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  • Trial lawyers like Thompson

    07/27/2007 9:47:08 AM PDT · by pissant · 13 replies · 283+ views
    Wichita Eagle ^ | 7/27/07 | Phil Brownlee
    Here’s an endorsement that few Republicans ever get: Trial lawyers strongly supported Fred Thompson when he was in the Senate. "We viewed him as someone we could work with, particularly given he had been an advocate in court for individuals and corporations, and had an innate understanding of what went on in a civil jury," Linda Lipsen, the chief lobbyist for the American trial lawyers lobby group, told the Washington Post. That’s the same group that most Republicans love to hate. Thompson’s background as an attorney made him more understanding of the concerns of trial lawyers and less willing to...