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Law Firm Fighting For DOMA Faces Backlash From Legal Groups, Colleges

I don't understand why outside counsel is needed. Doesn't the government have its own legal department? ](*,)
 
looseliam said:
I don't understand why outside counsel is needed. Doesn't the government have its own legal department? ](*,)
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Yes, it does have a legal team. They also have an accounting team but to say their checkbook is unbalanced is the understatement of the universe.
 
I thought we were broke. :confused:
Evidently not. If we have the cash to oppose gay marriage and hire outside attorneys, we should have the money to create jobs. By the way, please see below:
 
metta said:
Contract with King & Spalding bars all employees of the international law firm from advocating for repeal of DOMA



http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6167
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I'm not entirely sure that one partner could sign a document binding another partner to a course of action (or inaction). It also seems highly discriminatory.

looseliam said:
I don't understand why outside counsel is needed. Doesn't the government have its own legal department? ](*,)
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Yes, that department is not defending DOMA, hence the need for outside counsel under the employ of the House.
 
LGBT Activists to Protest Law Firm King & Spalding for Defending DOMA Cases

http://lezgetreal.com/2011/04/lgbt-...-firm-king-spalding-for-defending-doma-cases/

Protests against KING and SPALDING will be held in San Francisco at – Weds 27 April – check FB for details…

101 Second Street
Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Wednesday April 27th @11:30AM to 1:00PM

BRING MARRIAGE EQUALITY SIGNS OR JUST YOURSELF.
By the way here are the rest of their Local and International presence. Perhaps the UK LGBT community would like to protest with us. After Prince William’s wedding of course…

ATLANTA
1180 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
T: +1 404 572 4600
AUSTIN
401 Congress Avenue
Suite 3200
Austin, TX 78701
T: +1 512 457 2000

CHARLOTTE
100 N Tryon Street
Suite 3900
Charlotte, NC 28202
T: +1 704 503 2600

DUBAI
Al Fattan Currency House
Tower 2, Level 24
DIFC | Dubai International Financial Centre
P.O. Box 506547
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
T: +971 4 377 9900

FRANKFURT
Taunusanlage 1
60329 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
T: +49 69 257 811 000

GENEVA
7 Quai du Mont Blanc
CH-1201 Geneva
Switzerland
T: +41 22 591 0800

HOUSTON
1100 Louisiana Street
Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77002
T: +1 713 751 3200

LONDON
125 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1AR
T: +44 20 7551 7500

NEW YORK
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
T: +1 212 556 2100
PARIS
65-67 avenue des Champs Elysées
Paris 75008
France
T: +33 1 7300 3900

RIYADH
Kingdom Centre
20th Floor
2239 Orouba Road, Olayya
Unit 5
Riyadh, 12214-9597
Saudi Arabia
T: +966 1 211 0034

SAN FRANCISCO
101 Second Street
Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
T: +1 415 318 1200

SILICON VALLEY
333 Twin Dolphin Drive
Suite 400
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
T: +1 650 590 0700

SINGAPORE
9 Raffles Place #31-01
Republic Plaza
Singapore 048619
T: +65 6303 6000

WASHINGTON, D.C.
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20006
T: +1 202 737 0500
 
So, I have read the links on this thread and I completely agree that DOMA is not defensible and should be struck down.

Having said that, isn't there a right of legal representation? Sure, it's something you [generic you, and no one in particular] disagree with, and it's probably something incredibly wrong but it is nonetheless an arguable case and if someone wants to pay a lawyer to argue it, shouldn't they have that right?

Is the outrage directed at King & Spalding due to the fact that they had previously touted a strong LGBT support record?

Doesn't the firm's contract prohibiting employees from advocacting Respect for Marriage Act contravene the First Amendment? Naturally, the employees are contractually obliged in their employed capacities not to act contrary to the interests of the firm and the client, but in their private capacities they must be able to voice their views.

Just a few thoughts.
 
$520 an hour is actually about right for the partner of a law firm. I've dealt with a few law firms and accounting firms, and the partners routinely charge about $550 an hour. I saw one who even charged $600 per hour.
 
Thank you

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Behind A Major Law Firm's Decision To Ditch Its Defense Of DOMA

Sources with knowledge of the backlash confirm that one of King & Spalding's top clients, Coca Cola, also based in Atlanta, directly intervened to press the firm to extricate itself from the case.
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...sion-to-ditch-its-defense-of-doma.php?ref=fpa
 
Sources with knowledge of the backlash confirm that one of King & Spalding's top clients, Coca Cola, also based in Atlanta, directly intervened to press the firm to extricate itself from the case.

A Coca Cola spokesman declined to comment on or off the record for this story, but pointed TPM to the company's long public history of support for equality and diversity.
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"When you do things right people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all."
 
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