Nope. He did not.
You need to be honest with yourself on this.
Can you accept the possibility that Judge Carter hired someone on their merits?
Someone who was from a completely different department of Perkins & Cole and would never have been anywhere near the work Perkins & Cole did for BHO.
Just what is the logic that hiring a clerk from a different department (was it patent law?) of Perkins & Cole would influence his decisions on his matter in any way?
Is there any organizational structure on earth that works that way?
“OK boss, now that you’ve hired me, here is how you have to do things.... Or else...”
It’s like arguing that if the President of Lockheed hires an engineer from Boeing then he must be selling out to Boeing.
What is Perkins & Cole? No such animal. Sort of undermines your reply, as far as the knowledgability you sought to imply.
It’s Perkins Coie, btw.