Comments on: “November Election A Lawyer’s Delight” http://overlawyered.com/2008/08/november-election-a-lawyers-delight/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bill Childs http://overlawyered.com/2008/08/november-election-a-lawyers-delight/comment-page-1/#comment-26941 Bill Childs Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:55:49 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7398#comment-26941 I'm not actually surprised by the ratio (as a former big firm defense lawyer who has given to Obama; many of my former colleagues have too) -- just noting that it's a focus of the piece. I did misspeak when I said the money was coming from defense firms; you're right, of course, that it's from individual lawyers. The candidates' views on tort issues are pretty far down my list of priorities, and I would speculate that's true of most donors. I’m not actually surprised by the ratio (as a former big firm defense lawyer who has given to Obama; many of my former colleagues have too) — just noting that it’s a focus of the piece. I did misspeak when I said the money was coming from defense firms; you’re right, of course, that it’s from individual lawyers.

The candidates’ views on tort issues are pretty far down my list of priorities, and I would speculate that’s true of most donors.

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