tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post6109970822409507327..comments2024-01-25T14:51:13.377-05:00Comments on Gamso - For the Defense: Time To Stop DiggingJeff Gamsohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-51204968894870648242011-05-12T07:22:02.036-04:002011-05-12T07:22:02.036-04:00You really caught me with this:
A very good lawye...You really caught me with this:<br /><br /><i>A very good lawyer is urging others not to take up appeals where they're more likely to make bad law than good. It's good advice, though we can't really obey it when we have client's to represent.</i><br /><br />For quite a while now, I've tried to convey this message to my good buddies charged with doing amicus work for bar associations. This is where they're efforts are needed most, fighting for the state of the law when counsel either isn't up to the task or is constrained to be on the wrong side of an issue.<br /><br />Sadly, bar associations would rather pay tens of thousands of dollars to lobbyists to fight futile battles (as they never seem to accomplish much of anything) rather than put in the effort to add their voice when the issue is being addressed in court. One ruling can make or break an issue of monumental importance, yet the official voices are never heard, it being far too much effort to keep track of important cases and issues, and much easier to throw some money at a problem than put in the effort to fight it.<br /><br />Every time a bar group bemoans a bad ruling, I wonder where they were when they could have made a difference. When I chaired amicus, I sought out important cases and made sure our voice was heard. Perhaps they would do more of that today, if only they weren't so busy lobbying to win an award at the next annual gala fundraising dinner.shghttp://blog.simplejustice.usnoreply@blogger.com