Leonard Little Legal Status Update Please

[general counsel]

Does anyone know the upcoming legal dates for leonard little? Is there a trial date as of yet? Any shot that this could stretch out another full year?

ramming speed to all

general counsel

[AvengerRam]

You know, about a week ago, I tried to get this information. I went on-line to the court's website, but it only had probate dockets on line. I then e-mailed Little's attorney and asked if he would give out non-confidential information (i.e. court date) to a Rams website - no response.


I seem to recall reading somewhere that he's scheduled to go to trial late this month, but I have not been able to confirm this.

[general counsel]

I thought the date was in april but have been surprised by the absence of information. Maybe avenger should email his buddy bernie and request the info.

general counsel

[viper]

Maybe avenger should email his buddy bernie and request the info.

Perhaps Howard or Barry would know. Does anyone have a conduit into them?

[general counsel]

i will post on the rams insider site.

general counsel

[ZigZagRam]

All I know is that Balzer said that the Rams would know well before the draft whether Leonard Little would be available to them.

[maineram]

LL's trial is scheduled for March 28th, so says HB

Maineram - :ramlogo:

[general counsel]

Well, at least that is a lucky day for the rams, #28 of course.

general counsel

[ZigZagRam]

11 Days and Counting

Should we put a countdown on the main page? :redface:

[psycho9985]

I wonder if we could use a little cap money to keep him out of jail.What say you Avenger and all you lawyers of the round table? can little escape if we help?

[general counsel]

One thing i can assure you is that Little will have the best defense money can buy. He is spending all the extra money he saved from not hiring a driver on the night in question to hire what i am sure is a premier attorney. Any of the other lawyers out there have the Martindale Hubbel bio available?

Ramming Speed to all

general counsel

[AvengerRam]

This is his lawyer:


James F. Bennett
PartnerBryan Cave LLP
One Metropolitan Square, 211 N. BroadwaySt. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750(Independent City)Telephone: 314-259-2067
Facsimile: 314-259-2020

Practice Areas: Appellate; Class Action; Commercial Litigation

Admitted: 1995, Missouri; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; 1998, Illinois; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1995

College: Westminster College, B.A., 1992

Biography: Order of the Coif.

Bryan Cave LLP is a large national law firm. I'm sure their services don't come cheap.

[general counsel]

I have hired Bryan Cave a couple of times as outside counsel. Believe me, they are very expensive. They also have pretty good tickets in the dome, including one of the luxury suites. Leonard is in the best possible hands, bryan cave is at least as good if not better than any other firm in st louis.

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[Shadesofgrey]

Since when did any law services come cheap...How many hours have clients paid you to surf Clanram :P I got sued a few years back over a business deal...Cost me 3200 bucks to have my attorney tell me it was to expensive to go to trial... :confused:

This is his lawyer:


James F. Bennett
PartnerBryan Cave LLP
One Metropolitan Square, 211 N. BroadwaySt. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750(Independent City)Telephone: 314-259-2067
Facsimile: 314-259-2020

Practice Areas: Appellate; Class Action; Commercial Litigation

Admitted: 1995, Missouri; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; 1998, Illinois; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1995

College: Westminster College, B.A., 1992

Biography: Order of the Coif.

Bryan Cave LLP is a large national law firm. I'm sure their services don't come cheap.

[AvengerRam]

How many hours have clients paid you to surf Clanram.

Well, since you asked...

Zero.

Most of my clients don't pay me by the hour, but rather have entered a contingency fee agreement.

Those who pay me by the hour only pay me for the work I perform (for which I charge, due to my relatively low overhead, a significantly lower hourly rate than I charged when I was with the big firms).

I certainly won't try to claim that other attorneys do not over-bill shamelessly.

This is my favorite lawyer joke:

A lawyer dies and goes to the Pearly Gates. Upon seeing St. Peter, he asks: "Am I dead?"

St. Peter responds: "Yes."

The lawyer asks: "How did I die?"

St. Peter answers: "Old age."

The lawyer is shocked and says "Old age! How can that be? I'm only 35!"

St. Peter replies: "Well, adding up all the hours you billed on your timesheets, we have your age at 97."