miguel, ye speak yet ye say nothing. Thou art an arrogant epicurean
> rascal, a big-nosed degenerate, a fen-sucked carnal cur, a babbling
> mouse, ye'll yield the crow a pudding one of these days. Ye heaved: >=20
> > On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:09:01 -0500, "The Greatest"
> > >
> >>
> >>> > >>>
> >>>> The Greatest wrote:
> >>>>>>> Dear Mr. Novins:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> . . . malpractice?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Talk about a huge PKB!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> =
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>>>>>>
> >>>>>> What's wrong with you? Don't know what the word hypocrite
> >>>>>> means? -- Gregory Hall
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I hate to say it but ole miguel sure stepped in the quicksand > >>>>> that time !!
> >>>>
> >>>> He did two things: he finished up a case after he was suspended
> >>>> for failing to complete the continuing education requirements,
> >>>> and he used his attorney account for personal
> >>>> banking--despositing and writing checks on personal funds.
> >>>> (Because if he'd used client funds, he'd have been disbarred, not
> >>>> admonished.)
> >>>>
> >>>> The latter was careless, the former was a desire to finish a job
> >>>> he'd already started.
> >>>
> >>> Regarding the former, the client was an immigrant from Mongolia
> >>> who spoke very little english. It wasn't her fault that my CLE
> >>> attendance didn't make the grade, and I'd spent so much time with
> >>> her working through the language barrier that I didn't feel right
> >>> handing her off to somebody else. CLE attendance or not, I felt I
> >>> owed it to her to finish her case up.] -- miguel
> >>
> >> miguel, my personal comment on you coming-on a little strong to
> >> Greg in no way was an Attack on my part.....it was just a friendly
> >> reminder that "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw
> >> stones". If your friends won't give you good advice....who will? > >
> > You assume you know enough about the underlying facts to use the
> > surface information as attack fodder. I'm not going to defend the
> > admonishments I received from the Bar beyond what I've already said.
> > I broke the rules and deserved the admonishments. I don't know if
> > I'd do it again -- with reference to the client who spoke little
> > english -- but I don't consider the choice I made in that instance
> > as a moral failure on my part.
> >
> > With regard to Gary, there is a lot more to the story than he will
> > ever reveal and I don't blame him. I will say this: based on what I
> > know about the entire circumstance -- well beyond the materials that
> > get tirelesslly posted and reposted -- Gary manned up and behaved
> > honorably and I am proud to consider him a friend.
> >
> > AUK has been bully central for many years. You were certainly a
> > victim of that, as was I. But in response you chose to cast your lot
> > with those who have no honor and no principles. Take Novins, for
> > example. From all outward appearance -- and this is just my opinion
> > of course -- it appears Novins used the threat of legal action to
> > attempt to extort apologies from those who owed none, simply to feed
> > his grandiose sense of self. And he succeeded in the case of Meat
> > Plow and Respondant. There is nothing honorable about that, just as
> > there is nothing honorable or courageous about Meat Plow's choice to
> > succumb to the apparent extortion.
> >
> > Novins' greater sin, in my book, was his apparent attempt to extort
> > information from Rhonda, purportedly a friend at the time, with a
> > promise to leave her husband out of his litigation scheme. You
> > criticize Rhonda for resisting the extortion on principle instead of
> > giving into it to save a load of money. In my moral universe she
> > made the only principled choice she could. Sometimes sticking to
> > principle costs money, but at least she can sleep at night.
> >
> > I don't have any criticism of Respondant's choice to apologize. Meat
> > Plow, on the other hand, is a yellow bellied coward who would throw
> > his alleged friends under the bus.
> >
> > I am pleased to see that Vince is apparently intent on going the
> > whole 9 yards and I hope that Novins will pay a large price for his
> > folly in the end. I have no fondness for Vince, as you well know,
> > but it's a simple matter to put aside my personal disdain for him
> > and recognize that his choice to see his claims against Novins
> > through to the end is a service to one and all -- you included. The
> > world is a better place when lawyers who abuse their knowledge and
> > access to the justice system are called to account. So, thank you > > Vince.
> >
> > So, to sum up:
> >
> > 1. The bullying mentality of AUK was wrong. 2. You were victimized
> > by it. 3. I don't blame you for wanting your pound of flesh. 4. Your
> > desire for your pound of flesh has caused you to lose all
> > rationality insofar as your choice of words and allies is concerned.
> > 5. We might be pals again when you learn to behave more honorably. >=20
> That made an interesting read, miggy. Do you suppose you might be owed
> an apology from me?
>=20
> --=20
> Rick Mather
If miguel doesn't accept one...I'll accept your apology to me !!
-- HJ