tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post8673969719683154912..comments2024-03-29T08:14:13.708-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: HIP HOP JUSTICERumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-63243220918228399402012-07-30T22:49:39.941-04:002012-07-30T22:49:39.941-04:001. No Rumpole it is not an acceptable practice to ...1. No Rumpole it is not an acceptable practice to use your blog <br />to compare a group of lawyers who <br />accept work at a lower rate than you deem acceptable, to Vichy collaboratos who joyfully facilitated the transport of children to concentration camps.<br />2. No Rumpole it is not justifiable behavior to smear 5 lawyers for what you feel is going to be substandard law practice without having a shred of evidence <br />to support your speculative claim.<br /><br />If Mr. Marcus conducts himself in this fashion so be it. You are not a Juvenile defendant and must know better. Urging lawyers to call up and harass lawyers who do something you happen to disagree with to intimidate them not acceptable.<br />Have you no sense of decency sir?<br />At long last, have you left no sense of decency? I understand that in your mind you are justified but there must be limits <br />to what you are willing to do in order to advance the economic agenda of Mr. David S. Markus and <br />his followers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-88930035195681941452011-12-29T15:45:12.412-05:002011-12-29T15:45:12.412-05:00@7:20-- "Nobody forces anybody to do anything...@7:20-- "Nobody forces anybody to do anything"<br /><br />-sounds suspiciously like something a "cult" would say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-42828424660588682152011-12-29T10:44:55.858-05:002011-12-29T10:44:55.858-05:0012/28/11 at 12:12
Interesting, I practice in civi...12/28/11 at 12:12<br /><br />Interesting, I practice in civil and have never heard a bad word about Judge Thomas.<br /><br />As to not highly regarded by judges, I can tell you that is just not true. She has been the Administrative Judge of the Civil Division for 3 years (succeeding the highly regarded and popular Mercedes Bach) and has done a quiet and effective job, while handling a full calendar of her own.<br /><br />In short, you don't know what you are talking about. I suspect these Thomas-bashing posts are from John Rodriguez trying to to anonymously spread disinformation and justify his opposition to her.<br /><br />John, why don't you just fess up and admit that you are running against Judge Thomas because she is African-American, unlikely to raise large amounts of cash and Cuban and Hispanics have figured out they don't need the Wilkie D. Furgueson Bar Association endorsement to get (nor will they ever get even with the endorsement) African-American votes, which they don't need to win an election. Despite all attempts to the contrary, CABA can not save African-American judges.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-13065883804073434172011-12-29T10:16:25.553-05:002011-12-29T10:16:25.553-05:00Not a fan or foe of BNI,
But a former Moonie pass...Not a fan or foe of BNI,<br /><br />But a former Moonie passing judgement? Not sure I am willing to take that person's criticism to the bank. This person was able to determine BNI was a cult from attending one meeting, but actually got hooked by the Rev. Moon?<br /><br />Now, as a former Manson Family member, survivor of Jonestown, and a current devotee of the Krishna Temple, I can tell you the most blatant cult around here is the FACDL. <br /><br />Don't question them, don't disobey, don't forget your dues, don't piss a member off in court, don't run for judge against a former president. If you ain't with em, your agin em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-32832862687139367452011-12-29T09:06:20.079-05:002011-12-29T09:06:20.079-05:00He's a professor at George WashingtonHe's a professor at George WashingtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-37763371878577253752011-12-29T09:05:59.880-05:002011-12-29T09:05:59.880-05:00what is with the kool aid?what is with the kool aid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-8878860949422045342011-12-29T08:04:50.478-05:002011-12-29T08:04:50.478-05:00Ask Jonny Pinerro. His client got launched. 6 mon...Ask Jonny Pinerro. His client got launched. 6 months on a first dui. You are full of shit not me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-34087926295872627692011-12-29T07:20:35.100-05:002011-12-29T07:20:35.100-05:00I'm in a BNI chapter in Plantation (BNI millio...I'm in a BNI chapter in Plantation (BNI millionaires). It' top heavy meaning most of the members are professionals. <br /><br />You pay $365 to join and $88 per month (which gets you a wretched breakfast at 6:45 a.m.) <br /><br />The only course required (which was free) was a to instruct the member how to market your wares in both a 60 second and 10 minute presententation. It was a logical requirement since that is what BNI does, helps you market yourself.<br /><br />Nobody forces anybody to do anything. You refer business only if somebody develops and gets your confidence.<br /><br />In my six months in the group, I have yet to get a referral but that is due to the unusual arising of criminal cases out of the situation rather than because they don't want to. I have referred a little bit of business (once again, a criminal defense attorney is not in such a great position to refer real estate and insurasnce matters). Nobody tries to pressure me.<br /><br />Most of the members in my group are very nice and I'm glad to have developed their friendship. Meeting once a week to discuss business is not the worst thing in the world. I view it as "shaking the tree" and trying to make something happen. Although I have yet to get a referral, it has made me more cognitive about marketing myself and business has increased since my joining. Coincidental? Probably.<br /><br />Each chapter is different, a wholly seperate entity, but my chapter has been nothing but a positive experience (I checked out the Cooper City one and was turned off). I'm the last person to be drinking from the koolade so I disagree with the "cult" label.<br /><br />We are in tough economic times. Sometimes we get lazy wishing for different results but not taking different paths to get those results. I have wasted money on many different forms of advertising and marketing. $1200 for a marketing strategy (where you get food and friendship out of it) is a pretty minimal investment.