Thursday, December 22, 2005
Former Prosecutor Convicted in Shooting of Rival Attorney
In case you missed earlier reports on this case, here is a synopsis:
William R. Joice, a former prosecutor, has now been convicted by a Washington jury of attempted murder. In a 2004 he shot Kevin Jung who is now in a nursing home, unable to speak.
Joice had been ordered to pay Jung thousands of dollars in fees for missing hearings and failing to turn over documents. Rather than attend a contempt hearing, Joyce shot Jung outside his office on his way to court.
So what's the point?
You can no longer assume that your own aggressive tactics will be treated as "all part of the game". In self-defence, you must now practice law defensively just as you "drive defensively" to avoid all those idiots on the road.
And now it is not only the client on the opposing side that is a threat to you, but also the lawyer.
Pays to be cooperative and practice your people skills.
In case you missed earlier reports on this case, here is a synopsis:
William R. Joice, a former prosecutor, has now been convicted by a Washington jury of attempted murder. In a 2004 he shot Kevin Jung who is now in a nursing home, unable to speak.
Joice had been ordered to pay Jung thousands of dollars in fees for missing hearings and failing to turn over documents. Rather than attend a contempt hearing, Joyce shot Jung outside his office on his way to court.
So what's the point?
You can no longer assume that your own aggressive tactics will be treated as "all part of the game". In self-defence, you must now practice law defensively just as you "drive defensively" to avoid all those idiots on the road.
And now it is not only the client on the opposing side that is a threat to you, but also the lawyer.
Pays to be cooperative and practice your people skills.
