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van der Veen's interview on Fox News ... says his law business is under seige. (Original Post) IcyPeas Feb 2021 OP
Being incompetent on national media will do that to you. efhmc Feb 2021 #1
good!!! I hope he never gets another cast to try the rest of his CREEPY life!!! Jerk!!!!! trueblue2007 Feb 2021 #14
He didn't have to take this case PatSeg Feb 2021 #2
No but he can't get this kind of advertising underpants Feb 2021 #5
True PatSeg Feb 2021 #10
He won! He gets bragging rights. keithbvadu2 Feb 2021 #28
No, you don't get respect from your peers for winning a case with a rigged jury Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #32
"appropriate" keithbvadu2 Feb 2021 #34
And his performance was absolutely awful PatSeg Feb 2021 #39
Get used to "Hey, aren't you the clown I saw on T.V.?" Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #40
Its not like he didn't know what he PatSeg Feb 2021 #41
'The merits of the case' don't exist, elleng Feb 2021 #3
I can't listen to him a second longer. What do you mean by his business "under siege?" hlthe2b Feb 2021 #4
I saw earlier that there were some protestors outside his office underpants Feb 2021 #7
I'm just hoping it's not by crazy lefties. We have to admit there are some including mucifer Feb 2021 #8
Warning! Poiuyt Feb 2021 #18
Here's a firm Instagram post that is just begging for comments Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #33
This type of political violence it's because of his client Walleye Feb 2021 #6
He should have let his firm colleague, Harvey Birdman, take the case. n/t Yavin4 Feb 2021 #9
Birdman of Alcatraz? soothsayer Feb 2021 #12
Maybe he can truly True Dough Feb 2021 #11
Boohoo, bad Yelp reviews? Why not defend kraken lady? soothsayer Feb 2021 #13
He auditioned for future right wing media gigs, and more than meets their needs Tom Rinaldo Feb 2021 #15
He's set. He just got massive exposure. Laelth Feb 2021 #16
I admit I've thought about emailing him mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #17
The easiest money in the world is that which is made in the "white grievance" business. bullwinkle428 Feb 2021 #19
Van Der Veen vucked around and vound out Nevilledog Feb 2021 #20
He only had one-star Yelp reviews...from BEFORE he took on this case. SeattleVet Feb 2021 #21
Too bad, so sad VA_Jill Feb 2021 #22
Keep an eye out Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #23
He and MyPillow guy can go in business together dalton99a Feb 2021 #24
Add another P. C_U_L8R Feb 2021 #25
Tots and pears. muntrv Feb 2021 #26
He's a personal injury lawyer, isn't he? badhair77 Feb 2021 #27
Lot's of radio commercials on the local all news station Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #35
Thanks badhair77 Feb 2021 #36
lol Dorian Gray Feb 2021 #29
Apparently he has never heard the phrase kacekwl Feb 2021 #30
Oh, the siege has just begun Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #31
Lol badhair77 Feb 2021 #37
Hope he didn't think he was getting paid for this job. Vinca Feb 2021 #38
oh well, it was only a 3 day job. IcyPeas Feb 2021 #44
They had to know that would happen. Not sorry. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #42
His practice is in the Dem stronghold of Philadelphia DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #43

trueblue2007

(19,049 posts)
14. good!!! I hope he never gets another cast to try the rest of his CREEPY life!!! Jerk!!!!!
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:55 PM
Feb 2021

PatSeg

(51,930 posts)
10. True
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:50 PM
Feb 2021

Considering he doesn't seem to be a very competent attorney, he needs all the help he can get.

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
28. He won! He gets bragging rights.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:58 PM
Feb 2021

He won! He gets bragging rights.

And the appropriate respect from his peers for the way he won; jury nullification.

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,971 posts)
32. No, you don't get respect from your peers for winning a case with a rigged jury
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:09 PM
Feb 2021

You ususally get shunned and disbarred for that sort of thing. He didn't win anything.

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,971 posts)
40. Get used to "Hey, aren't you the clown I saw on T.V.?"
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 08:13 AM
Feb 2021

I suspect that's a question he'll hear a lot-like for the rest of his life.

