Husband lost job due to moonlighting

[Anonymous]

He's so stupid. He should have signed her to be a client of his new law firm. As long as there was no conflict they'd have said yes.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Wow any decent attorney would have known to do it above-board. Can’t believe he was that dumb. [/quote]

+1

Your feelings of anger are completely justified. 👍🏽

[Anonymous]

So OP what's your plan? Do you want to divorce him over this? Just curious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband lost his job due to moonlighting. His contract said no moonlighting and if he was to do it he had to notify his boss. He is an attorney who had his own practice before going to a law firm. He was helping one former client-an older lady-but he did write up a document during the workday on company time. He used his corporate email address-that’s how his boss found it.

I’m pissed because I said-do it at home, at night on our home computer and email!

I feel the need to correct your statement, OP.
He wasn't fired for moonlighting.

Have you asked him why he did it?

Was it because:

- he didn't think it was a big deal
- he didn't think he'd get caught
- it was a lapse in judgment
- it was due to an age-related factor (ie; confusion) .

Regardless of whether it was an absent-minded mistake or an act of intentional deceit, none of those excuses would be valid as his job involves the handling of personal/sensitive information of his clients (although... intentional deceit opens up a whole new can of worm regarding his character/ethics).

So, once again, he wasn't fired for moonlighting.

The real reason he was fired, was because they could no longer trust his judgment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband lost his job due to moonlighting. His contract said no moonlighting and if he was to do it he had to notify his boss. He is an attorney who had his own practice before going to a law firm. He was helping one former client-an older lady-but he did write up a document during the workday on company time. He used his corporate email address-that’s how his boss found it.

I’m pissed because I said-do it at home, at night on our home computer and email!

I feel the need to correct your statement, OP.
He wasn't fired for moonlighting.

Have you asked him why he did it?

Was it because:

- he didn't think it was a big deal
- he didn't think he'd get caught
- it was a lapse in judgment
- it was due to an age-related factor (ie; confusion) .

Regardless of whether it was an absent-minded mistake or an act of intentional deceit, none of those excuses would be valid as his job involves the handling of personal/sensitive information of his clients (although... intentional deceit opens up a whole new can of worm regarding his character/ethics).

So, once again, he wasn't fired for moonlighting.

The real reason he was fired, was because they could no longer trust his judgment.

There has to be more to this story and this was just the icing on the cake. The one-off type of engagement certainly has its issues with respect to firm policy, conflicts of interest, etc., getting fired for it seems over the board if it was his only instance. That tells me there is more.

Any good lawyer knows what a person doesn't tell is just as important as what the do...and sometimes even more important.

Saying that if he was a solo attorney before, he can always go back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband lost his job due to moonlighting. His contract said no moonlighting and if he was to do it he had to notify his boss. He is an attorney who had his own practice before going to a law firm. He was helping one former client-an older lady-but he did write up a document during the workday on company time. He used his corporate email address-that’s how his boss found it.

I’m pissed because I said-do it at home, at night on our home computer and email!

You're pissed because he got firing for violating his contract? The problem is that he didn't violate his contract in a manner acceptable to you?

Boy, you both are running shy in the common sense and integrity departments, aren't you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband lost his job due to moonlighting. His contract said no moonlighting and if he was to do it he had to notify his boss. He is an attorney who had his own practice before going to a law firm. He was helping one former client-an older lady-but he did write up a document during the workday on company time. He used his corporate email address-that’s how his boss found it.

I’m pissed because I said-do it at home, at night on our home computer and email!

I feel the need to correct your statement, OP.
He wasn't fired for moonlighting.

Have you asked him why he did it?

Was it because:

- he didn't think it was a big deal
- he didn't think he'd get caught
- it was a lapse in judgment
- it was due to an age-related factor (ie; confusion) .

Regardless of whether it was an absent-minded mistake or an act of intentional deceit, none of those excuses would be valid as his job involves the handling of personal/sensitive information of his clients (although... intentional deceit opens up a whole new can of worm regarding his character/ethics).

So, once again, he wasn't fired for moonlighting.

The real reason he was fired, was because they could no longer trust his judgment.

There has to be more to this story and this was just the icing on the cake. The one-off type of engagement certainly has its issues with respect to firm policy, conflicts of interest, etc., getting fired for it seems over the board if it was his only instance. That tells me there is more.

Any good lawyer knows what a person doesn't tell is just as important as what the do...and sometimes even more important.

Saying that if he was a solo attorney before, he can always go back.

It might have been a good excuse to fire him. I'm a lawyer and have some experience with hiring/firing and often pretty bad mistakes can be forgiven/overlooked with a good attorney who adds a lot of value; whereas with the crappy ones, something like this is a gift that allows you to boot them easily. This can happen with lawyers brought on board at the gov with a pending background check. Something comes up in the background check several months after they have started working, and, if they are working out well, no one cares, and if they are already a problem, everyone is glad about it because they can could let the person go easily.

The story here, at least as told by OP, does show such shockingly poor judgment that I wonder how good of an attorney he could possibly be -- so, not surprised he was kicked right out.

[Anonymous]

He's an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow any decent attorney would have known to do it above-board. Can’t believe he was that dumb.

+1. It’s about much more than the time. It’s about conflicts, liability, reputation, etc

And also the fact that he is charging is private client for work and collecting it privately, instead of collecting it through the firm as revenue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are not a great attorney spouse either
both should learn discretion

No kidding!!!!

[Anonymous]

OP, How is his cognitive health? (Full disclosure: It’s probably on my radar because we expect my father to be diagnosed with Dementia in the next year.) Is this his only recent example of poor judgment? Do a little digging and take notes. If it’s nothing, you’ve wasted 30 minutes to an hour. If it’s not nothing, notes will be helpful for your planning. I hope I’m just being anxious on your behalf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are not a great attorney spouse either
both should learn discretion

No kidding!!!!

Yeah, I think OP should ask for this thread to be deleted, tbh.

[Anonymous]

He got fired for being stupid.