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Norman Hsu (Hillary fund-raiser) attorney defended 'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh
MOFO ^ | 9/07/07

Posted on 09/07/2007 7:41:21 PM PDT by Libloather


James J. Brosnahan
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Primary Office: San Francisco
Email: jbrosnahan@mofo.com
Phone: (415) 268-7189
Fax: (415) 268-7522
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James J. Brosnahan is one of the nation's most respected and recognized trial lawyers, with expertise in both civil and criminal trial work. He was inducted into The State Bar of California's "Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame" in April 1996; was awarded the "Samuel E. Gates Award" by the American College of Trial Lawyers in October 2000; was named the "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by the American Board of Trial Advocates in October 2001; was named "Legend of the Law" by the Lawyer's Club of San Francisco, November 2002; was awarded the William J. Brennan Jr. Award from the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Program, January 2003.; and was awarded the Champion of Justice award from the Civil Justice Program at the Loyola Law School in September 2005. He is the recipient of the 2007 American Inns of Court Lewis F. Powell Award for Professionalism and Ethics.

Mr. Brosnahan has served as special counsel to the California Legislature's Joint Subcommittee on Crude Oil Pricing, the lawyers' representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and Chairman of the Delegation, and president of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He also serves as Master Advocate on the faculty and member of the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

Mr. Brosnahan is recognized as The National Law Journal’s 2006 “Top 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” He is listed in The Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America (2006). He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2007) as a leader in the fields of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, and White Collar Defense law.

Mr. Brosnahan wrote the Trial Handbook for California Lawyers published by Bancroft-Whitney.

Representative Matters

Dismissal of all charges against Patricia Dunn, former chairperson of the board of Hewlett-Packard Corporation (March 2007);
Successful defense of Russian technology company and inventor concerning global positioning systems technology. (December 2006 arbitration);
Successful defense of Reliant Technologies in a jury trial followed by settlement. (Fall 2006);
Successful defense of a global positioning system inventor in Santa Clara Superior Court in an injunction proceeding involving the hiring of forty Moscow engineers (November 2005).
Successful defense of a cardiologist from Redding, California in a federal Medicare fraud case. After a year and a half of pre-indictment advocacy, the government decided not to prosecute (November 2005).
Successfully defended the City of Oakland and County of Alameda in the Oakland Raiders litigation and lead defense counsel for the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum and an individual defendant (Bill Romanowski) in a five-month jury trial (August 2003).
Successfully defended a respected product manufacturer in the first breast implant product liability jury trial in California. The plaintiff's science was excluded on motion and a non-suit granted at the end of plaintiff's opening statement (1997).
Successful defense of California Appellate Court Justice in disciplinary proceeding charging failure to follow stare decisis (August 1999).
Associate member of Office of Independent Counsel: Iran-Contra. Lead prosecutor in U.S. v. Caspar Weinberger (October-December 1992).


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KEYWORDS: brosnahan; hillary; hsu; jihadjohnny; lawyers; lindh; taliban
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Statement of James J. Brosnahan, Attorney for John Walker Lindh
Business Wire, Dec 17, 2001
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001

The following is a statement from James J. Brosnahan, attorney for John Walker Lindh:

"There has been increasing discussion about what should happen to John in recent days. We still do not know what the facts are. All we've heard is speculation and rumor. No one from the outside, other than the Red Cross, has seen John. Whatever the accusation, John has Constitutional rights. Getting to the facts, allowing an accused person to talk with his attorney, ensuring that our system operates fairly regardless of the allegation -- that is what the Constitution was designed to protect.

"John's parents have received no communications from John other than a short note they received December 11, which was dictated to the International Red Cross and signed by John on December 3. They have had no confirmation that their letter to John was ever delivered to him. In that letter, John's parents told him that they have retained a lawyer for him. The only response John's parents or I have received to our repeated requests for information about John and to see John is a short letter from a lawyer at the Department of Defense, sent to me on December 14. All of the information in the letter had already been reported by various news outlets earlier that same day. That letter stated in its entirety:

"`This responds to your recent letters to the Secretary of Defense and to the General Counsel of the Department of Defense. I can inform you that John Walker is currently in the control of United States armed forces and is being held aboard USS PELELIU in the theater of operations. Our forces have provided him with appropriate medical attention and will continue to treat him humanely, consistent with the Geneva Convention protections for prisoners of war.'

