BREAKING: PATRICK FITZGERALD NAMED LAWYER OF THE YEAR

[Halliburton]

The National Law Journal now has an article up on Fitzgerald.

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1134727510888

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At 44, Fitzgerald is, to some, exacting and thorough. To others, he is perhaps obsessive and relentless. But it is this attention to detail and his formidable memory that many observers say make him a tough and level-headed adversary.

"He doesn't take unfair advantage of the fact that he's smart," Frederick Cohn said. A criminal defense attorney, Cohn represented one of four men convicted of conspiring to bomb the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. Fitzgerald prosecuted the case as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he worked for 13 years before becoming the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in 2001.

"If I were someone who was a bad guy, I would not want him on my trail," Cohn said.
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So far, Fitzgerald has indicted I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, on five counts of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements. And Fitzgerald is presenting evidence to a new grand jury, which could lead to charges against others, including Karl Rove, top advisor to President George W. Bush.
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[The Witch]

1. sw33t! pardon my l33t

but some guys just deserve it :)

[lovuian]

27. Kenneth Star had millions and millions andcame up with a

blue dress that went No Where... Fitz came up with perjury...ya making Starr look pathetic...

[meganmonkey]

2. Love it

:)

[Deep13]

3. We wish you a merry Fitzmas and an indicted new year!

[Rainscents]

4. He deserve it!!! Hell, he should be "Man Of The Year!!!!"

[AuntiBush]

25. He Certainly Should be "Man of the Year"!

It ain't over, yet! Wishful thinking, but maybe early next year!

One can hope, pray. Then, repeat process.

[maddezmom]

5. fantastic news

K&R

[aquart]

6. Not Gonzales? Not Yoo?

Dear me, I wonder why.

[crispini]

7. Awwwwwwwwwwwwww.

And he's an awfully CUTE lawyer of the year, too! :loveya:

[texpatriot2004]

8. Awesome! So glad to hear it. nm

[pilgrimsoul]

9. No one deserves it more

Kudos, Mr. Fitzgerald. May you remain safe and know how appreciated you are by a grateful citizenry. You are the ideal of a public servant and my HERO. With the utmost respect, I congratulate you and wish you a MERRY FITZMAS!!!

[npincus]

10. Fitz is THE MAN

His family must be so proud of him.

[AspenRose]

11. Yay!

You GO Counselor! :bounce: :applause: :woohoo:

[Missy Vixen]

12. PFEB members everywhere toast to this news!

:toast:

Yaaaay!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Julie
president for life of the PFEB

[foreverdem]

13. I just saw this on FDL

Fitzy rocks!

[Beausoir]

21. Cheers!

"If I were someone who was a bad guy, I would not want him on my trail,"

Go, Big Daddy!

[buff2]

14. I wish he would hurry up and indict the rest of the criminals

It's not easy waiting on Fitzmas.

Pssssst! He is a cutey,no doubt about it! :loveya:

[AndyTiedye]

15. Have a Very Merry Fitzmas

[Catherine Vincent]

23. Cute!

[Jim__]

16. Great news!

[Bake]

17. He'll deserve it AFTER Rove, Cheney, et al. are indicted.

Not until then. Nobody gives a shit about Libby. Rove and Cheney are the big fish. Until they are indicted, Fitz' job is not done.

Bake, Esq.

[Daphne08]

18. That's wonderful news!

[Catherine Vincent]

19. That's just wonderful!

And what a lovely birthday present for him! :loveya:

[savemefromdumbya]

20. So cute!

Congrats Mr Pat

[chiffon]

22. HooooRahhhhh!

Fitz is da man!

:toast:

[sallyseven]

24. He is single and I wish

I were 40 years younger. He makes my heart sing. I love people who do their jobs and are very good at it.

[MaineDem]

26. No offense to my husband but...

I wish I had met a Pat Fitzgerald 30 years ago.

I'm probably old enough to be his mother but I just like this guy!!!

[ngGale]

28. He sure deserves it....

and he is so cute...wish I were younger too.:loveya:

:blush:

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. Fitzgerald tried and convicted the 1993 WTC bombers

All of the documents and transcripts are posted on line at the link below. Interesting stuff and an excellent insight into how Fitzgerald presents a case and gets the bad guys convicted:


Daily transcripts of the USA v. Usama bin Laden et al trial in the Southern District of New York.

http://cryptome.org/usa-v-ubl-dt.htm

[Olney Blue]

30. Not Harriet Crony Miers?

Gee, too bad.

[sinkingfeeling]

31. Way to go! Now on to more indictments!