Lawyer who filed yesterday's Lindell lolsuit is out of a job

[Nevilledog]

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Owen Barcala
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Jun 4, 2021
The Barnes & Thornburg partner who signed the ludicrous Mike Lindell complaint is reportedly no longer with the firm—they say he "didn’t receive 'firm authorization' for the suit and the firm is immediately withdrawing as local counsel."

Barnes & Thornburg Partner Leaves Firm After Representing My Pillow CEO in Suit | The American...
The firm said the partner didn't receive firm authorization for the suit and the firm is withdrawing as local counsel.
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Owen Barcala
@obarcala
Non-lawyers may not understand how weird this is. Partners at big law firms do not take significant cases like this without approval—it can harm the business, tarnish the firm, and drag the other partners' reputations down with it (as you can see w/ the reaction already)
11:15 AM · Jun 4, 2021

LOLsuit is a commonly used tag on Twitter

[underpants]

1. lolsuit

That’s a keeper

[lagomorph777]

16. Heeeeee!

Yup!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

61. Agree! One of the best I've heard in a while.

[SoonerPride]

2. 😂😂😂

These people are dumber than a sack of hair

[Beartracks]

25. Isn't "sack of hair" a descriptor for the MyPillow?

OK, just kidding. I have some family who swear by those pillows. But it was too good a joke to pass up.

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[BobTheSubgenius]

33. No, no hair in them.

A reliable source (hey, if it works for "them"....) said My Pillows are stuffed with gravel and nightmares.

[ChubbyStar]

54. I heard they were stuffed with the hay from Medina Spirits stall

You know the hay Bob Baffert (Cancel Culture) said was pissed on by a groom, hence Medina's positive drug test at the Kentucky Derby.

[getagrip_already]

3. wierd for most normal lawyers, but not trumpiots.......

They are immune, entitled, and above normal rules.

Except when they get caught. Then it hurts to be them.

[ShazzieB]

32. It hurts to be them when they get caught.

But they also get to be martyrs and moan about how persecuted they are, poor babies.

[BobTheSubgenius]

36. *Cue: Cancel Culture Wail in.....5...4...3...

[ZonkerHarris]

4. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[Ocelot II]

5. "LOLsuit' - perfect!

Barnes & Thornburg is a large multi-state law firm that does a lot of business litigation and no doubt wants to protect its reputation. Employing a crackpot who represents a crackpot is bad for business, so they 86'd that damn fool almost instantly.

[sheshe2]

6. To funny!

[StarfishSaver]

7. Anyone who has worked for a law firm will tell you this is a BFD

And, yes, "lolsuit" is awesome.

[Dustlawyer]

24. Confirmed! Lol

I don’t understand how some lawyer in a big firm would think they could do this! It is suicidal!

[StarfishSaver]

28. Taking on a client without a conflict check is problematic

Taking on a highly controversial client in a highly questionable case without a conflict check and consultation and approval from the firm management is verboten and beyond stupid.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

51. My son is doing a corporate/finance deal with this firm

They are a good firm. This is a big screw up by this lawyer

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[Gregory Peccary]

8. How a lawyer gets fired 101

[Nevilledog]

9. Not just a lawyer.....a damn partner.

[Ocelot II]

26. Partners almost never get fired.

They have to do something pretty terrible that would cause serious damage to the firm's business and reputation. QED.

[BobTheSubgenius]

34. Love your nom de DU!

Welcome!

[cab67]

47. Sul Ross State University used to have a pair of collared peccaries.

One was named Gregory Peccary, and the other was named Olivia de Javelina.

Absolutely true.

[Ocelot II]

52. A local zoo used to have a pair of jaguars named Mick and Bianca.

[ShazamIam]

10. For reasons of dismisal, let's add the, "famous for not paying the bills," reputation of MAGATS.

[gratuitous]

11. A resignation letter styled as a lawsuit

Now there's something you don't see every day, Chauncey.

[StarfishSaver]

29. LOL!

[Takket]

12. It never ceases to amaze me the lengths people go to for drumpf

Risking their partnership in a law firm

Donating what little money they have

Risking careers and friendships to go grovel at the feet of this YUTZ and his todays. How the hell did drumpf ever get placed that high on a pedestal by anyone????

