tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post7156471456209215532..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Bradley Arant Law Firm Nets 1,730 Percent Return On Its Investment With Attorney General's Officelegalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-52507932338261338422013-08-01T06:21:22.627-05:002013-08-01T06:21:22.627-05:00@Robby
Isnt that the point? Its low hanging fruit....@Robby<br />Isnt that the point? Its low hanging fruit. Low effort, high yield. This is fairly typical of most lawyers that I've run across. When you receive a filing generated from your lawyer that has your name cut and pasted into the document, yet the final page lists my lawyer's previous client and their spouse...low effort. Not to mention the document metadata showed that the document originated from my lawyer's mother in law, the partner in the firm...low effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-11408809943776197962013-08-01T00:42:21.772-05:002013-08-01T00:42:21.772-05:00@ 7:14
Yes I'm sure it's not Robert. RC w...@ 7:14<br /><br />Yes I'm sure it's not Robert. RC wasn't there then. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-53705967718242952142013-07-31T19:14:06.765-05:002013-07-31T19:14:06.765-05:00Anon at 7:41, are you sure you are not thinking of...Anon at 7:41, are you sure you are not thinking of Rob Couch who is still at BABC?<br /><br />http://www.babc.com/robert-m-couch/?nomobile=temp<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-33261842282931994072013-07-31T14:55:17.662-05:002013-07-31T14:55:17.662-05:00Have you done a public records request for the bil...Have you done a public records request for the billing timesheets? It'd be interesting to see. I know the state is actively cutting the fees of court-appointed indigent defense attorneys who bill at a $70 hr rate, while Bradley bills at $300 and hour. I somehow doubt that their bills are questioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-27244728924618077352013-07-31T10:33:11.141-05:002013-07-31T10:33:11.141-05:00@7:41
Couch was a BABC! I'd like to know why...@7:41<br /><br />Couch was a BABC! I'd like to know why they are trying to cya any trace that he was with them. He left in Sept 2010Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-86829759835490919062013-07-31T07:41:38.406-05:002013-07-31T07:41:38.406-05:00Couch was never at BABC. He was at Jones Walker. Couch was never at BABC. He was at Jones Walker. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-78694057727448171162013-07-31T05:24:35.834-05:002013-07-31T05:24:35.834-05:00If Bradley Arant lawyers are so great & wonder...If Bradley Arant lawyers are so great & wonderful, why do they struggle to drive revenue from non-governmental sources? Government agencies seem to be their best clients.Robby Scott Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625575128616865817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-20125182139581296352013-07-31T01:57:59.284-05:002013-07-31T01:57:59.284-05:00Isn't there any point at which the federal gov...Isn't there any point at which the federal government steps in, when there is so much "funny business" going on in a state? Or is that simply infringing on "state rights"?<br /><br />Nice return on the investment. Usually if a law firm donates to a caimpaign, it should disqualify them from government work. its a conflict of interest. Guess that concept hasn't passed through, what passes for luther's brain. that man is strange o.k. weird.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-69478124923633804392013-07-31T00:05:19.257-05:002013-07-31T00:05:19.257-05:00Christopher Couch. He left BAB&C and went to ...Christopher Couch. He left BAB&C and went to HS. I remember that crooked greased prick. I use to say that guy would end up in prison. Shady guy!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-55726559378928272442013-07-30T23:47:22.243-05:002013-07-30T23:47:22.243-05:00Your note about commercial property is interesting...Your note about commercial property is interesting. I've written some about Walter Sears and Dawn Helms Sharff, who work in commercial lending and borrowing at BABC. They are involved with Ted Rollins and Campus Crest Communities, the subject of many posts here.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-70938261566197340572013-07-30T23:27:15.913-05:002013-07-30T23:27:15.913-05:00Here is a piece I wrote in 2010 about BABC and for...Here is a piece I wrote in 2010 about BABC and foreclosure fraud, via its ties to GMAC:<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/11/30/924256/-A-Fox-Is-Guarding-the-Foreclosure-Henhouselegalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-65449676740391766142013-07-30T23:24:39.795-05:002013-07-30T23:24:39.795-05:00Looks like a Bradley Arant partner named Brian O&#...Looks like a Bradley Arant partner named Brian O'Dell is heavily involved in mortgage banking:<br /><br /><br />http://www.babc.com/school-of-mortgage-banking-course-i-04-16-2013/legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-76780880094766714662013-07-30T23:23:16.552-05:002013-07-30T23:23:16.552-05:00LS it was mainly commercial property. Some reside...LS it was mainly commercial property. Some residential but the rigged purchases were mostly commercial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-52554034741922754642013-07-30T23:08:13.321-05:002013-07-30T23:08:13.321-05:00It started back in '07/'08 and went on thr...It started back in '07/'08 and went on through 2010. I left not long after. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-30759592268604505932013-07-30T22:27:15.715-05:002013-07-30T22:27:15.715-05:00Thanks for sharing. If more information comes to m...Thanks for sharing. If more information comes to mind, please feel free to contact me. What is the general time frame on this? Did it happen in past five years or so?<br /><br />If this could be proven, it likely amounts to a form of mortgage fraud.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-47106605759638177392013-07-30T22:19:53.687-05:002013-07-30T22:19:53.687-05:00The bank was Regions. I had access to this info b...The bank was Regions. I had access to this info because the firm handled writing up deeds for these properties. Can't remember the properties but they were all over AL and elsewhere. Couch was one of the attorneys but he left and went to Haskell Slaughter. There were a few others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-28072421806993157022013-07-30T17:05:51.971-05:002013-07-30T17:05:51.971-05:00Anon at 4:23--
