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Nevilledog

(55,142 posts) Fri Jun 4, 2021, 02:28 PM Jun 2021

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Lawyer who filed yesterday's Lindell lolsuit is out of a job [View all]

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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

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Lawyer who filed yesterday's Lindell lolsuit is out of a job [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2021 OP

lolsuit underpants Jun 2021 #1

Heeeeee! lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #16

Agree! One of the best I've heard in a while. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2021 #61

😂😂😂 SoonerPride Jun 2021 #2

Isn't "sack of hair" a descriptor for the MyPillow? Beartracks Jun 2021 #25

No, no hair in them. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #33

I heard they were stuffed with the hay from Medina Spirits stall ChubbyStar Jun 2021 #54

wierd for most normal lawyers, but not trumpiots....... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #3

It hurts to be them when they get caught. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #32

*Cue: Cancel Culture Wail in.....5...4...3... BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #36

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ZonkerHarris Jun 2021 #4

"LOLsuit' - perfect! Ocelot II Jun 2021 #5

To funny! sheshe2 Jun 2021 #6

Anyone who has worked for a law firm will tell you this is a BFD StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #7

Confirmed! Lol Dustlawyer Jun 2021 #24

Taking on a client without a conflict check is problematic StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #28

My son is doing a corporate/finance deal with this firm LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #51

How a lawyer gets fired 101 Gregory Peccary Jun 2021 #8

Not just a lawyer.....a damn partner. Nevilledog Jun 2021 #9

Partners almost never get fired. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #26

Love your nom de DU! BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #34

Sul Ross State University used to have a pair of collared peccaries. cab67 Jun 2021 #47

A local zoo used to have a pair of jaguars named Mick and Bianca. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #52

For reasons of dismisal, let's add the, "famous for not paying the bills," reputation of MAGATS. ShazamIam Jun 2021 #10

A resignation letter styled as a lawsuit gratuitous Jun 2021 #11

LOL! StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #29

It never ceases to amaze me the lengths people go to for drumpf Takket Jun 2021 #12

And this guy didn't even lose his job over representing a former president StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #20

Spot On! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #22

Hallelujah, this poor man was live-tweeting the lawsuit while addressing Barnes and Thornburg: Leghorn21 Jun 2021 #13

Dunford is awesome. Nevilledog Jun 2021 #14

Oh thank you, I'll be adding these guys as new "go-to"s for these legal things that leave me Leghorn21 Jun 2021 #42

This is great... IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 2021 #15

I'm sure he'll have a soft landing. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #17

Some MAGA Firm Will Hire Him b4 Monday SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 #44

OK so the firm did not approve of the filling nykym Jun 2021 #18

No. StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #21

He's going it alone Nevilledog Jun 2021 #23

Yeah, just think after all that counter suit money comes pouring in LiberalLovinLug Jun 2021 #27

"I wuz lookin' fer a partnership when I came in this joint, I'll be lookin fer one tamarra'!" marble falls Jun 2021 #19

Suck it Lindell you flatulent foamsack Blue Owl Jun 2021 #30

The Firm is just throwing him under the bus. Oppaloopa Jun 2021 #31

Mr. Pillow is as pure a dumbass as they ever come. GoodRaisin Jun 2021 #35

Does anyone have any details on the Lolsuit? BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #37

Here's a link where you can read about it... Nevilledog Jun 2021 #38

Thank you so much! BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #57

Here it is: catbyte Jun 2021 #39

After reading that complaint I'm trying to figure out Ocelot II Jun 2021 #45

Thank you for you analysis, which is surely far more on-point and well-informed than mine would be. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #56

The lawyer seems to have had an entirely normal, respectable career until now. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #59

Believe me, if you have no plausible explanation, you had better believe I don't. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #62

Baffling. No public history of supporting loony causes. Ocelot II Jun 2021 #63

Thank you so much! BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #58

Oh No! What will he do? LiberalFighter Jun 2021 #40

Does Pillow Idiot want to be represented by someone not with a major firm? LiberalFighter Jun 2021 #41

I think he's down to Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill jmowreader Jun 2021 #48

Perfect tag. Ms. Toad Jun 2021 #46

Barnes & Thornburg will never wash off the Lindell/Trump stank. NBachers Jun 2021 #49

Big law firm Partner Leaves Firm After Representing My Pillow CEO in Suit LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #50

Didn't the same thing happen to Sydney Powell, the Kraken lawyer? FakeNoose Jun 2021 #53

ah ha. this must be the one flitting around my memory from a few months ago. msfiddlestix Jun 2021 #60

Are some people born with a predisposition towards the embrace of fascism? Mr. Ected Jun 2021 #55