Funny—his initial argument was rules based, insinuating that if it ultimately came down to your personal assessment of the cost/benefits, who are we to substitute our judgment for Karp’s.
Only to then promptly realize that the costs seem to outweigh the benefits in his mind, and that he’s views would ultimately swivel on the outcome.
When things get scary quickly it is easy to live in denial. I know family and friends of people who denied the Holocaust until it was too late. Many of my political cohorts say “There are some things worth dying for”, but I never heard anyone not at an extreme end of the political spectrum say “There are some things worth killing your colleagues for.” OK, closing a law firm is not death, but there is a continuum. Some of us have not yet seen how extreme these times are. And the story about the frog in the boiling pot is not true. Thanks Vivia.
Oh, and send Steve Gillers a copy of Professor Tim Snyder's book "On Tyranny." He should read the chapter collective action, among others. Even Brad Karp admits that he would've decided to fight had Big Law fought with him.
Viva, ever the grifter that Trump is, is like any Mafia type boss. It's protection monies and the price is higher and more frequent each time. What your law prof doesn't understand is the "real world" doesn't care about weakly drafted contracts. Paul Weiss was the standard in my small mind of protecting diversity equity and inclusion policies and initiatives even in the little they did. Now everyone has capitulated to the POTUS. The monies and girth of the firm will be used to combat civil rights and other rights that the US was moving forward in a more progress way.
You are definitely going to win this one.
Funny—his initial argument was rules based, insinuating that if it ultimately came down to your personal assessment of the cost/benefits, who are we to substitute our judgment for Karp’s.
Only to then promptly realize that the costs seem to outweigh the benefits in his mind, and that he’s views would ultimately swivel on the outcome.
That’s where legalese can take you down a rabbit hole. This is as much a question of ‘should I’ as one of ‘may. I’. Two very different results.
Thanks for standing up!
Ha, agreed, I had exactly the same reaction to Gillers' article. I wrote about it here.
https://www.activevoice.us/p/its-not-a-settlement
Great minds think alike!
When things get scary quickly it is easy to live in denial. I know family and friends of people who denied the Holocaust until it was too late. Many of my political cohorts say “There are some things worth dying for”, but I never heard anyone not at an extreme end of the political spectrum say “There are some things worth killing your colleagues for.” OK, closing a law firm is not death, but there is a continuum. Some of us have not yet seen how extreme these times are. And the story about the frog in the boiling pot is not true. Thanks Vivia.
Sheesh. He’s counting how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Oh, and send Steve Gillers a copy of Professor Tim Snyder's book "On Tyranny." He should read the chapter collective action, among others. Even Brad Karp admits that he would've decided to fight had Big Law fought with him.
Good for you for (politely) calling bullshit.
Send Professor Gillers a copy of Amy and Nina Rifkins letter to Paul Weiss. That may school him.
Viva, ever the grifter that Trump is, is like any Mafia type boss. It's protection monies and the price is higher and more frequent each time. What your law prof doesn't understand is the "real world" doesn't care about weakly drafted contracts. Paul Weiss was the standard in my small mind of protecting diversity equity and inclusion policies and initiatives even in the little they did. Now everyone has capitulated to the POTUS. The monies and girth of the firm will be used to combat civil rights and other rights that the US was moving forward in a more progress way.