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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAvenatti: A combiination Of F. Lee Baily and Melvin Belli?
Look 'em up, kiddos.
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Avenatti: A combiination Of F. Lee Baily and Melvin Belli? (Original Post)
trof
May 2018
OP
uggh.. not F. Lee Bailey though Giuliani is a lot like Bailey during (and after) OJ trial
hlthe2b
May 2018
#2
Did you see the meme with Avenatti and it said, "He has a lion rug in his bedroom,
monmouth4
May 2018
#6
rzemanfl
(31,257 posts)1. Old enough not to have to and don't call me "kiddo." Call me Gramps. n/t
rzemanfl
(31,257 posts)11. Back at you.
hlthe2b
(113,201 posts)2. uggh.. not F. Lee Bailey though Giuliani is a lot like Bailey during (and after) OJ trial
Yeah, he was apparently impressive with the Shepherd trial and did get Patty Hearst off, but...
Belli, the "king of torts"...
No, I think Avenatti is much better than that in many ways. Maybe our current day, Clarence Darrow.
blogslut
(39,110 posts)3. There once was a law firm I knew that had a slogan:
"We eat what we kill."
I think that sums up Mr. Avenatti.
I think that sums up Mr. Avenatti.
hlthe2b
(113,201 posts)4. LOL... yeah that's good
monmouth4
(10,670 posts)6. Did you see the meme with Avenatti and it said, "He has a lion rug in his bedroom,
it's still alive but afraid to move." Big hit on FB..
lpbk2713
(43,255 posts)5. Throw in a little bit of Gerry Spence and you've got a winner.
He's never lost a case.
trof
(54,274 posts)10. With the fringy sleeves.
The cowboy outlaw attorney.
Oh yeah.
Brother Buzz
(39,701 posts)7. Melvin I'm not an ambulance chaser, I got here before the ambulance Belli?
My trial lawyer pops locked horns with him twice and prevailed both times. Belli was better trying his cases in the press than in the courtroom. That's a fact, Jack.
csziggy
(34,189 posts)8. Melvin Belli the TV actor?
