Day: July 20, 2021

Stephen Gutierrez was a lawyer defending a Miami man accused of torching his own car for insurance money. The defendant’s claim was that the car was parked and started on fire all by itself. While in court, questioning the defendant’s theory Stephen had his hand in his pocket. A couple of minutes later his pants pocket started smoking, when flames erupted from his pocket he quickly left the courtroom and returned. He explained that it was his vaping machine and it may have had a bad battery. After an investigation, Miami-Dade prosecutors said, “It seems obvious,” the fire was a “a stunt or demonstration … meant to illustrate the feasibility of his spontaneous combustion theory of defense.” Gutierrez pleaded guilty to Florida Bar violations, including filing a bogus insurance claim related to the arson case. His license was revoked in November. In pleading guilty, he blamed his conduct on a myriad of personal problems. 48-year-old Claudy Charles who was eventually convicted of second-degree arson.

 

Trust me, I’m a lawyer

Why does the bar association code of ethics prevent sex between lawyers and their clients?
To prevent clients from being billed twice for essentially the same service.

When asked, “What is a contingent fee?” a lawyer answered,
“A contingent fee to a lawyer means, if I don’t win your suit, I get nothing. If I do win it, yo

Law school professor talking to the students:
“You win some and lose some, but remember, you get paid for all of them.”

There are two kinds of lawyers, those who know the law and those who know the judge.

 

 July 20^th  Birthdays

 1971 – Sandra Oh, 1993 – Alycia Debnam-Carey, 1992 – Paige Hurd , 1976 – Judy Greer

1947 – Carlos Santana, 1996 – Joey Bragg, 1973 – Omar Epps, 1984 – Troy Smith

 

Morning Motivator:

Live in the present and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

 

Fire in the hole