Where's Waldo - the Rod Blagojevich version
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Above the Law:
Rod Blagojevich: Bills, Bills, Bills
Some have wondered: Where was star litigator Dan Webb at Governor Rod Blagojevich's bond hearing?High-powered Winston & Strawn litigators Dan Webb and Bradley Lerman were not at Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's side when he appeared at a bond hearing on Tuesday. Blagojevich instead tapped Sheldon Sorosky, a lawyer from two-partner Chicago litigation shop Kaplan & Sorosky. Whither Winston & Strawn?
Here's a possible answer, from the Wall Street Journal (subscription):Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich owes more than $500,000 in unpaid bills to the law firm Winston & Strawn, his primary counsel since federal investigators began looking into various allegations of corruption five years ago. It is unclear whether the legal bills are for personal or campaign work, or for both. Campaign filings show Winston & Strawn had charged the governor's campaign fund, Friends of Blagojevich, nearly $2 million in legal fees through the end of 2007.
"Friends of Blagojevich": probably in short supply right now.
Update: As noted in the comments, if Winston & Strawn isn't eager to rep Rod, it's understandable. Recall how the firm blew $20 million defending Illinois's last corrupt governor, George Ryan. It lost the trial, lost the appeal, and couldn't even get pro bono credit for the thousands of hours spent on the case.
Chicago - the city that corruption built...
Posted by DaveH at December 14, 2008 10:48 AM
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