PatSeg

(51,930 posts)
41. Its not like he didn't know what he
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 09:08 AM
Feb 2021

signed up for. The worst client ever. No decent lawyer would touch that case.

elleng

(141,926 posts)
3. 'The merits of the case' don't exist,
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:46 PM
Feb 2021

and we know projection when we hear it: 'based on HATRED.'

hlthe2b

(112,599 posts)
4. I can't listen to him a second longer. What do you mean by his business "under siege?"
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:46 PM
Feb 2021

I hope it means he is facing some very negative repercussions for his actions. (no, I am not implying vandalism or violence, but a loss of business reputation and referrals)

underpants

(194,532 posts)
7. I saw earlier that there were some protestors outside his office
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:48 PM
Feb 2021

The fact that he said “Democrat” twice tells me he knows exactly who his audience is. Playing victim is just more proof.

mucifer

(25,490 posts)
8. I'm just hoping it's not by crazy lefties. We have to admit there are some including
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:49 PM
Feb 2021

the guy who tried to kill congress people in Bernie Sander's name.

The big difference is Bernie came out very forcefully when he found out and made an excellent speech going after his violent fans and did the opposite of inciting.

True Dough

(25,597 posts)
11. Maybe he can truly
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:53 PM
Feb 2021

experience the misery that he professed to be feeling in the Senate this week.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
13. Boohoo, bad Yelp reviews? Why not defend kraken lady?
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:55 PM
Feb 2021

Plus drumpf will have oh so many cases. Why not do the criminal version of the insurrection case?

Tom Rinaldo

(23,179 posts)
15. He auditioned for future right wing media gigs, and more than meets their needs
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:57 PM
Feb 2021

I see he already knows how to play the grievance card. He'll thrive.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
16. He's set. He just got massive exposure.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 05:59 PM
Feb 2021

Not many attorneys can say they represented the President of the United States, and this guy WON.

He’s going to have to add more attorneys to his firm to handle the huge increase in new cases.

I thought he was pretty pitiful, but few people actually know what a good attorney looks/sounds like.

-Laelth

mnhtnbb

(33,080 posts)
17. I admit I've thought about emailing him
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:00 PM
Feb 2021

to tell him what I think of him and it ain't pretty.

bullwinkle428

(20,659 posts)
19. The easiest money in the world is that which is made in the "white grievance" business.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:02 PM
Feb 2021

You can practically see the $$ signs in this guy's eyes.

SeattleVet

(5,813 posts)
21. He only had one-star Yelp reviews...from BEFORE he took on this case.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:23 PM
Feb 2021

Doesn't seem like his prior clients held him in very high regard. Ambulance chaser.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/van-der-veen-o-neill-hartshorn-and-levin-philadelphia

However, we have to remember that tRump could have hired pretty much any sleazebag off the street and gotten the same preordained result from the trial, given the need to have 17 repukes grow a semblance of a spine and vote to convict.

His firm is also bring dragged over the coals on their Facebook page - they can't delete the negative comments fast enough!

https://www.facebook.com/MTVLaw

VA_Jill

(13,757 posts)
22. Too bad, so sad
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:24 PM
Feb 2021

Van der Spleen made ME uncomfortable. I hope he's uncomfortable for the rest of his miserable life. He didn't have to take the case.

C_U_L8R

(48,781 posts)
25. Add another P.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:28 PM
Feb 2021

GOPP
Grand old pity party.

Every traitor deserves to be run out of business. Because USA. Fuckers.

badhair77

(5,072 posts)
27. He's a personal injury lawyer, isn't he?
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:38 PM
Feb 2021

Plain old ambulance chaser. Does he have a tv commercial? I wouldn’t hire him.

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,971 posts)
35. Lot's of radio commercials on the local all news station
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:14 PM
Feb 2021

Happy holidays, but if you get injured during this joyus time of the year, come see us.

Dorian Gray

(13,845 posts)
29. lol
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:01 PM
Feb 2021

his not wanting to talk about how his business and his family and his home are under siege. I doubt it's true....

kacekwl

(8,850 posts)
30. Apparently he has never heard the phrase
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:01 PM
Feb 2021

Everything trump touches turns to shit. Boo Hoo .

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,971 posts)
31. Oh, the siege has just begun
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 07:06 PM
Feb 2021

CoVid keeping in person appearances to a minimum is the best thing that these guys have going for them right now. They'll have to show their faces in the courthouses around here soon. KYW in Philadelphia will need to up the price for their commercials....instead of have you fallen on an icy sidewalk? they will need to run ads saying we're not really the incompetent fools and assholes you saw on T.V.

DeminPennswoods

(17,272 posts)
43. His practice is in the Dem stronghold of Philadelphia
Sun Feb 14, 2021, 09:33 AM
Feb 2021

and parts of SE Pa for crying out loud. What did he expect?

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