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The law firm that's handling Ahmaud Arbery case. (Original Post) CatWoman May 2020 OP
impressive Devilsun May 2020 #1
Finally a token white guy! 2bestill May 2020 #2
Ah.....whatcha doing here??? and I might agree a white guy? a kennedy May 2020 #10
Not a token but the result of affirmative action! Haven't you seen Undercover Brother? No abqtommy May 2020 #17
What a beautiful sight! They look formidable. CaliforniaPeggy May 2020 #3
KR! Cha May 2020 #4
Are they taking donations ? Haggis for Breakfast May 2020 #5
Now that is bad ass cool. RGinNJ May 2020 #6
Yes! The Equalizers! MLAA May 2020 #7
Looks like justice is coming! nt brer cat May 2020 #8
Pose! eleny May 2020 #9
Wouldn't wont to go up against these folks Joinfortmill May 2020 #11
Impressive. May justice prevail! niyad May 2020 #12
Where is this image from? Ms. Toad May 2020 #13
two of them were on the Breakfast Cllub last week CatWoman May 2020 #14
Interesting - Ms. Toad May 2020 #16
i know i would be mopinko May 2020 #15
Hell yeah! flibbitygiblets May 2020 #18
COOL, it's The GOOD FIGHT team vapor2 May 2020 #19
Thank you for this post...n/t Upthevibe May 2020 #20
every single one of them has a wallet that says BAD MOTHERFUCKER on it. uncle ray May 2020 #21
Ben Crump Law littlemissmartypants May 2020 #22

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
17. Not a token but the result of affirmative action! Haven't you seen Undercover Brother? No
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:55 PM
May 2020

matter, I want these people on MY team!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,593 posts)
3. What a beautiful sight! They look formidable.
Fri May 8, 2020, 09:43 PM
May 2020

I am very pleased to see this professional group take on the criminals who killed Ahmaud Arbery.

Ms. Toad

(34,065 posts)
13. Where is this image from?
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:14 PM
May 2020

Counsel representing his parents come from two different firms - and neither firm looks like this from what I can tell.

Counsel representing his father appears to be majority white (https://www.mceldrewyoung.com/team/); counsel representing his mother appears to be majority black - but I don't recognize most of them in this picture. (https://bencrump.com/attorneys/)

It is fantastic if that is his legal team - I just can't match it to either firm.



Ms. Toad

(34,065 posts)
16. Interesting -
Fri May 8, 2020, 10:38 PM
May 2020

There must be a third set of attorneys? The reports I read identified Lee Merrit (Tallahasee) as counsel for his mother and Ben Crump (Philadelphia) as counsel for his father.

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2020/05/08/lawyers-for-ahmaud-arberys-family-have-more-questions-following-arrests-for-his-killing/

ETA: Mystery solved:

“I’m still in tears,” said Chris Stewart on Thursday evening after he heard the news. Stewart, who represents Arbery’s family, is a civil rights attorney who is working with the team of lawyers representing the family, including Lee Merritt and Ben Crump.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/07/ahmaud-arbery-former-police-officer-and-son-charged-in-shooting-of-black-man

littlemissmartypants

(22,632 posts)
22. Ben Crump Law
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:40 AM
May 2020

Ben Crump is the author of the book: Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People

https://bencrump.com/attorneys/

He's also the man who represented the Families of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Tamir Rice.




Ben Crump (left) and S. Lee Merritt

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