rescinded offers made to all 2Ls for summer associates positions, completely scrapping their summer program.

We have also learned that Jones Vargas has reneged the offers extended to last year's summer associates.

This is a pretty slimy move this late in the game, made worse after considering JV partner Joe Brown's comments to the RJ less than two weeks ago where he said that "his firm hasn't had layoffs." They don't count if they never really worked for you, right?

Good luck to those of you now scrambling for work. Remember: trust no one.

(RJ; Various tipsters)

Rumor Monday

We are looking for confirmations/denials regarding the following rumors, feel free enlighten us in the comments:

• Rumor #1: The Heavy Hitter may have just gone through a round of layoffs. (We have a hard time believing this one, as it appears that plaintiff's firms are doing just fine in this economy.)

• Rumor #2: The traffic ticket busting firms in town may be planning to finance a campaign against Chief Judge Ann Zimmerman when she comes up for election. Apparently, the mystery candidate being touted has plenty of money on his own, and is expected to be well-backed besides. This likely has to do with the Judge's rumored smack-down on ticket-busting firms.

• Rumor #3: According to an anonymous commenter, the KKBRF - GT merger is officially off. The same commenter adds that one KKBRF litigation partner and two transactional partners are leaving to start their own firm (these attorneys, apparently, were not part of KKBRF's recent bloodbath). Also, KKBRF's governmental affairs group may or may not be leaving in April, depending on which anonymous commenter you believe.

Let us know if you have any information.

UPDATE

• Rumor #4: Jones Vargas has recently rescinded offers to its 2L summer associates. This has been confirmed. We are awaiting a response from Jones Vargas with details. Apparently, summers received a letter in late February indicating that, because of the poor economy, the firm was withdrawing their offers of employment. Nice of them to leave their summers with plenty of time to find alternative placements. Very classy, JV.

Thanks, tipsters!

Roller Judge

Did you know that Clark County District Court Judge Valorie Vega put herself through law school by skating on a professional roller derby team? Yeah, neither did we. From the LV Sun:

She started playing while attending law school in 1980.

“It was good money. It was real good money,” Vega says. “It helped pay for a lot of those big, fat law books I had to buy.”

And the night-and-weekend schedule didn’t interfere with her classes at USC, although there was that time she took a toss over the rails that broke her arm and dislocated her shoulder during final exams. She took one while loaded on rhino-grade painkillers. When she left the classroom, she had to ask a friend if she had handed in her blue exam book.

So many questions. Perhaps the most important being: What the hell are "rhino-grade painkillers?"

(LV Sun)

CD Attorneys: Start Your Engines

Apparently, size does matter. The proposed 49-story Harmon hotel at City Center has been decapitated due to improperly installed rebar on 15 floors of the building currently under construction. Designed by "British superstar architect" Lord Norman Foster, the building will now be capped at 28 stories, which, as you can see, looks ridiculous. From the LV Sun:

It's still unclear how Harmon will be capped, and what reengineering will be required for such infrastructure elements as elevators and vents. If the Harmon's exterior isn't significantly redesigned, it risks looking unmistakably out of proportion. Think 28 oz. of tomatoes squished into a 16 oz. can.

We weap weep for all the bankrupted contractors/subcontractors who will be left in the wake of this mess.

(LV Sun; spellcheck)