Good points and questions. Yes, co...Anon at 4:23--<br /><br />Good points and questions. Yes, court records related to foreclosures should be public. And it certainly would be interesting to see the itemized billable hours on BABC's work for the state. That, too, should be public information.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-27444862582531709332013-07-30T16:23:22.066-05:002013-07-30T16:23:22.066-05:00Foreclosures by banks are federal, therefore proce...Foreclosures by banks are federal, therefore processed via federal bankruptcy court with options such as Chapter 7 or 13.<br /><br />Being court records, are they then not also public records?<br /><br />Too, outside litigating cost paid for by the state, are these cost not also public information? In doing so, shouldn't the billings be itemized for hours spent on each resulting total hours charged for?????? <br /><br />An, independent, experienced attorney reviewing same could offer an opinion worth believing in, as to whether mail fraud of not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-54372704061756969442013-07-30T16:05:48.160-05:002013-07-30T16:05:48.160-05:00To borrow from Don King: Only in Alabama...To borrow from Don King: Only in Alabama...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-71868016795476510352013-07-30T15:31:05.341-05:002013-07-30T15:31:05.341-05:00Very interesting comment, 1:21, especially when yo...Very interesting comment, 1:21, especially when you consider that Jessica M. Garrison bought a foreclosed house in Crestline. I wonder how she pulled that off--and who might have helped her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-56322852588801902112013-07-30T15:17:20.060-05:002013-07-30T15:17:20.060-05:00Anon at 1:21--
If you can point to lawyers who di...Anon at 1:21--<br /><br />If you can point to lawyers who did this, and to property where this happened, I would be glad to investigate. You can reach me at personal e-mail (rshuler3156@gmail.com) or phone (205-991-7438).legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-33435852465684136272013-07-30T13:21:04.019-05:002013-07-30T13:21:04.019-05:00I use to work at BAB&C. At lunch certain atto...I use to work at BAB&C. At lunch certain attorneys would meet with local banker buddies. I would hear them talk about properties they were interested in purchasing. I thought nothing of it until one day I heard the comment, "well we gotta wait until its foreclosed on and that could take a while". I later realized by reading faxes and emails that it was properties that were in good standing with the banks, then gradually were not longer and eventually were foreclosed on. Attorneys would then buy the properties at half (and sometimes less than half) the appraised value. BAB&C really are thieves! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-30121642597946282912013-07-30T13:14:05.298-05:002013-07-30T13:14:05.298-05:00In the movie "The Firm"
It was acts of m...In the movie "The Firm"<br />It was acts of mail fraud, overcharge billings, that made<br />others squirm.<br /><br />Mail fraud by definition qualifies<br />Alabamians' apprehension.<br /><br />Alabama corruption breeds, why stop, there is no needs.<br /><br />Crossing all political lines<br />various offices w/o fear paying fines.<br /><br />Not any concern for public's hue and cry<br />not having any worries for responsibilities or bank account going dry.<br /><br />High crimes and misdemeanors, misfeasance and malfeasances<br />follow the monies, pieces by pieces,<br /><br />Alabamians seen made mockery of<br />always appearing with no resolve<br />baffle and babble will never substitute for incorruptible government, removing from official powers those whom believe are God sent!<br /><br />Alabamians are being made fools of and very few and far in between are coming forth such as LS for example educating public,<br />yet still after all these years and tears our state on national level in the ditch muddy road slick.<br /><br />Remembr many unable talk themselves<br /><br />Riley's administration hiding incidents far more sinister and revealing than scratching backs....<br />Alabamians unknowingly are becoming a part of state's very own "Watergate"; I wonder how those close to Riley administration feels when finds out the real truths.............<br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-85483265348794437932013-07-30T11:53:52.891-05:002013-07-30T11:53:52.891-05:00Anon at 11:51--
You ask one of the most profound ...Anon at 11:51--<br /><br />You ask one of the most profound questions I've seen in a long time. Why, indeed, are so many Americans terrified of street crime, while they are largely unconcerned about white collar and corporate crime? My bet is that, statistically, most Americans are far more likely to be victimized by white-collar crime than street crime.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-82188721615179803252013-07-30T11:51:57.874-05:002013-07-30T11:51:57.874-05:00Why do so many white people worry that a black mal...Why do so many white people worry that a black male might someday stick them up in a parking lot, but they are blind to a law firm like Bradley Arant that robs them silly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com