John Edwards launches law firm aimed at social change

[The Straight Story]

Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is hanging up his shingle again with a law firm that will include his daughter, Cate.

WRAL-TV reported the Edwards Kirby law firm will have offices in Raleigh, N.C., and Washington. Edwards, who fell from grace after covering up an extramarital affair, and his former law partner David Kirby will be partners in the new firm.

"It is a privilege to practice again, and we want to take on cases that, through litigation, change social inequalities in favor of the greater good," Edwards told WRAL in a statement. "In building Edwards Kirby, we sought a team that has championed the causes of economic and social equality in court and in hundreds of communities across the country."

Cate Edwards, the eldest daughter of the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee, and her law partner, Sharon Eubanks, will be joining the firm.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/11/19/john-edwards-law-firm-raleigh/3638063/

[librechik]

1. mmmm.......no

i'm done with all that.What a waste.

[MrScorpio]

2. Actually, I wish him well

But ONLY if he goes about his business on the up and up.

If not, and he reverts to some level of scumbaggery, he has my disdain.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I would be his first client.

He owes me for all the campaign donations I lost.

[Romulox]

3. I guess the Hedge Fund gravy train has gone dry, now that Edwards isn't liable to be Prez. nt

[NCTraveler]

4. I think this will be a way for him to have a very positive outcome in life.

While I always thought of him as shady, his verbiage when discussing inequality leads me to believe he truly understands the issue. I wish him and his clients the best. He has the ability to change lives and society for the better.

[djean111]

5. I agree.

Funny how Big Dog gets a total pass. Just a wink and a nod.

[The Straight Story]

6. People do bad, people do good. Will look at these actions on their own

only way to be fair, lord knows I have made enough mistakes of my own in life

[annabanana]

13. Lay low and do good.

A good way for him to work off the karma.

[Blue_Tires]

14. I'll wait and see what the true substance of this law firm is

before drowning him with praise...

For all we know this could be a showpiece PR offensive greasing the skids for his eventual return to politics...

[Triana]

7. Good for him. If this is a way in which he can use his life and skills to help people...

...then i wish him the best in that. Politically, he's done. And, he should be. But that shouldn't preclude him from doing legal work - especially if he can help the "underdogs" in our society and our system by doing it.

[Gothmog]

9. I wish John Edwards good luck with this new undertaking

Edwards was always a great trial lawyer and I predict that he will be successful

[Orsino]

10. If he were going to atone, this would be a good way.

Not convinced.

[cbayer]

11. I don't trust him at all. So, he's going back to suing innocent doctors under

the guise of "changing social inequalities in favor of the greater good"?

Wonder if he will be running ads during Judge Judy.

[Gothmog]

12. I have a case for him to consider

http://www.democraticunderground.com/107813522 If someone forgoes health insurance due to these idiots, they may have a good case for Edwards to pursue

[liberal_at_heart]

15. he was my first pick during the 2008 primaries before the scandal broke.

He is a flawed man, and I sure as hell wouldn't want to be married to the guy, but he has done a lot of good work for the poor. I think he was the only one to use the word poor in the entire 2008 campaign. Everybody else was busy chanting "middle class", "middle class" even though no one seems to know who the middle class is and both parties pass legislation that destroys the middle class. I'm glad he's back to doing good work trying to bring about social and economic equality.

[dembotoz]

16. still like him, would still prefer him

[liberal_at_heart]

17. me too.