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Lawyer hunter fired for hunting protected lawyers
Posted by Fired Fred on November 2, 2007 4:48 PM
Christine Anderson used to track down lawyers in New York as part of the state's court system's disciplinary procedures. When she found lots of evidence of misconduct, she would turn those lawyers in for punishment.
I know you'll be shocked by this, but not all of those lawyers got punished. Some of them got off thanks to Christine's bosses stepping in and taking care of their pals. Then they fired Christine.
She's pissed, she's got a lawyer, and she wants money...
Fred K. Brewington, the Long Island lawyer representing Ms. Anderson, said she had been harassed on the job continuously, beginning in 2005, after she raised questions about Ms. Cohen’s relationship with a lawyer representing another lawyer who was under review. Despite strong evidence of misconduct by the lawyer in that case, he said, the complaint was dismissed and a file containing Ms. Anderson’s investigation disappeared.Normally I'd suggest the way lawyers should settle their disputes would be in a locked room, filled with razor wire and sharp knives, on pay per view, but this one seems to have a case. Darn it.
Ms. Anderson is seeking $10 million in damages, as well as punitive damages and lawyer’s fees for what her suit described as the “irreparable injury,� “mental anguish and humiliation� of being fired without cause.