Twelve minute mark Brad explains he "May be called to the stand to testify to facts my clients disagree with". He said repeatedly the quid pro quo that Baez alleged was an absolutely untrue statement. Clearly then the authors of the letter , mom and pop, were lying too, or Baez would have a blank page as his exhibit.
Steph asked how did Brad resign. Brad answered, "The conversation was matter of fact. As an officer of the court my integrity is of utmost importance". Cindy and George were off the deep end. When they lied about others he likely tried but failed in getting through to them. Now it was personal, lying about him was the "Last straw". ( His word, not mine ).
Recently we learned through the WHY letter from pop that he was no fan of the Cheney and Jose who had summoned him to inform him of Casey's sexual abuse allegations. We know from reading Cindy's letters that , at best, she thinks the pair of them have been handling Casey's case all wrong and she could do it better. So for her to go along with this nonsense and write a letter that she knows is going to wind up in a legal document, that contains what he deems to be lies that involve him and reflect poorly on his ethics, his good standing with the bar, he implied he had no choice but to bail. None whatsoever. The Anthonys effectively spat in his face, imo. Tim Miller was so right when he said every single person that has gotten involved in this case gets body slammed.
As for him working pro bono, in my opinion the three grand he received hardly would suffice to cover his fees for nineteen months of time. He has had to have his paralegal and secretary do work on this matter and he pays their salaries. That is just one of many fees a lawyer pays that are outside of donating his or her time. My husband does pro bono work and indeed does charge the clients for costs. That is reasonable; because, just ordering the transcripts from depositions can cost hundreds of dollars. Think of it like this, if your friend agrees to put in your new kitchen tile floor, you would obviously not expect him to purchase the tile, right? So Brad wasn't lying, imo, that he worked on the case all this time without compensation.
There is plenty of things that he has done that I do not agree with, AT ALL. This just isn't one of them. Can you just imagine how very often he got a call from Cindy with her ever present historyonic emergency needs. I couldn't put a price tag on it. With a guilty verdict looming, there will be appeals well into the future and so for his sake I know he will be relieved that he found a jumping out point.
He said he knows Judge Perry and what to expect from him, having practiced law there for years and years. I had never studied Brad, I did mistakenly belive, that he was a newbie just by the completely crazy notions the Anthonys walked into the civil depo with and how they acted throughout them. The young attorney in the Morgan and Mitnick firm that was questioning Cindy was shocked. He said something to the affect of ...Brad, come on, you know the rules, for your edification today I can cite them, or do you want to take a break and speak to your client?
What I was happy to hear Brad say or elude to is the nanny never materialized." I wouldn't put any stock in that", he said.
Kronk simply found the baby's skeleton, that ship wont sail. "Everyone has a past", Brad said.
Mom and Pop have made conflicting statements to police that potentially they will be impeached by, for example George's grand jury account ventures far afield from his later sworn statements.
He laughed at the question Steph posed...Will Jose remain on the case?
He believes that Mason will take charge ( he is already lead chair ) and he will do the best he can with his vast experience.
What we didn't hear him say is I believe Casey Anthony is innocent and she will be vindicated when she gets her day in court.
Often what one does not say tells their deep thoughts.
He said he doesn't want anything to derail this case so therefore he will not be filing any bar complaints against Baez. If he felt the wrong person was being tried he wouldn't have been concerned over derailing Casey being prosecuted and possibly getting a fresh new do over with a new lawyer. Is that what you infer from that?
If he has shared with mom and pop what his take on these matters is, as he opined to Steph, I can imagine that very very busy bus heading his way in new morning show interviews. He has been around enough to know this. My hope is that he made some kind public remarks, but does indeed not show up in court to help them.
Brad, set the glass down and step away from the Kool-aide. Now, run, Don't walk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ajibgshx94
This is a great interview of Mark. Now here we are again.
