This op-ed originally appeared in Real Clear Policy.
Editor’s Note: This column was co-authored by Timothy Head.
There’s a hard truth about some attorneys that too many people ignore: not all of them actually care about justice. Sure, they’ll wrap themselves in grand rhetoric—claiming to fight for the little guy, to stand up to power, to wear the white hat. But peel back the layers, and you’ll see it’s all about their own profit and self-promotion. Worse, their games don’t just hurt the truly injured who deserve real justice—they also destroy the lives of those they wrongfully target. This isn’t justice. It’s a perversion of the legal system, and it’s time people start calling it out.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post reported on the questionable tactics used by a lawyer who virtually invented the “#MeToo” movement. The articles paint a picture of the attorney, Gloria Allred, as allegedly being willing to strong-arm clients into accepting confidential deals and collecting a majority of funds paid to the women she represents. Then there is Michael Avenatti (better known as Prisoner 86743-054), the former trial attorney who is serving time for extorting Nike and using client settlement money for his own benefit.
Tony Buzbee is another plaintiff’s attorney who seems to have veered into ethical gray areas and lined his own pockets. Last year, Buzbee filed a claim on behalf of Jane Doe, who has now admitted on a recording to falsely claiming that Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z, sexually assaulted her when she was just 13-years-old. Within days of naming Jay-Z in her suit, NBC News discovered numerous inconsistencies in Doe’s story after Buzbee trotted her out for an interview. Doe eventually withdrew her claim against Jay-Z with prejudice, meaning she cannot file it again. Jay-Z has now filed his own lawsuit against Buzbee, his colleague, and Doe for lying and abusing the legal process.
Read the full op-ed in Real Clear Policy.
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