Gonzales Gets Stripped Of “Lawyer of the Year” Title

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: Crooks & Liars

It looks like people didn’t appreciate the ABA naming Gonzales Lawyer of the Year, even if they did try to associate it with Time naming Hitler Person of the Year:

The ABA Journal posted an article titled “Lawyers of the Year 2007 & 2008” on ABA Journal.com, on Dec. 12, 2007. The article defined that term as the year’s biggest legal newsmaker, identifying former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as the major newsmaker of 2007. The Journal regrets that we did not make this theme clear.

We appreciate the feedback we’ve received, and we’re acting on it. So that there can be no confusion, the term “Lawyers of the Year” has been changed in the headline and story to “Newsmakers of the Year.” The story is otherwise unchanged from its original version.

By reading the ABA’s statement, it appears a lot of attorneys around the country didn’t appreciate that title going to Gonzo. I can’t say I really blame them for being upset over it - the lawyers I know don’t like to even associate Gonzales as being in the same profession as them.

Read more: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/12/15/gonzales-gets-stripped-of-lawyer-of-the-year-title/

[Blue_In_AK]

1. That's good.

Lawyers catch enough flak without this extra headache.

[Ecumenist]

2. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!

:bounce: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :bounce:

Well, Hot Damn..Someone is listening!!

[Bozita]

3. Smart move by the ABA

They don't want folks to get the wrong idea.

[balantz]

4. Self delete

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. "Garbage of The Year"?

I mean, we are talking lawyers here. They are know for their accuracy of verbiage, right?

[bitchkitty]

6. tee hee! n/t

[Broadslidin]

7. Wondering, if george's lil Evil Eye Fleegle is aware of this flap doodle...?

Not :crazy: Likely.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Oh, the humanity!

Uh, wait...

we're talking about lawyers?


Oh, this is a squalamity!

:evilgrin:

[pretzel4gore]

9. hey! good news! makes sense!

sometimes fantasy is as real as ...well, the present, knowhatimean

[Seabiscuit]

10. Gonzo is a pox on our profession. About time the ABA woke up.

[chelaque liberal]

11. A great comment at the C & L link by Miss Kitty:

that’s ok. He’ll never remember he ever was named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in 3,2,1…

[Spinzonner]

12. That seems a bit cruel and unfair

Maybe they could give him a Malpractor of the Year for consolation.

[lovuian]

13. Even the media of lawyers has propoganda

and gets caught

Gonzales is a criminal and it was a travesty

[Doctor Cynic]

14. Q: How many lawyers does it take

to recognize treacherous deeds?

A: All of them in America. ;)

[L. Coyote]

19. How many lawyers does it take

to enable treacherous deeds?

Only five, but they have to be Supremes!

[Dawggie]

15. Thanks for clearing that up, ABA. n/t

[Laurier]

16. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. :)

n/t

[whistle]

17. Well, it is about time

[L. Coyote]

18. This is like Cheney getting "Hunter of the Year" cuz he didn't shoot his dog.

[Bozita]

25. Huckabee's son would be glad to hang Cheney's dog. Take a look...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2475066&mesg_id=2475066

[annabanana]

20. trainwreck of the year... I wonder if this slap in the face

got through his smug self-satisfaction just a little.

[TheWatcher]

21. Well, Justice Has Been Done.

That'll Show Him.

Although he should be in Prison, I guess we can all go back to sleep now.

[L0oniX]

22. \/\/ ( )( ) T

[goforit]

23. They need to strip him of his liscence as well!!!!

[bluerum]

24. Why can't they find a lawyer who actually did some GOOD for society at large.

Thousands of public defenders across the country work for low pay (for a lawyer that is) and not a peep.

What about the lawyers who are attempting to provide a defense for the prisoners in Guantanamo?

These people are upholding the ideals of justice. They are the people that should be headlined by the ABA. Not this Gonzales scum.

This is enough to give lawyers a bad reputation.

[fascisthunter]

26. We Live in an Age Where Bad is Rewarded and Good is Used

Those who do not believe in an honest way of living are running things.

[provis99]

27. Gonzales: Worst Memory of the Year

[hisownpetard]

28. This is the only instance in which I can enjoy the thought of Gonzo being stripped!

[FlyingSquirrel]

32. Unless it's immediately followed by a good waterboarding? nt

[Enrique]

29. "lawyers don't like to assoicate Gonzales in their profession"

now that's bad!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

30. Benedict Arnold would have been "newsmaker of the year" according to this standard

in 1780 when he wrote his "Letter To The American People" in which he betrayed the principles of the revolution.

[onenote]

31. what a tempest in a teapot

As best I can tell, the ABA doesn't regularly name a "Lawyer of the Year" (if i'm wrong, please post a link to prior year selections). It was a one-off story and I can't believe how silly the reaction has been.

[FlyingSquirrel]

33. Not really

I mean, Gonzales is so utterly reviled by so many not just in the general electorate but especially in the legal community, giving him "Lawyer of the Year" title even if it's not a regular thing they do every year is just so wrongheaded that the outrage is perfectly warranted. Fortunately for the ABA they recognized this immediately and took the appropriate steps to fix the situation.