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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hard to feel bad for big law.[/quote]

It’s not about feeling “bad” for big law. It’s the deterioration of our fundamental rules of law. If our president is going after law firms based on who they represent we are not far off from full dictatorship. [/quote]

They are hardcore Trump voters. Who cares?[/quote]

This is not true. I don’t know a single associate or law firm partner at my V10 firm who has admitted  to voting for Trump. If they are, they are silent because they know better. However, many of us have also been outspokenly anti-Trump since he arrived onto the political scene.

At the same time, I don’t feel bad for law firms either. They are plenty capable of defending themselves and hopefully they do something useful against Trump and his cronies. [/quote]
Yeah, any conservative leaning law partner I know is a Romney Republican at best and wants nothing to do with this administration.

Many, many of big firms turned down representing Trump during his legal troubles of the past few years.  I think largely because he's a terrible client who lies to his lawyers (getting them sanctioned) and doesn't follow basic instructions (e.g., do what the judge orders).  Most firms believe everyone is entitled to a defense attorney, but won't sign up if the client is going actively work to damage their reputation.

Even for those who aren't a fan of BigLaw, I think folks would agree that these are qualified attorneys who should  be able to continue to represent their clients (especially against the current administration's actions). Any political retribution that disrupts that representation or makes it more expensive for the clients is very, very wrong.[/quote]

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