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More Biglaw And Boutique Firms Join Call For Trump's Removal From Office

These law firm leaders have heeded the call to save our democracy.

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In the wake of the attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol, the leaders of Crowell & Moring, a Washington, D.C.-based Am Law 100 firm, issued a statement calling for the “defense of Constitutional democracy,” demanding that the 25th Amendment be used to strip President Donald Trump of his title and duties. Crowell’s leadership hoped that the leaders of other law firms would join the call to remove a president whose actions have put our nation in danger, and many have done just that.

In a joint letter sent to Vice President Mike Pence, the leaders of 18 law firms plus several individual signatories called for Trump to be removed. These are the firms and lawyers that signed on to Crowell & Moring’s call for action:

The letter was signed by Crowell leaders as well as Am Law 200 firms DLA Piper by managing partner Frank Ryan; Foley Hoag by co-managing partner Jeffrey Collins; Sullivan & Worcester by managing partner Joel Carpenter; and Hanson Bridgett, by managing partner Kristina Lawson, as well as other leaders of the firm.

The letter was also signed by leaders and partners of Amin Talati Wasserman; Baker Thomas Oakley Greene; Brinks Gilson & Lione; Coburn & Greenbaum; Farella Braun + Martel; Kendall Brill & Kelly; Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss; Kenneth Reich Law; McNerney & McAuliffe; Phillips Nizer; Shaheen & Gordon; Vandevert Trade Law; Wilson Williams LLC; and WTAII PLLC.

Individual signatories include David Vicinanzo of Nixon Peabody; Joseph Hayden Jr. of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden; and Dawn Elaine Bowie of Yates & Wheland.

Below is the letter that was sent to Pence:

On January 6, 2021, we watched in horror as the U.S. Congress was subject to a mob’s raid and occupation of the Capitol, interrupting one of the most sacred traditions in our orderly transition of Constitutional power: the receipt and certification of the ballots cast by the states to the Electoral College. It was a scene framed by forcible illegal entry, assault on law enforcement officers, and a senseless death. It was the direct and predictable result of a rally summoned by the President, at which he reinforced false claims of a rigged election that have been rejected or outright disproven by every public and judicial review of our November 2020 presidential election. It was a riot incited by the President’s own words addressing that rally, and then excused by his words after it.

Lawyers have no special province when it comes to politics. We have our views, like all citizens, and we should act on them. But when it comes to defending our Constitution and our system of laws, we have a special duty and an exceptional perspective. In this moment, we must speak out, in devotion to these bedrock principles of our nation.

The President has proven himself unfit for office, and a reckless and wanton threat to the Constitution that he pledged to preserve, protect, and defend. We call upon the Vice President and the Cabinet officers to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, and to declare to the leaders of Congress that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. We further call upon all law firm leaders and all lawyers in government to join in this call, and to stand up for the democratic institutions and traditions of our republic and the Constitution that gives them life and protection.

Will the leaders of your law firm join the call to remove Trump from office?

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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