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Originally Posted by Bernica
I'll tell you what...if I ever had the need for a headstrong, stubborn and tenacious attorney, Evan would be on my list!  |
Absolutely - I was involved in a big federal construction claim and 3-week trial in Washington a few years ago (I was on the Fed side) and we had a Justice Dept attorney trying the case who I nicknamed My Cousin Vinney (but only behind his back). He was the most aggressive, hard-nosed, tell-you-what-he-was-thinking, testosterone loaded attorney I could imagine. I kept asking myself how did the Justice Dept manage to hire him and where did they find him - he was the complete opposite of what you would expect of most Government attorneys. He even got pissed off at his co-counsels line of questioning one day who was questioning a witness on the stand, starting a big argument between the two in the middle of court, resulting in the Judge calling the trial for a while. The Bonding Co. attorneys were just sitting there - like what's going on here? He was so aggressive that when the Judge handed down the decision (about 90% for the Government) he protested part of the decision and more or less got in the Judges face, telling her where her facts and findings were wrong and forcing her to back down and revise the opinion (upping it to about 95% in favor of the Gov't).
From what little I know of Evan, I think he could be related to My Cousin Vinney at the Justice Dept. But, its good to have him on your side.