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Late Night Calls

Summary: As much as you love talking to the guys, late night calls with them isn’t always the best thing, especially when timezones are in the way.

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Ah, tests. No matter how good you were at school, there would never come a time when you’d look back on them with a smile. Of course, with this being the last year you’d have to take them (at least, until you decide to go to college), you just can’t afford to flunk a single one. Despite several protests from both your own squad and the boys, you promptly locked yourself in your room with nothing but several cans of Red Bull and one too many snacks that definitely didn’t count as dinner. Of course, you couldn’t really ignore the repeated knocking on your door (courtesy of Elodie, the twins, and Alex) nor could you ignore the buzzing of your phone, no doubt caused by the guys trying to convince you to take a break and actually eat something that didn’t come from a vending machine, so with a sigh, you get off your bed and unlock the door.

Unbeknownst to you, Alex stopped banging on the door roughly half an hour ago, and she’d been put on update duty; sending pictures and telling Zabdiel–who would then tell the others–how things were going on their end. Zabdiel did the same, although he still sent you messages every half hour or so. By the end of your five-hour study session, you swear there would be little grooves on your door from where one of the girls’ bracelets or rings hit. Checking your phone for the notifications, you’re mildly impressed to see the number of messages and missed calls you got, most of them from Erick and Chris. Probably something about your unhealthy habits, but really, you’re not about to listen to them; those two were sometimes worse than you after all.

And that’s how, ninety minutes later, you went back to your room after a somewhat excruciating–but delicious–dinner. As she came from a family that put a premium on academic achievement, Alex was the most sympathetic to your wanting to spend the rest of the night studying, though she was quick to tell you to not “study until you pass out” again. Slipping on a stolen hoodie (probably Christopher’s judging by how it wasn’t too baggy on you), you put on your studying playlist and get lost in your textbooks, a feat more difficult than it would seem.

The hours pass in a blur of flash cards, ink smudges, notes scrawled messily in the margins of a page, and several breaks for you to pop the knuckles of your hand when it feels like it’s about to cramp up from writing so much. By the time you finish, it’s already nearing eleven in the evening, and judging by the lack of noise from beyond your door, the others were already asleep or out. (E/c) eyes glance over the mess on your desk, papers and books and pens strewn around your laptop. You then glance over to the vanity-turned-extra-desk-space in front of your bed, brows furrowing at the mess. Not really the most ideal set-up, especially when everything you needed had to be within arm’s reach, but you could fix it later on. Or once your tests are over, something that seems more likely than the former.

Stretching your limbs, you let out a yawn before your eyes fall upon your phone, a notification light blinking to alert you of, well, unseen notifications. Placing your thumb over the home button for it to acknowledge your fingerprint, you rub your eyes with the other hand as your phone unlocks to show everything you’ve missed.

Thirty missed WhatsApp calls from the guys.

Several puns from Erick telling you to stay hydrated and take care of yourself.

Memes from both Chris and Erick that are related to the subjects you currently had.

Khan Academy videos from Zabdiel and Joel.

And finally, a group selfie from Richard, with all of them looking like kicked puppies. You have no idea who came up with the caption, but you were sure the dorks were trying to guilt you into studying and looking after your health. As much as you wanted to deny it, the fact that they all cared enough to spam your phone with messages telling you to take care of yourself warmed your heart. Needless to say, that picture gets saved to your gallery, where you’ll keep it to look at every time you needed a reminder to look after yourself it’ll stagnate and probably end up buried under the copious amount of memes and videos you save from your chats with the guys.

Noticing that your phone’s about to die–you both love and hate them for spamming it, because that meant your battery got drained quicker than it normally did–, you snag one of the many phone chargers on your bedside table, plugging it into the socket behind your table lamp and leaving it there. Next, you stretch some more before you pad over to your bathroom, fully intent on taking a shower before falling asleep. Hey, you might even get the chance to try out that new body wash you and Joel got from Lush the last time you hung out with him.

You step out of the bathroom twenty minutes later, shea butter-scented steam wafting into your room. Mental note to self, (Y/N): thank Joelito next time you see him, because shea butter smells so good. Plus it felt great on your skin, a bonus that usually came with the skincare products you bought. Yes, where most people bought skincare stuff for the sake of making their skin better, you buy the stuff because it smells good. After you wring out the excess water with a towel, you plonk down on the stool in front of the bathroom counter, a hairbrush in one hand and the hair dryer in another. Five minutes is all it takes for your hair to be just a little damp, and you set the dryer down to brush your hair until it’s no longer wet. Once that’s done, you brush your teeth and rush through the five step skin regime that Iana and Joel set up for you. Yeesh.

By the time your head hits the pillow, you don’t bother with anything aside from getting the blanket over your head as sleep claims you. Too bad you’re not getting the uninterrupted eight hours of sleep you wanted.

CYOA: Pick Your Boy

Christopher Velez:

maybe it wasn’t a good idea for you to set one of the most iconic songs in your music library as his ringtone

but really, Sk8r Boi was the song for him

YES IT’S BC HE’S AN ACTUAL SKATER

plus it was the first song you two ever jammed out to, so it’s got a special spot in your friendship

ANYWAY

as much as you love Avril Lavigne, you weren’t fond of waking up to the guitar riff you always played when you got your hands on an electric guitar

honestly you were tempted to let it go to voicemail because DAMN IT BRYANT, YOU WERE SLEEPY

but you figured that Chris wouldn’t call you at fuck knows what time in the morning if there wasn’t a reason

so you pick up, pulling the micro-USB connector from your phone’s charging port before pressing it into your ear, half your face smooshed into your pillow

“Nena!”

now normally the hyper ball known as Christopher Velez wouldn’t annoy you by simply saying one word, but… you were tired

so you grunt before speaking.

