Jackson Jambalaya

Wow. And to think, I voted for him. I guess that proves the theory right. All lawyers are just greedy.

Most attorneys practice law because it gives them a grand and glorious feeling. You give them a grand and they feel glorious.

Why is this newsworthy?

Gold Coast had better hope the AG’s office doesn’t decide to enter the fray.

Another Baker v Taggart showdown?? Sign me up!

Andy is a good lawyer who has to ply his trade and pay his bills like the rest of us. There is no getting rich from hourly fees. Everyone deserves competent representation so the court processes can work efficiently and effectively. Andy provides competent representation. I say this as a lawyer on the other side of Andy politically.

Wow. People and businesses are entitled to legal counsel.

In other news, lawyers have to eat.

BREAKING: Lawyer represents client who may not be fine and upstanding. More to follow soon on this unprecedented occurrence.

This was all political from the start. Gold Coast refused to kiss the ring of the rankin county mafia

Andy is a good lawyer

Who runs the Rankin County Mafia these days?

Just providing a quick update on the case, more or less. We got us a rematch from the AG race, of course. The pattern is Gold Coast keeps hiring well-known GOP firms for its defense.

Gold Coast is fighting MDEQ, facing a federal investigation, a civil lawsuit from Brandon, and now Jackson is finally looking at suing the company and others after getting embarrassed by its lack of action.

What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Now we are guilty until proven innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt.

10:37 am The subject is legal representation not guilt or innocence.

Peculiar that people think defendants don't deserve counsel. I went to Tulane Law School with Andy and know that he is smart and honest. That said, he has an uphill battle defending this filthy, arrogant company with its pattern and practice of illegal environmental activities.

Here’s hoping Andy gets paid in advance. With fines ranging up to $30,000 per day, Gold Coast is going to have a big hill to climb. It isn’t a question of how guilty they are, but how severe the punishment will be. The EPA frowns on things like this and send CEOs to prison for years. These guys need to be very afraid.

Wouldn't it have been cheaper for Gold Coast to just do the right thing from the beginning?

"Gold Coast had better hope the AG’s office doesn’t decide to enter the fray."

Why's that? There's no attorney at the AG's office, most particularly her, who is equipped to face off with Taggart in a court of law. And that list starts with those who've never litigated in a courtroom...including her-highness.

Besides, the AG's office is busy with important stuff, like suing China.

Andy's job is to make sure his client gets a fair hearing and to represent to that end. Just because his client's by-product smells like shit doesn't mean the client is not entitled to representation.

"There is no getting rich from hourly fees." I'm not so sure about that. Why do the BigLaw firms take almost-exclusively hourly fee work, then?

Yes, not Dickie Scruggs right. But very well off.

Larger law firms have more overhead and, hence, need regular, monthly income to keep the lights on, keep staff paid and keep any creditors happy. They can’t weather 6-8 months of famine while they gamble on cases in hopes of a feast like plaintiff’s firms. And you’re lucky if you can generate 350k from 1800-2000 billable hours a year. After the pie is cut and your overhead and expenses have been deducted, you might have made $150k before taxes.

Andy Taggart represents a corporate client.

Maybe I missed something - if I try typing that sentence again in 24 point font would it make it actually be important?

A company needs (in this case, really really needs) a lawyer. A good lawyer. So they hire a good lawyer.

What's newsworthy about this?

If this was a match of wits, Andy would walk away the victor, and Mark would pound his fist screaming at everyone left in the room until they grew bored and left.

King - I thought you were teasing for Carlos the Clown.

It is always funny to hear dunces like 12:05 speak as if the only kind of lawyer is a litigator. It shows a real ignorance of the law profession and, more generally, reality. It is the equivalent of saying "unless you are a cardiologist, you aren't a real doctor."

Kingfish, I don't think you got the desired effect on this story.