"John has a right to counsel. He has now been held in custody and reportedly subject to ongoing interrogations by various government agents for 16 days without any access to an attorney and without the ability to communicate with his family. We continue to seek the government's help in giving John's parents access to their son."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Dec_17/ai_80866720

1 posted on 09/07/2007 7:41:24 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

It is breaking in Japan (internet, Yahoo Japan, etc) that Hilary Clinton is in trouble on this one.


2 posted on 09/07/2007 7:47:46 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Visit this thread 1-hour from now. In that time, an average of 416.6 more ILLEGALS will be in the US)
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To: Libloather

Excellent research!!!!

This deserves to be in the ‘breaking news’ sidebar, if you ask me. I added it there - the mod’s may always move it, of course.


3 posted on 09/07/2007 7:47:56 PM PDT by jdm
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To: Libloather

Slime oozes all around the Clintons. And the Taliban. Sheister buttwipe.


4 posted on 09/07/2007 7:51:13 PM PDT by shankbear (Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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To: Libloather
He was inducted into The State Bar of California's "Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame" in April 1996

Is there a hall of fame for Doctors, Dentists, or Accountants?

5 posted on 09/07/2007 7:55:46 PM PDT by OCC
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To: AmericanInTokyo

>>>...Hilary Clinton is in trouble on this one.

But, but, how will the RNC raise money without using Hillary as a scare tactic???? What a marketing nightmare!

;)


6 posted on 09/07/2007 7:58:31 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: Libloather

Did you happen to read that Jason Booth had worked at Justice for Janet Reno?


7 posted on 09/07/2007 7:58:54 PM PDT by BARLF
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To: Libloather

Where did Hsu get the money to hire this guy as lawyer?


8 posted on 09/07/2007 8:04:07 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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To: Libloather

Where did Hsu get the money to hire this guy as lawyer?


9 posted on 09/07/2007 8:04:10 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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To: Libloather

“Associate member of Office of Independent Counsel: Iran-Contra. Lead prosecutor in U.S. v. Caspar Weinberger (October-December 1992).”

Where did the money come from to hire this guy?


10 posted on 09/07/2007 8:06:48 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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To: popdonnelly

Why would you think money is a problem for Hsu?

He’s just pissed away 2 Million in bail forfeiture. He obviously has money to burn..


11 posted on 09/07/2007 8:10:53 PM PDT by Wil H (Islam translates to "submission", not "peace" - you can figure out the rest.)
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To: Libloather
so much scandal, so little time.

12 posted on 09/07/2007 8:11:24 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (I'm an endangered species. And I don't want your protection.)
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To: popdonnelly

Where did Hsu get his money, period?


13 posted on 09/07/2007 8:12:15 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Where's the Washington Compost on this story?

I thought "follow the money" was one of their covenistic mantras.

14 posted on 09/07/2007 8:16:04 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: Libloather

BTTT!


15 posted on 09/07/2007 8:18:12 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: popdonnelly

I don’t know who is paying Hsu’s legal bills, but a “senior attorney” at MoFo (Morrison & Foerster) easily charges between $600 to $800 per hour if not more.


16 posted on 09/07/2007 8:23:59 PM PDT by Atticus
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To: jdm; ALOHA RONNIE; Liz; Howlin; patriciaruth; RonDog; MurryMom
Excellent research!!!!

The internet will be the downfall of the RATS.

17 posted on 09/07/2007 8:25:01 PM PDT by Libloather (That's just what I need - some two-bit, washed up, loser politician giving me weather forecasts...)
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18 posted on 09/07/2007 8:30:46 PM PDT by firewalk
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To: Libloather

I am liking that this story keeps growing tentacles.


19 posted on 09/07/2007 8:35:31 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
I am liking that this story keeps growing tentacles.

I'm wondering of this has anything to do with Hillary's 'tentacle lock box'...

20 posted on 09/07/2007 8:39:40 PM PDT by Libloather (That's just what I need - some two-bit, washed up, loser politician giving me weather forecasts...)
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