A stimulus bill for lawyers

Submitted by bniolet on October 26, 2009 - 1:21pm.
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There's a bad recession on, but there's a lot of billable hours being added up in the State Board of Elections hearing room.

Whatever comes of the Gov. Mike Easley hearings, the proceeding has given a boost to a bunch of lawyers.

Gov. Mike Easley has his lawyer, Thomas Hicks (pictured at the far right). Hicks worked as a prosecutor under Easley when Easley was a district attorney in Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus counties.

Jim Cooney (pictured next to Hicks) is representing the N.C. Democratic Party. Cooney represented exonerated Duke University lacrosse player Reade Seligmann and former death row inmate Alan Gell.

John Wallace and David Long are representing the Easley campaign.

Ruffin Poole, a lawyer himself, came with his attorney, Joseph Zeszotarski.

Car dealer Robert F. Bleecker testified with his lawyer, Dan Boyce, sitting behind him. There are at least a half dozen other lawyers or paralegals in the room.

Correction: Post now includes correct information about where Easley was a District Attorney.

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Re: A stimulus bill for lawyers

Submitted by bniolet on October 26, 2009 - 7:31pm.

Thanks Gray. Post fixed. BN

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Re: A stimulus bill for lawyers

Submitted by GrayJ on October 26, 2009 - 2:13pm.

Nitpicking: Easley was not the DA in Wilmington which is in New Hanover County. Easley served as DA of Brunswick,Pender and perhaps Columbus counties.

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