Whether it was by provocatively modelng in his Armani underwear or being paraded in front of the press in another exquisitely tailored suit, Beckham set the bar high when it came to looking sharp.
In April it asked a Massachusetts state judge to preemptively declare that the firm had adequately performed its duties, and to effectively bar Mr. McCourt from bringing a malpractice suit.
Other powers allied against the suit include Ken from Popehat and Kevin from Lowering the Bar, who are offering pro bono legal counsel to anyone being sued.
The American Bar Association is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a suit brought by eight current and former federal judges seeking cost-of-living salary raises, saying low judicial salaries are keeping the best legal minds from joining the bench.
The trial bar's strategy against corporate America up to now has been to file a suit, depress the stock price and bring the company to the table to get a settlement out of it, he said.