<br /><br />BNI is not for everybody and hardly uniform among it's chapters. The fear invoked on this post is inaccurate. Let me put it this way...If you are a lawyer and you are intimidated or being controlled by a voluntary networking group, then you are not as a powerful lawyer as you may think. If you get involved with one of these chapters, you are a fool to not control it rather than it controlling you.Scott Saulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-16141568636674428172011-12-29T07:04:52.980-05:002011-12-29T07:04:52.980-05:00Check the pic under this headline. Glad some still...Check the pic under this headline. Glad some still live in the 14th century.<br />DS<br /><br />Saudi Women To Vote Without Male Approval<br /><br />RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian's approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official said Wednesday<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/28/saudi-women-vote-male-approval_n_1172778.htmlDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580816823884896028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-10181548846443992732011-12-29T03:41:18.346-05:002011-12-29T03:41:18.346-05:00Judge Gladys Perez to get opposition - Stay Tuned....Judge Gladys Perez to get opposition - Stay Tuned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-60515620853271003352011-12-29T00:03:15.146-05:002011-12-29T00:03:15.146-05:00Amsel, Raben, Tannebaum, Greico, Meltz, Arias, Ble...Amsel, Raben, Tannebaum, Greico, Meltz, Arias, Blecher, Shumminer, Phil R., Pracitto, Chilokis, Estlund. All in BNI. The hater sounds like a whack job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-78178409726734527672011-12-28T23:24:42.338-05:002011-12-28T23:24:42.338-05:00Everyday I think about how I'm gonna get out o...Everyday I think about how I'm gonna get out of the law game. So I ask you all, how much money would one need to bank at age 45 to call it quits. I think the number is 6.5 million plus the crib paid down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-18445456124292731312011-12-28T22:22:45.858-05:002011-12-28T22:22:45.858-05:00Is jury nullification a related concept to withhol...Is jury nullification a related concept to withhold adjudification?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-59735387440819709122011-12-28T21:07:54.630-05:002011-12-28T21:07:54.630-05:00Judge Teretha never gave a guy 6 months. You are f...Judge Teretha never gave a guy 6 months. You are full of shit.<br /><br />That lady has been great and we all know it. <br /><br />Here we go again... black judges get latin opposition.<br /><br />Not nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-14039728489428007612011-12-28T16:19:40.501-05:002011-12-28T16:19:40.501-05:00I went to one meeting and one was enough! I didn&#...I went to one meeting and one was enough! I didn't like the 'evangelical' hard sell approach and took an instant dislike to the 'leader' because of his attitude. I made an excuse that I couldn't possibly attend every meeting because I have young children and am separated and can't leave them at 7am every week - and that, as a one-man band, I had no-one to send in my place. Even then, the club leader tried to 'persuade' me by saying that if I didn't join, they would invite another lawyer to take my place and all the leads would go to him. I said if they could find another lawyer in the area, good luck to them!<br /><br />I hated the idea that you had to make referrals or you were out. I often send clients to people I know - but it's because I think they are the right person for the job - not because they happen to have paid someone a few hundred bucks to be a BNI member. And the breakfast was dire - hard toast and terrible coffee!<br /><br />I regularly get a BNI friend trying to befriend me on LinkedIn - but I just press the Ignore button!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-46281025974554505182011-12-28T15:58:37.889-05:002011-12-28T15:58:37.889-05:00BNI is a steaming pile of … how do you dumbasses s...BNI is a steaming pile of … how do you dumbasses say it? Shite? Every week I sit in disbelief at the brain-washing mentality. I am cynical and sarcastic by nature. When I stood up and told my chapter that I read Givers Gain and found it very insightful into the whole BNI story-I saw my mentor sitting across the room grinning from ear to ear. Although it sounded like I was complimenting BNI, my intent was wow this is everyone’s weekly brainwashing. I find myself dreading every weekly meeting and even though I have already made the money invested in return, it is complete waste of my time.<br /><br /><br />It is so not because of my attitude but rather because it is run like a cult and there is both constant pressure to pass referrals but then no quality control in those referrals. Which leads to a very high signal to noise ratio of fictional leads.<br /><br />A real referral network operates with no pressure. Because you like and trust the people in your network sometimes you’ll just hang out with them for lunch or a beer. But when you pass a referral it’s a sure thing.<br /><br />Which is the polar opposite of the 99% garbage that BNI referrals are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-10767353681527621812011-12-28T15:42:33.332-05:002011-12-28T15:42:33.332-05:00I got invited to a BNI meeting as the guest of som...I got invited to a BNI meeting as the guest of someone, and decided to give it a try and was disgusted by the meeting! It was terrible, and I was embarassed for everyone there. The meeting is so “calculated”; every minute is planned, there is forced laughing and clapping, and basically I was hoping I would shit my pants, just to have a good excuse to get the hell out of there. Although I’m sure lots of members are there for innocent reasons, there is something quite sinister beneath the surface, and I was wondering when the baby would be presented for the daily sacrifice. I was also looking around to see if anyone had the mark of the beast on the back of their necks, lol. This may sound dramatic, but the meeting was bullshit, and not only that, downright scary. And it’s SO early in the morning!! I had to be there at 6:45. It’s like they try to get you when you’re tired, or something. If you’re invited, DON’T GO, unless you’re writing some sort of article on cults or unless you’re looking for a good laugh or scare. BEWARE!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-37732901996810811882011-12-28T14:09:57.029-05:002011-12-28T14:09:57.029-05:00What is your definition of a cult?
