tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post425150243362906061..comments2024-01-05T02:53:03.358-06:00Comments on American Zombie: Things you should knowJason Brad Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-35193986150226880172009-08-19T22:40:55.113-05:002009-08-19T22:40:55.113-05:00that rate is dirt cheap for litigation, even in th...that rate is dirt cheap for litigation, even in the New Orleans market. Would Nagin even have had anything to do with picking Gordon for that levee board case? He probably could care less about who the law firm is in that case ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-33401087952670133242009-08-19T16:38:13.099-05:002009-08-19T16:38:13.099-05:00Does anybody remember Nagin using *this* law firm ...Does anybody remember Nagin using *this* law firm to fight the transparency ordinance?<br />http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/11752741-1.html<br /><br />Did Nagin seek Council approval for using them because they sure would seem to have met PMF's definition of "special counsel" who replaced the City Attorney in entirety, right?<br /><br />-- Also, is there any link between Beveridge & Diamond and Rev. Benjamin Edwards and the S&WB? Would it be fair to say that's how they got referred to Nagin in the first place???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-12527639032519214342009-08-19T14:48:02.041-05:002009-08-19T14:48:02.041-05:00Well done, sleuthy person!Well done, sleuthy person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-89527399199648637882009-08-19T13:29:32.297-05:002009-08-19T13:29:32.297-05:00Those rates seem really cheap and well below the g...Those rates seem really cheap and well below the going rate for private work.<br /><br />Perhaps a lawyer could weigh in on how common it is to give municipal clients a substantial discount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com