Comments on: Manhattan attorney admits “addiction to lying” https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/05/manhattan-attorney-admits-addiction-lying/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 05 May 2013 00:31:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Darren Chaker https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/05/manhattan-attorney-admits-addiction-lying/comment-page-1/#comment-211496 Sun, 05 May 2013 00:31:59 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=38029#comment-211496 People go attorneys to advocate a position. As long as the attorney has some minimal basis for a position to represent to a judge/jury, then the attorney runs with it. If the attorney doesn’t, the client, such as an insurance carrier, doesn’t do business with that firm.

What Weisel did was simple malpractice of not filing the lawsuit, then tried to cover it up with a fictitious settlement. It would have been much easier for Weisel to say, ‘Yeah I screwed up’, and roll the dice if the former client could find a malpractice attorney. Likewise, Weisel could have told the bar when a complaint is filed, he didn’t think the case had merit. But he did not and did the biggest mistake.

Nothing amazes me as ethics by many continue to be watered down.

]]> By: Bob Lipton https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/05/manhattan-attorney-admits-addiction-lying/comment-page-1/#comment-211078 Thu, 02 May 2013 19:11:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=38029#comment-211078 It’s a good thing he apologized to the other attorney. Imagine bilking a client that way and not splitting the fee!

Bob

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