My Problems with O'Melveny & Myers Forum

[BloggerAMG]

Would you be willing to take the psychopath test, JusticeJackson? I'll pay for it. Would any of the people who voted "No, none of them are unethical" be willing to take that test? Let me know. If the answer is no, please remember that, remember what you are, and what you do in society. This isn't some cutesy nonsense that you can argue. Many of you are doing profoundly evil things, in some cases causing deaths by the thousands. You are utterly despicable people, hiding behind a profession that does not police you, and anonymity. The opioid crisis, a crisis created by lawyers and judges who hid wrongdoing rather than cure it, is just example. There will be more. That's what you do for a living. That's what you grew up to be. That's your contribution to the world.

""It would be 2 years -- and 245,000 overdose deaths -- before evidence Stephens and other judges kept hidden was made public, and then only after it as leaked to a newspaper."" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN1TQ1N5

That's not funny. Do you think anyone other than a person with serious, society endangering issues would laugh at something like this?! Something is seriously wrong with a significant minority of lawyers; rather than prevent injustice and evil, they cause it. Am I going to waste time debating that subset? No. But I will use the above survey as proof. Thanks for honestly contributing to it. I only wish I could have done it on a broader scale.

[PeanutsNJam]

Would you be willing to take the psychopath test, JusticeJackson? I'll pay for it. Would any of the people who voted "No, none of them are unethical" be willing to take that test? Let me know. If the answer is no, please remember that, remember what you are, and what you do in society. This isn't some cutesy nonsense that you can argue. Many of you are doing profoundly evil things, in some cases causing deaths by the thousands. You are utterly despicable people, hiding behind a profession that does not police you, and anonymity. The opioid crisis, a crisis created by lawyers and judges who hid wrongdoing rather than cure it, is just example. There will be more. That's what you do for a living. That's what you grew up to be. That's your contribution to the world.

""It would be 2 years -- and 245,000 overdose deaths -- before evidence Stephens and other judges kept hidden was made public, and then only after it as leaked to a newspaper."" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN1TQ1N5

That's not funny. Do you think anyone other than a person with serious, society endangering issues would laugh at something like this?! Something is seriously wrong with too many lawyers and rather than preventing evil, they are causing evil in the world. Am I going to waste time debating you? No. But I will use the above survey as proof. Thanks for honestly contributing to it. I only wish I could have done it on a broader scale.

Gotta love an article that depicts judges, who are sealing filings at the request and agreement of both the plaintiffs' and defendants' lawyers, as hiding evidence of wrongdoing.

Do judges grant motions to seal a little to liberally? Probably yes. Are they intentionally hiding evidence for personal gain? No. No judge was bribed to hide evidence here. Judge Stephens didn't gain one cent, or one ounce of political capital, from granting a joint ex-parte motion to seal. This is some serious misrepresentation of events. You have no credibility. How is someone acting unethically by granting joint sealing motions when they have nothing to gain from doing so?

If you want to know how ridiculous and biased your poll is, try taking this one:

https://action.donaldjtrump.com/msm-med ... ity-survey

[beepboopbeep]

Would you be willing to take the psychopath test, JusticeJackson? I'll pay for it. Would any of the people who voted "No, none of them are unethical" be willing to take that test? Let me know. If the answer is no, please remember that, remember what you are, and what you do in society. This isn't some cutesy nonsense that you can argue. Many of you are doing profoundly evil things, in some cases causing deaths by the thousands. You are utterly despicable people, hiding behind a profession that does not police you, and anonymity. The opioid crisis, a crisis created by lawyers and judges who hid wrongdoing rather than cure it, is just example. There will be more. That's what you do for a living. That's what you grew up to be. That's your contribution to the world.

""It would be 2 years -- and 245,000 overdose deaths -- before evidence Stephens and other judges kept hidden was made public, and then only after it as leaked to a newspaper."" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN1TQ1N5

That's not funny. Do you think anyone other than a person with serious, society endangering issues would laugh at something like this?! Something is seriously wrong with a significant minority of lawyers; rather than prevent injustice and evil, they cause it. Am I going to waste time debating that subset? No. But I will use the above survey as proof. Thanks for honestly contributing to it. I only wish I could have done it on a broader scale. It's really a shame this survey won't get the press it deserves.

I am laughing at your attempt to secure the moral high ground based on... the fact that people here are attorneys. You have no idea what people ITT do within the law. Your arguments suck, people are telling you that they suck, and your only response is "you're a literal psychopath and a bad person if you disagree."

Are you going to give us a link to the "psychopath test" that you'd like people to take, or what?

