CHIEF JUDGE ROBERT S. LASNIK RULES "THERE IS NO BASIS FOR CRACKING DOWN ON LAWYER -RATING WEB SITES MERELY BECAUSE SOME OF ITS RATEES DIDN'T LIKE HOW THEY WERE PORTRAYED!"
SEATTLE--FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ROBERT S. LASNIK RULED IN A WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON CASE BROWNE ET AL., V. AVVO INC. ET AL CV07 -920
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THAT THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR CRACKING DOWN ON LAWYER-RATING WEB SITE(S) MERELY BECAUSE SOME OF ATTORNEYS DID NOT LIKE HOW THEY WERE PORTRAYED. Two lawyers brought a class action on behalf of them selves to "shut" down a lawyer rating web site. Judge Lasnik http://www.judges.org/nccm/nccm_boards/advisory_council/lasnik.htm rejected it on "First Amendment" grounds. Almost any consumer product or service these days is sorted and ranked on the internet. Professional ego aside, it's hard to see why lawyers or judges should be any different. At a time when the judical system is under increasing scrutiny the courtroom performances and verdicts of its practitioners would seem a reasonable object of public interest. For those shopping for legal counsel, on line rating service minght at least provide some measure of transparency in anotherwise opaque profession. THIS CASE IS A VICTORY FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT! The Americans for the Enforcement of Attorney Ethics (AEAE) A Chicago base Attorney Watch Dog Group for over 25 years "rates" attorneys and judges.Leo Stoller http://leostoller.wordpress.com/ is the national directorof Americans for the Enforcement of Attorney Ethics (AEAE)
http://www.intota.com/viewbio.asp?bioID=773998&perID=723536 a Chicago based group that has
advocated the "strict" enforcement of attorney ethics for over 25 years
ldms4@hotmail.com By the way here is another attorney misco
nduct complaint filed before the Patent and TrademarkOffice which the Public has a right to know. A copy of the Lance G. Johnson, David Abrams and Alfred Goodman http://www.roylance.com/ Office of Enrollment and Disciplinary (OED) Complaint can be down loaded by clicking this link. It will take about 4-5 minutes to load the 300 page document.pages:http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91156858&pty=OPP&eno=129
Leo Stoller is running for President of the United States 08' on the Equal Justice ticket