Looking at dic...What is your definition of a cult?<br /><br />Looking at dictionary.com DEFINITIONS - almost anything can be a cult.<br /><br />For example, one definition is "a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc." So if you belong to any club, group or business, then you're in a cult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-49434019503757219522011-12-28T14:01:04.989-05:002011-12-28T14:01:04.989-05:00@9:23-- Unless the BNI is buying the cheap knock o...@9:23-- Unless the BNI is buying the cheap knock off stuff it's Kool Aid with a "K" and not a "C"Kool Aid Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYS7aQY1iZInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-59043821272927106502011-12-28T13:56:24.457-05:002011-12-28T13:56:24.457-05:00The Phil R question is actually an important one. ...The Phil R question is actually an important one. If he joined or tried to join then for me it's a reputable organization, as I think Phil has high standards and good judgments ( outside of his fanatical devotion to the Steelers and incessant yapping about poker, although I admit I saw him at hardrock a few weeks ago walking out of the high limit room with about one and a half trays of 100 dollar chips which is roughly 15K, and was looking pretty darn happy with himself). Back to BNI, if he or any other successful member of the criminal defense bar is a member that would go a long way to dispelling these comments which have a smelly air of sour grapes. Perhaps the authors themselves were rejected?fake Phil Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-10485122575183626842011-12-28T13:55:08.948-05:002011-12-28T13:55:08.948-05:00Bunch o jerks on dis here blog.Bunch o jerks on dis here blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-44491925228487181352011-12-28T13:08:53.578-05:002011-12-28T13:08:53.578-05:00Phil R. tried to get into BNI, I think. His office...Phil R. tried to get into BNI, I think. His office was too messy, so they didn't let him in.Fake Ivan Miznernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-37722487944558357662011-12-28T10:26:35.694-05:002011-12-28T10:26:35.694-05:00Judge t. thomas once gave a man 6 months on a firs...Judge t. thomas once gave a man 6 months on a first DUI. What goes around comes around what goes around comes around...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-81225998570801286242011-12-28T09:38:22.967-05:002011-12-28T09:38:22.967-05:00The BNI may technically operate within the scope o...The BNI may technically operate within the scope of the law, but it IS a cult, a scam, and a Multi-Level-Marketing-type ripoff. Some members do experience some results, but that is due to their own efforts rather than any positive influence of the organization. The prime purpose of the organization is to take money from the members and give nothing back. There is no room for discussion, deviance from strict meeting protocols, or creativity. Members are told NEVER to question the organization, the method, or the doctrine, and that if they are failing, it is due solely to their lack of effort. BNI is an ideal environment for con-men (sociopaths) to flourish. My friend has been a member for a couple of years, but I had no idea until I recently attended a recruitment lunch that it was actually a cult. As an ex-cult member (8 years in the Moonies), there was no doubt in my mind after attending this lunch that BNI is a cult. It's kind of a low-level wannabe cult - nothing so impressive as AMway or the Moonies - but a cult nonetheless. My friend is currently trying to recover the $12,000 a member of his chapter stole from him for a "real estate investment". That member is currently filing for bankruptcy, and apparently had no intention of ever doing anything legitimate with the money.<br /><br />The hard sell is evident right from the moment you step in the door. They are waiting like vultures to pounce on the innocent guests who have no clue what they are signing up for if they decide to join. The pressure is on to sign you up the same day. Watch out, and make your own call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-36742752389582865372011-12-28T09:23:54.014-05:002011-12-28T09:23:54.014-05:00Wow - Seems like this is a Bash BNI Blog - I just ...Wow - Seems like this is a Bash BNI Blog - I just joined a BNI chapter - did not have any of the experiences everyone here is talking about. Have gotten some good referrals - no kick backs, no pressure, no extra money, I do not feel like I am in a cult - but I haven't drank the cool aid yet - I will keep you posted...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com