Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Spending Over a Million on Lawyers

[babylonsister]

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Rep. Jerry Lewis: The Million Dollar Man
By Paul Kiel - January 25, 2008, 12:47PM

Congratulations to Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) lawyers! They've surpassed $1 million in legal fees from the lawmaker.

Lewis, long-time TPMmers will remember, has been under federal investigation since the spring of 2006 for his ties to defense contractor and convicted criminal Brent Wilkes and lobbyist buddy Bill Lowery.

Since June of 2006, Lewis has paid just over $1 million in campaign funds to some heavy-hitters at the law firm Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, according to campaign disclosures. A $62,000 payment on December 12th last year put him over the top.

The Lewis probe has reportedly slowed in the last year, and his fees reflect that -- Lewis spent $900,000 in 2006 and only about $100,000 this year. Maybe with the Wilkes conviction, things will heat up again?

[Hepburn]

1. You mean Mr. Man-Tan with the Capped Teeth?

Jerry Lewis is without a doubt an unmitigated piece of shit. He is not merely a bad person, he is an evil person. I cannot stand the SOB. Guess you would never have guess this, right?

And, Gibson Dunn has ALWAYS over billed for its services and they are NOT that good. I used to beat their asses in court all the time and I was just a little ol' female attorney who did not bring 17 attendants with me to court. They just have a HUGE lawfirm with a mega long list of names all over the place and when you look at one of their bills, you cannot believe the conferencing and research that is on it. Can we all say "padded?"

JMHO

[DCKit]

2. Paid from his campaign funds???? Is that legal? n/t

[LeftinOH]

3. I just can't decide if I like "today's" Jerry, or "classic" Jerry:

today-

classic-

[AlCzervik]

4. he really brings the pork home.