AP: Lawyer in Prison Abuse Scandal Fired (England's lawyer)

AP: Lawyer in Prison Abuse Scandal Fired

Thursday May 20, 2004 11:31 PM


By COLLEEN SLEVIN

Associated Press Writer

DENVER (AP) - One of the attorneys representing an Army private embroiled in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal was fired Thursday because of fears his own legal troubles may harm the case.

Attorney Roy Hardy said he made the decision to fire Giorgio Ra'Shadd in consultation with the West Virginia family of Pfc. Lynndie England, 21.

``It's nothing personal, but he's had so many things going on in Colorado that I felt it would be a detriment to the case - that he couldn't focus on the case knowing he could lose his law license,'' Hardy said. ``I felt it was in his best interest and our best interest that he be removed.''

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Ra'Shadd faces a September trial in Colorado that could result in his disbarment. He is accused of mingling client money with his own and failing to return nearly $12,000 to the daughters of a dead woman, among other charges.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4113889,00.html

This attorney was trouble to the Powers That Be. He was talking. He was pointing fingers, and they were all pointing upward. Up the chain of command. He said, "my client was following orders. This came from officers above her".

I read some of his comments over the weekend, and I thought, "jeez, he's gonna get himself into trouble".

he sounded pretty stupid..

//Ra'Shadd faces a September trial in Colorado that could result in his disbarment. He is accused of mingling client money with his own and failing to return nearly $12,000 //

my friend had almost the same problem with a lawyer who failed to represent. He couldn't find any lawyer willing to take the case , but he did get some advice from a friend with law experience. He then waded through about a years worth of red tape , befriended the plaintiff in the original incident, got a signed confession, and proceeded against the lawyer. He represented himself in deposition and won the case against the lawyer and his wife(the Lawyer's jaw just about dropped when he whipped out the confession)The judge admonished the lawyer and He won judgment for the $10,000 retainer that the lawyer did absolutely nothing to deserve. But the lawyer was not disbarred , it's very hard to get a lawyer disbarred even if you have ample proof.