[StarfishSaver]

20. And this guy didn't even lose his job over representing a former president

That at least could arguably be seen as a reasonable risk. Saying you represent a president - even that one - could possibly bring some business and prestige in some circles.

But this lawyer lost his partnership over THE MYPILLOW GUY!

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Spot On!

Representing a drug addict who lies about how much he's worth filing a countersuit over being called a liar, when there's proof he's making stuff up, while his pissant company is tanking & has a toxic brand....
What a dummy!

[Leghorn21]

13. Hallelujah, this poor man was live-tweeting the lawsuit while addressing Barnes and Thornburg:

I mean, Mr. Dunford could NOT believe this respected law firm had anything at all to do with the Lindell stinky suit, so he and the rest of us can breathe a little easier today!! Whew!

[Nevilledog]

14. Dunford is awesome.

He did the same breakdown for all the election cases.

Akiva Cohen did a great thread also

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Unrolled thread here
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1400818826745372673.html

[Leghorn21]

42. Oh thank you, I'll be adding these guys as new "go-to"s for these legal things that leave me

!!!

When I think of the time and EFFORT our citizen researchers expend to illuminate the intricacies of these matters, I am just. So. GRATEFUL. 🙏

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

15. This is great...

THIS IS SO GREAT!!!!

[lagomorph777]

17. I'm sure he'll have a soft landing.

Rich folk always have plenty of featherbedding.

[SoCalDavidS]

43. Some MAGA Firm Will Hire Him b4 Monday

[nykym]

18. OK so the firm did not approve of the filling

and they fired the lawyer that did it.
What happens now is the filling moot?

[StarfishSaver]

21. No.

The law firm simply withdrew as counsel. The fired lawyer can continue in his individual capacity - although it might be hard for him to do that since he doesn't have a firm backing him up.

[Nevilledog]

23. He's going it alone

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[LiberalLovinLug]

27. Yeah, just think after all that counter suit money comes pouring in

He won't need no stinkin law firm....he'll start his own!!!!

[marble falls]

19. "I wuz lookin' fer a partnership when I came in this joint, I'll be lookin fer one tamarra'!"

[Blue Owl]

30. Suck it Lindell you flatulent foamsack

[Oppaloopa]

31. The Firm is just throwing him under the bus.

" He did not get firm approval but he did get some approval."

[GoodRaisin]

35. Mr. Pillow is as pure a dumbass as they ever come.

He didn't read Rick Wilson's book "Everything Trump Touches, Dies".

[BobTheSubgenius]

37. Does anyone have any details on the Lolsuit?

Thank you in advance.

[Nevilledog]

38. Here's a link where you can read about it...

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1400818826745372673.html

[BobTheSubgenius]

57. Thank you so much!

[catbyte]

39. Here it is:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.194929/gov.uscourts.mnd.194929.1.0.pdf

[Ocelot II]

45. After reading that complaint I'm trying to figure out

why a respectable law firm ever hired that lawyer in the first place, since there's nothing in that dog's breakfast that states a cognizable cause of action. But a google search of Mr. Beck also didn't turn up any history of Trumpish weirdness. He's been a lawyer for 30 years, specializing in employment law so this case is outside his field, but it's so fucked up that a first-year law student could shoot it full of holes. Did he draft the complaint or did the TX lawyers do it? But I couldn't find anything unusual about them, either. This is a big ol' WTF?

[BobTheSubgenius]

56. Thank you for you analysis, which is surely far more on-point and well-informed than mine would be.

The back story here must be very peculiar. It doesn't sound like a good law firm would even hire him let alone make him a partner. Maybe he carried the financing to get them into the big time. Maybe some kompromat.

I don't imagine we'll ever know.

[Ocelot II]

59. The lawyer seems to have had an entirely normal, respectable career until now.

What caused him to suddenly break bad and decide to represent a total crackpot, and, without notifying or seeking permission from his firm, file a completely meritless lawsuit in federal court (which has judges that tend not to take prisoners) might never be known. Maybe he thought it would be good publicity. It wasn't.

