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Crime, Gary Zerola, Isn't It Ironic, Perverts, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals
Most Eligible Bachelor Becomes Considerably Less Eligible
Oh how the mighty have fallen. From the Miami Herald: A Boston defense attorney once dubbed one of People Magazine’s Most Eligible bachelors was arrested for allegedly drugging and raping a college student he met at a Miami Beach nightclub. Gary Zerola — already facing trial in two sexual attacks in Boston — was arrested […] -
Gender, Jeffrey Epstein, Money, Perverts, Rank Stupidity, Sex, Sex Scandals, Wall Street, Weirdness
Suing Millionaires for Fun and Profit: Practice Makes Perfect?
Maximilian Cordero believes the second time is a charm — with respect to (1) a gender and (2) suing rich guys. From DealBreaker: In the grand tradition of trying to turn the (real or imaginary) sexual assault you suffered at the hands of a creepy old guy into stocks and bonds, everyone knows you don’t […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Pornography, Sex, Videos
Peter Barta's Milky Conditional Discharge
Time for a quick update on a past Lawyer of the Day Weekend. From New York Newsday: A former Legal Aid Society lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally using a hidden videocamera to spy on female co-workers as they changed clothes in their offices. Peter Barta, 32, of Queens, used a camera hidden in a […]
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Fashion, Gender, Jeffrey Epstein, Lawsuit of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals, Wall Street, Weirdness
Cordero v. Epstein: She's a Man, Man!
When we recently wrote about the case of Cordero v. Epstein, in which model Maximilia Cordero alleges that high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein took advantage of her when she was underage, one of you wondered: “[H]ow many of [Cordero lawyer William] Unroch’s models do you think are really trannies?” One possible answer: at least one. Namely, […] -
Crime, Fashion, Jeffrey Epstein, Lawsuit of the Day, Money, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals, Wall Street
Lawsuit of the Day: Cordero v. Epstein
Our colleagues over at DealBreaker have been extensively covering one heck of a lawsuit. It’s our Lawsuit of the Day, but it really ought to be our Lawsuit of the Week — it’s that good. The defendant is wealthy New York financier Jeffrey Epstein, who already stands accused, in Florida state court, of sex crimes […] -
Crime, James Colliton, Kids, Perverts, Sentencing Law, Sex Scandals, Tax Law
A Cravath Lawyer Who Screws the Kiddies
And we’re not talking about CSM partners working young associates to death, riding them hard and putting them away wet. We’re speaking more literally. We mentioned this story briefly at the time of his guilty plea, but his sentencing yesterday gives us the opportunity to revisit it in more depth. From the AP: A tax […] -
Gay, Herman Thomas, Perverts, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Don't Let the Paddle Hit You on the Way Out (Unless You're Into That Sort of Thing)
Judge Herman Thomas — the Alabama state court judge who allegedly enjoyed spanking male prisoners, traded favorable treatment for sexual favors, and improperly interfered on behalf of a cousin in legal trouble — has resigned from the bench. We sure will miss having him to smack around. Judge Thomas resigns [Mobile Press-Register] Alabama Judge Resigns […] -
Gay, Herman Thomas, Perverts, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Herman Thomas Wants To Go 'Fishing' With You
Oooh boy. What is it about jurists with the surname “Thomas”? More lurid allegations are being made against Judge Herman Thomas, the Alabama state court judge who allegedly likes to spank male prisoners. From the Mobile Press-Register: In affidavits filed in support of Michael Dewayne Anderson’s 2003 federal suit against Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Alberto Gonzales, Crime, Department of Justice, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals, Technology
Lawyer of the Day: John David R. Atchison
During his tenure as attorney general, Alberto Gonzales made it a policy priority to “keep our children safe” from creeps on the internets. As it turns out, at least one alleged creep worked for the DOJ: A U.S. Justice Department official has been arrested on suspicion of traveling to Detroit over the weekend to have […] -
Benchslaps, Herman Thomas, Music, Perverts, Prisons, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
A Song Dedication to Judge Herman Thomas: Spank Me
Remember Judge Herman Thomas, the Alabama state court judge who allegedly spanked a number of prisoners? Now there’s a theme song for the scandal, entitled “Spank Me.” Check it out here. The creator and artist, Jolene Roxbury, is a former paralegal who decided several years ago that comedy was her true calling. You can learn […] -
