Comments on: Rebutting Bill Lerach in Portfolio

By: Mary Nicotra

Mary Nicotra — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:03:03 +0000

I worked for Bill Lerach for about 3 years when the San Diego office of Milberg Weiss opened up back in 1976 or so. I believe him 100% when he says that “Everybody was paying plaintiffs”. In my opinion, all of the firms, especially the larger ones, just wanted the high profile cases and they didn’t care how they got them. I spent many many hours working side by side with him and I can unequivocally say that he cared about the Plaintiff and winning for them. I am an extremely ethical person and do not condone cheating – but in my opinion, what he did was not cheating – really – who did he hurt – no one – he helped people that were wronged. He gave everything he had to winning a case! I have not kept in touch with him over the years so I am not defending him because of a close personal relationship, I am defending him because in my opinion, he didn’t let the plaintiffs down, the people he was working for and that to me is the most important factor! Why did he take the plea – he’s a brilliant attorney that’s why – the time, trouble, and expense to fight it doesn’t outweigh “the getting it over with” or taking the chance of losing – whether innocent or guilty – you never know what the outcome will be — I’ve seen many people railroaded. Bill Lerach has helped alot of people over the years, and unfortunately he got caught up in the money game — many great people have had that happen to them. I have the same respect for him that I did 30 years ago. He’s a great man and I know that he will continue to help people in the future.

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By: Milberg settles

Milberg settles — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:17:18 +0000

[…] closing is interesting: Even prison walls have not ended Mr. Lerach’s trademark bravado. In a recent article for the business magazine Portfolio, he wrote, “Paying plaintiffs was an industry practice,” thereby making the lives of his former […]

By: jbd

jbd — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:35:34 +0000

This stuff is infuriating. But the man is a convicted felon, now and forever. No amount of spin can change that. And who would believe that one of the richest and most powerful lawyers in the country pleaded guilty and took a two-year sentence, if he really didn’t do anything wrong? Let him mutter to himself for the rest of his life.