Evidence shows that Valeo believed that their strategy was illegal and the firm was now facing another existential threat. The firm didn't just need a "billion-dollar litigator." They needed a legislative shield to protect their house of cards from a mass exodus.
My understanding is that generally, only facts and testimony from the trial court can be addressed in the appellate court. And I really respect the attorney (now judge) I hired for the appeal. So I was very careful to avoid putting him in a compromising professional position.
And because you were “blindfolded” you couldn’t bring these billings as evidence to an appellate court?
My understanding is that generally, only facts and testimony from the trial court can be addressed in the appellate court. And I really respect the attorney (now judge) I hired for the appeal. So I was very careful to avoid putting him in a compromising professional position.