[BobTheSubgenius]

62. Believe me, if you have no plausible explanation, you had better believe I don't.

It's just perfect for Mike Lindell, though. I wouldn't have expected anything less, in terms of hilarity, eye-rolling and "you've GOT to be kidding." I do feel badly for the other partners and the rest of the firm, though. This is something they might take years to recover from, and all the lost income concomitant to this tsunami of awful lawyerin' is, of course, gone forever.

This guy will end up hanging a shingle outside his own house, fishing for clients that might pass by. If I was going to bet on it, I'd take 5 to 1 or better that it would be upside down.

[Ocelot II]

63. Baffling. No public history of supporting loony causes.

Just an ordinary lawyer doing ordinary business law. He'll probably end up working out of an office in the basement of a nail salon, representing drunk drivers and a Mexican meth cartel.

[BobTheSubgenius]

58. Thank you so much!

[LiberalFighter]

40. Oh No! What will he do?

[LiberalFighter]

41. Does Pillow Idiot want to be represented by someone not with a major firm?

[jmowreader]

48. I think he's down to Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill

(Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill was the law firm in "Breaking Bad.&quot

The Trump bunch's problem is they've lost so many lawsuits already, no one good will represent them.

[Ms. Toad]

46. Perfect tag.

I tell my students that anything that doesn't pass the laugh test should not show up in any assignment they submit to me. I may have to adopt the tag.

[NBachers]

49. Barnes & Thornburg will never wash off the Lindell/Trump stank.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

50. Big law firm Partner Leaves Firm After Representing My Pillow CEO in Suit

Barnes & Thornburg is one of the top 100 law firms in the country which is why it was surprising to see this firm sign onto Mike Lindel's poorly drafted lawsuit. I know someone doing a deal with Barnes and they are a good firm. This firm fired the partner who signed the pleadings in the Lindel case

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A Minneapolis-based Barnes & Thornburg partner representing My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell is “no longer with the firm,” the firm said Friday, a day after the partner put his name on a new federal lawsuit accusing voting machine vendors Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic of using the courts to stifle Lindell’s claims of election fraud.

The Am Law 100 firm said the partner didn’t receive “firm authorization” for the suit and the firm is immediately withdrawing as local counsel.

Alec Beck, who has been a labor and employment partner at the 100 firm since 2019, is working alongside a lead counsel from Houston trial law firm Daniels & Tredennick in the defamation and abuse of process suit filed Thursday in Minnesota federal court.

“Late last night, firm management became aware of the filing of the complaint, which was done without receiving firm authorization pursuant to internal firm approval procedures,” a Barnes & Thornburg spokesperson said Friday. “While the firm cannot comment substantively on pending matters, the firm is immediately taking the requisite steps to withdraw as local counsel in this matter and end the client relationship. The attorney representing the client in this matter is no longer with the firm.”

A number of top lawfirms have in effect fired trump as a client and now a top law firm is running away from My Pillow and Lindel

[FakeNoose]

53. Didn't the same thing happen to Sydney Powell, the Kraken lawyer?

She took the controversial cases defending Chump's "Big Lie" and I think she was sanctioned by her law firm, or maybe fired? I know her partners weren't happy about all the bad PR, and there was talk of kicking her out.

[msfiddlestix]

60. ah ha. this must be the one flitting around my memory from a few months ago.

I was going to ask, didn't we see this movie before not too long ago?

But I think you honed in the group associated with Sydney Powell. I almost forgot her.

hmm.

Would think that would have been the test whether or not to proceed in this one.

Seems like i read and heard on many other unrelated occasions, the person bringing the bogus lawsuit has to pay the opposing atty's fees and court costs too when they lose or gets toss out? dismissed?

[Mr. Ected]

55. Are some people born with a predisposition towards the embrace of fascism?

Here's a guy that's otherwise a pillar of society, working as a partner in a prestigious law firm. Surely his rational mind told him that Mike Lindell is a maniac. Surely his rational mind told him to obtain partner consent to this lunatic litigation.

The fact that this proficient, successful lawyer ran through so many stop signs makes me wonder if he could help himself. I think he has a mental disorder, and I think that it's a shared gene with a large percentage of our population.