tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post2430833452617885640..comments2024-03-29T07:11:24.898-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Allentown Pays $1.25 Million to Outside Lawyers in 2006 & 2007Bernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-4799433743825858402010-03-10T22:52:41.031-05:002010-03-10T22:52:41.031-05:00Hey BO dig on this how much did northampton county...Hey BO dig on this how much did northampton county spend on outside law firms to do the last round of contract negotations .See if you can dig that one up from John stoffa ask him about the 600,000.00 of taxpayer money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9272425221157509102008-03-30T19:28:00.000-04:002008-03-30T19:28:00.000-04:00Burne, is it true that you are disbarred ? Did the...<EM>Burne, is it true that you are disbarred ? Did the discipline have anything to do with your actions as a government official ?</EM><BR/><BR/>My license to practice law was suspended for 2 years in 1985. That is tantamount to disbarment bc I would need to be readmitted.<BR/>The discipline had nothing to do with my actions as a government offficial. <BR/><BR/>If you are trying to embarrass me into not writing, why don't you ask me about my love affair with Joe Long? I spurned him, and he never got over it.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7701845891221648272008-03-30T19:19:00.000-04:002008-03-30T19:19:00.000-04:00Burne, is it true that you are disbarred ? Did th...Burne, is it true that you are disbarred ? Did the discipline have anything to do with your actions as a government official ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48335634647170106702008-03-28T20:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:22:00.000-04:00Much better. Thank you for trying ... and succeedi...Much better. Thank you for trying ... and succeeding.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84933324089643677802008-03-28T19:08:00.000-04:002008-03-28T19:08:00.000-04:00Ok....I'll be more gentle and see if this works on...Ok....I'll be more gentle and see if this works on my favorite local blog.<BR/><BR/>If people think the legal bills are high now, wait until the lawsuits/trials against the city for the police car accident at 7th & Chew get underway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89179067439933326482008-03-28T18:38:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:38:00.000-04:00I have just deleted an anonymous comment containin...I have just deleted an anonymous comment containing hate speech directed at part of A-town' population. I have NO threshold for hatr speech here. Try it on the Morning Call Reader Forum or on one of the other blogs.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69187837763661398932008-03-28T11:39:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:39:00.000-04:00Veritas said... Why? Why is so much being spent on...Veritas said... <BR/>Why? <BR/><BR/>Why is so much being spent on attorney's fees""" Just ask BO He is a lawyer. Fees start at $200 an hour, and heaven forbid you make phone callsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-64402191816476606982008-03-28T10:52:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:52:00.000-04:00as always BO- good research. sounds very familiar ...as always BO- good research. sounds very familiar to the situation in harrisburg where gov. rendell recently awarded $1 billion in no-bid contracts- which included $1.7 to Ballard & Spahr- his former law partners....????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-33283188762845164002008-03-28T10:05:00.000-04:002008-03-28T10:05:00.000-04:00The information I gleanded is from the "Vendor Bal...The information I gleanded is from the "Vendor Balance Report." I may be werong, but doubt it includes settlements or att'y fees paid to those who sue A-town. They are not vendors. Moreover, it is very rare that att'y fees are awarded.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-42271937924175299812008-03-28T09:56:00.000-04:002008-03-28T09:56:00.000-04:00Can you tell if all the fees paid are for work don...Can you tell if all the fees paid are for work done for the city or are some of the checks to firms who sued the city and settled litigation, and then received an award of fees from the court?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-85915831498756906682008-03-28T08:54:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:54:00.000-04:00Why is so much being spent on attorney's fees?Numb...<EM>Why is so much being spent on attorney's fees?</EM><BR/><BR/><EM>Numbers out of context are just numbers.</EM><BR/><BR/>I'd love to have that context, but the Pawlowski admionistration is reluctant to share information with anyone who ius critical. TYhe only reason i got that vendor list is bc I did an end run around the mayor. A forty per cent increase, no matter what the reason, is a pretty big increase in one year. The amount paid before that is pretty outlandish, too.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77438690284359414022008-03-28T08:20:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:20:00.000-04:00the american catholic lawyers? wtf?the american catholic lawyers? wtf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82158248830082404232008-03-28T07:36:00.000-04:002008-03-28T07:36:00.000-04:00Why? Why is so much being spent on attorney's fees...Why? <BR/><BR/>Why is so much being spent on attorney's fees? <BR/><BR/>Do they provide any indication what the fees are for? <BR/><BR/>Is there any substantiation for such an increase?-https://www.blogger.com/profile/07247690481409104444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87629616939774268362008-03-28T07:29:00.000-04:002008-03-28T07:29:00.000-04:00Numbers out of context are just numbers. Legal set...Numbers out of context are just numbers. Legal settlements, regulatory work, bond council, litigation, union negotiations, arbitrations aren't cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com