Lerner’s big gun attorney.
http://www.zuckerman.com/william_taylor
William W. Taylor, III is a founding partner of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP and one of the country’s foremost litigators. Over the course of his 40-year career, he has litigated numerous high-profile civil and criminal matters, often under intense media scrutiny. Mr. Taylor practices in federal and state courts nationwide and has tried more than 60 cases to judgment. While an experienced trial lawyer, he is also well-known for his creative motions practice and is often successful in obtaining dismissal of charges against his clients before trial. He is equally at home in complex commercial litigations and straightforward credibility contests. Clients retain him not only for his litigation successes but also for his judgment and advice. Named one of Washington, DC’s top 30 “Superstar” attorneys by Washingtonian magazine in 2011, Mr. Taylor’s professional accomplishments have been noted with recognitions in publications such as The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation.
Mr. Taylor’s clients have included public officials such as former International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former Rep. Tom Feeney, and the late Sen. Alan Cranston; executives such as former New York Stock Exchange Compensation Committee chair Kenneth Langone and former Salt Lake City Olympic Committee chair Thomas Welch; and a wide variety of public and private organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, hedge funds, law firms, and unions, among others. He has conducted internal investigations in addition to representing clients in criminal prosecutions, regulatory enforcement, civil litigation, congressional investigation, and ethics inquiries. A former public defender, Mr. Taylor is also committed to pro bono work and his clients include death row inmates.
Which is why it is stunning that the lawyer let her make that statement. I guess he has researched the law and determined that it can’t be considered waiving her rights.
Or they decided there was nothing that Issa can do other than hold her in Contempt of Congress.