Benchslaps, Herman Thomas, Judge of the Day, Perverts, Prisons, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Judge of the Day: Herman Thomas
Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas is ATL’s Judge of the Day. He takes the prize for his innovative approach to sentencing. From the Mobile Press-Register: Authorities are investigating allegations that now-suspended Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas periodically removed prisoners from Mobile County Metro Jail and spanked them in a room at the courthouse, […] -
Crime, Drugs, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Football, Jonathan Lee Riches, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Perverts, Pro Se Litigants, Sports, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 08.20.07
* Who needs lawyers? [WSJ Law Blog] * Take the deal, Vick. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Buyer’s remorse on the surveillance law? [New York Times] * I want a new drug website. [BBC] * Being the creepiest guy on earth is apparently not a crime. [CNN]
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Nauseating Things, Perverts, Sex, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Golden Shower
Many summer associate programs are over, but our series of SA stories is not. If you have one to share, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us. Connoisseurs of urolagnia will enjoy this latest tale: 1. Superhero name: Golden Shower 2. Special power(s): Urophilic voyeurism. 3. Summered: the Dallas office of a large […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Perverts, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.30.07
* How to try and pull a fast one on the entire NBA. [Slate] * AGAG testimony called “splitting hairs.” [CNN] * Vick co-defendant to have plea hearing. [Sports Illustrated] * Morning Docket’s lawyer of the day (for last Wednesday, and while you were sleeping). [Canton Repository] * Thoughts on how Democrats might approach a […]
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7th Circuit, Diane Wood, Frank Easterbrook, Gay, Lawsuit of the Day, Perverts, Richard Posner, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness
Lawsuit of the Day: Bernier v. Morningstar
What do you get when you put the three smartest judges on the Seventh Circuit — Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner, and Diane Wood — on the same panel? In this case, something weird. Very weird. It’s amusing to imagine this trio of legal geniuses wrapping their minds around such a bizarre fact pattern. Questions Presented: […] -
Crime, Perverts, Peter Barta
Reading the Bartameter (Part 4): A Georgetown Law Classmate Weighs In
If you’re tired of reading about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid Society lawyer who allegedly videotaped his female colleagues as they were changing their clothes in the office, then skip this post. But if you’d be interested in reading an email from a law school classmate of his, you can check it out, after the […] -
Bar Exams, David Vitter, Perverts, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Updates on Those Horny Boys from the Bayou
We’ve appended short updates to the original posts. But in case you didn’t see them, here are postscripts to the stories of two Louisiana lawyers with possibly problematic sexual appetites: Senator David Vitter, and recent UGA law grad Philip Pirie. With respect to Senator Vitter, a source notes: Check out this NOLA.com post. The owner […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Fashion, Kids, Perverts, Sex
A Bad Way To Procrastinate While Studying for the Bar
Many of you are studying for bar exams at the end of this month. You read ATL while procrastinating — and perhaps you feel guilty about it. But you shouldn’t. There are far worse ways to procrastinate. Like using the internet to set up trysts with underage females — who turn out to be undercover […] -
Bad Ideas, Education / Schools, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Politics, Pornography, Weirdness
Reading the Bartameter (Part 3): What Is Up With Those Policy Debaters?
We continue to follow the story of Peter Barta, the Legal Aid lawyer who allegedly made secret videotapes of his female colleagues getting dressed. Tales like this — along with associate pay raises, of course — are the raison d’etre of ATL. After we quoted a tipster stressing that Peter Barta did policy or cross-examination […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Pornography, Sex, Videos
Reading the Bartameter (Part 2): Fluent Hungarian Is the Ultimate Aphrodisiac
The reader tips about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid Lawyer who allegedly made surreptitious videos of his female co-workers getting changed, are starting to flow into our inbox. From a former colleague: I used to work at the Criminal Defense Division (CDD) in Manhattan with Peter Barta. He would sidle up to female co-workers, bragging […]