What do you do for work now?

[beepboopbeep]

Gotta love an article that depicts judges, who are sealing filings at the request and agreement of both the plaintiffs' and defendants' lawyers, as hiding evidence of wrongdoing.

I mean, to be fair, his argument is that the opioid crisis is all the attorneys' fault, not just that particular judge's.

[PeanutsNJam]

Gotta love an article that depicts judges, who are sealing filings at the request and agreement of both the plaintiffs' and defendants' lawyers, as hiding evidence of wrongdoing.

I mean, to be fair, his argument is that the opioid crisis is all the attorneys' fault, not just that particular judge's.

I think the article talks mainly about judges and the practice of sealing. Also from the article:

Many plaintiffs’ lawyers privy to evidence that could affect public health and safety told Reuters they had often employed a similar calculus. Bound by ethics rules to put their clients’ interests first, they want access to records that can help their cases. Demanding transparency can cause protracted delays.

The plaintiffs' lawyers are in quite a pickle. Seems no matter what they do, they'd be acting unethically in OP's book!

[BloggerAMG]

I post here because I like it. I feel like it accomplishes helping other people, learning more info myself, and passing the time. I’m not tilting at windmills. If you just enjoy writing the blog, have at it, but again, it presents as though you’re trying to whistleblow on things that aren’t illegal or surprising to anyone with any familiarity with the legal profession. If that’s not what you’re trying to do, that’s great.

I'm fully in favor of using the internet to learn and spread information, but I never understood people who essentially socialize anonymously on it. You don't know any of the people you are talking to. You don't know their names. Their backgrounds. Nothing. As I wrote earlier, I once debated a person online who I would have never spent a second talking to if I knew his background. There are plenty of people in real life to talk to, help, and use to learn more about yourself. Just a thought for you.

[nixy]

I post here because I like it. I feel like it accomplishes helping other people, learning more info myself, and passing the time. I’m not tilting at windmills. If you just enjoy writing the blog, have at it, but again, it presents as though you’re trying to whistleblow on things that aren’t illegal or surprising to anyone with any familiarity with the legal profession. If that’s not what you’re trying to do, that’s great.

I'm fully in favor of using the internet to learn and spread information, but I never understood people who essentially socialize anonymously on it. You don't know any of the people you are talking to. You don't know their names. Their backgrounds. Nothing. As I wrote earlier, I once debated a person online who I would have never spent a second talking to if I knew his background. There are plenty of people in real life to talk to, help, and use to learn more about yourself. Just a thought for you.

I’ve made a lot of friends from socializing online, actually. You should try it. You’re missing out. Just a thought for you.

[thatlawlkid]

I post here because I like it. I feel like it accomplishes helping other people, learning more info myself, and passing the time. I’m not tilting at windmills. If you just enjoy writing the blog, have at it, but again, it presents as though you’re trying to whistleblow on things that aren’t illegal or surprising to anyone with any familiarity with the legal profession. If that’s not what you’re trying to do, that’s great.

I'm fully in favor of using the internet to learn and spread information, but I never understood people who essentially socialize anonymously on it. You don't know any of the people you are talking to. You don't know their names. Their backgrounds. Nothing. As I wrote earlier, I once debated a person online who I would have never spent a second talking to if I knew his background. There are plenty of people in real life to talk to, help, and use to learn more about yourself. Just a thought for you.

post your entire background, name, and social security number. Otherwise this post is disingenuous and hypocritical.

[beepboopbeep]

He won't even answer my question about what he does for work now, despite bragging about how stimulating and ethical it is and condemning the practice of law for the same. Don't think you're going to get much.

[BloggerAMG]

Hello,

I appreciate that some of you would like to learn more about me. My contact information is in my blog and I would be happy to befriend any of you who wish to do the same. My job is in my post history. I'm an algorithmic trader. I might actually start another thread here one day on that job, the hardest part of which is not looking at the computer constantly to (a) see how my little robots are doing, or (b) make discretionary trades (which I'm proven to suck at, relative to the robots). My biggest concern during the day is how to fill the time between 930AM and 400PM est. I sometimes watch TV, sometimes go for very long walks and workouts, and do other stuff. This week, TLS helped fill a few hours of that time. I've thought about going back into law on a 100% pro-bono basis in inner-city communities, and I might do that in the future. I don't know. But that's what I do now.

Thanks,
BloggerAMG

[thatlawlkid]

found the blog. oh wow. that's just horrible. I'm gonna send this to all of my friends.

[nealric]

I'm afraid this thread isn't going anywhere other than a flame war. Time for the lock.