Sometimes, attorneys can feel under-appreciated. Sure, the big paychecks are nice (if you’re lucky enough to get one), but all the jokes and punchlines at the profession’s expense can take their toll. So it is nice to be wanted.
Meet Anthony Davino. This man has already spent $45,000+ in legal fees trying to get a divorce, needs a new attorney, and is fresh out of cash. Faced with another six scheduled court appearances and a lot more money on the line, he decided to get creative.
These posters have been spotted around the courthouse on Staten Island:
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Yup, he’s looking to leverage the barter system in order to get himself a lawyer. As the Staten Island Advance (pronounced add-vance for the uninitiated) reports:
Anthony Davino has plastered fliers around the new Staten Island Courthouse in St. George offering to exchange his electrical know-how for legal representation in his pending divorce case.
“I’m sure there’s some attorney who purchased a house and could use my services. I’m in the electrical business 20 years. I can wire homes from soup to nuts,” Davino, the owner of A. Davino Electrical Contracting in Manhattan, said Monday in a telephone interview. “I figured I’d go old-school to barter my services.”
I watch all those HGTV shows — re-doing the electrical is always an unwanted expense. This idea might just work out for everybody.
Davino has reportedly received several inquiries. Here’s hoping his outside-the-box thinking lands him the lawyer he needs.
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Electrician proposes barter to pay divorce lawyer [Staten Island Advance]