“Hola, Chris.”

bear in mind you were rudely awakened by his ringtone playing, so you’re not in the best mood rn

but he deadass doesn’t pick up on it

so he’s babbling on and on, switching between Spanish and English way too quickly for your still-sleepy mind to comprehend

just as you’re about to yawn, he stops mid-sentence

“(Y/N)? Cuál es tu color favorito?”

you actually yawn while he’s asking, and it takes a second or so for you to realize he asked for your favorite color

“Uhh (f/c),” you say, yawning right after.

he doesn’t say much to you after, and you’re about to let the background noise from his end lull you to sleep

HA SIKE

just as you close your eyes, he makes this triumphant little noise that wakes you up again

and really, you don’t want to rain on his parade (even if he’s keeping you from your precious sleep), so you pull the phone away to let a tiny groan out

(Y/N) wants sleep

pero Christopher, el loco, just had to call you. smh

once you press the phone back to your ear, you barely just get the tail end of what he was saying

and really, you missed the guys (and Chris’ crazy laugh, but shh), but you needed sleep

so you yawn again before interrupting him

“Dude, I miss you and all, pero estoy cansado, chico.”

on one hand, he feels bad. but on the other, your sleepy voice is hella cute so… he has no regrets.

maybe a little guilt bc he knows you needed sleep to help with your test

so he’s all like “Ah, lo siento conejito. Go back to sleep, si? Just call me after your test!”

too bad you fell asleep in the middle of his apology lmao

he was waiting for a verbal response, but then he heard a snore

headass wanted to record it for blackmail purposes but nah

so he just hung up

gracias mucho, Christopher

(Y/N)’s circadian rhythm salutes you

also you called him as soon as school let out so you could tell him you did decent on the test

when you got it back, you sent him a picture. perfect score, hell yes.

lowkey you had to beg him not to post it on his IG. it’d be awkward af, plus it’d fuel some rumors that really wouldn’t be good for anyone

Richard Camacho:

okay, so you really had to set a punk rock song for this somewhat emo lil bish’s ringtone

but rn, you’re regretting it

no, Ronnie Radke, (Y/N) (L/N) doesn’t know why good girls go for bad guys now please shut it

it really suited Richuki tbh, what with him definitely pulling off the bad boy daddy dom look, but goddamnit it was loud

also Good Girls Bad Guys was the first Falling In Reverse song he ever listened to (courtesy of your emo phase that didn’t quite end, just turned lowkey) and he liked it

2012 (Y/N) is thrilled that 2018 (Y/N) has a friend who’s willing to listen to punk rock with her, even if said friend is a bit of a flirt

so he calls you around 4 am your time

you’re still a lil grumpy, but since you were in NREM 1, you woke up pretty easily

doesn’t mean you’re happy about it though

adios eight hours of uninterrupted sleep

but you figure this would happen sooner or later, especially since you and the guys have this sibling-like dynamic now

you pick up ofc, bc you’re already awake and you really don’t like sending any of your friends to voicemail

and he’s just surprised you picked up

there’s a little tremor in his voice and it makes you worry because you’ve never known his voice to not be even because of anything other than anger

or so you thought

now that he sounds upset, you’re a little more awake than before

“Que pasa?”

you usually switch between Spanish and English when talking to them, and it stays that way no matter how sleepy you are

there’s silence on his end for a while, and while it does make you worry more, it makes you a lot sleepier

you swear you’re about to fall asleep before he speaks up again

“No es nada. Just go back to sleep, okay?”

as tempted as you are to do just that, you’re not about to. bitchass had the guts to call you before dawn and make you worry before saying it was nothing? nuh-uh

you love sleep, but you love your friends (and your hobbies) more

“Don’t give me that bullshit Camacho.”

using his last name? he screwed up, and Richard knows it

he’s kinda quiet on the other end though, and you! don’t! like! it!

“Yashel? Richuki? C'mon man, what’s wrong?”

blame it on the fact that it’s like 4 am, that’s the only reason you’re being a softie rn

“It’s nothing. Sorry for waking you.” And then headass fucking hangs up

much to your chagrin

THE AUDACITY

he calls you before the asscrack of dawn, makes you worry, then decides that it’s nothing before hanging up on you? R U D E

like, screw the fact that you only had four or so hours of sleep, something was up with Richard and you’re determined to find out what

so, against your better judgement, you call him

he picks up bc headass didn’t set a different ringtone for you even if you’re friends hmph

“What happened?” literally no hesitation or beating around the bush here; if something was wrong, then you sure as hell wanted to know about it, especially since he called you

“It’s nothing (Y/N). You have a test tomorrow, just go sleep.” and then he hangs up on you AGAIN

by this point you’re cranky and mildly insulted, so you plug your phone back in to charge before you go back to sleep

you didn’t wake up in the best mood that day, ngl

lil bit snappy, kinda sassier than usual

basically your mood was like Joel’s every time he was on Twitter

the bad mood followed you all the way through your test, and it was pretty obvious from how tightly you were holding onto your pen

after school, though, you call him again and hope he doesn’t hang up on you

“Wanna tell me what’s wrong now?”

“Am I a good dad?”

oof this was not something you were prepared for

“The hell are you talking about? You’re a better dad than most are, man.”

as it turns out, he misses Aaliyah and worries that he’s not doing the best he can as a father

and you’re like “???” because the fact that he and Yocelyn are co-parenting means that he’s doing his best

especially given that he’s away on tours and doing promo stuff a lot

and he’s slowly spiraling into this really dark space and you! refuse! to! let! it! happen!

“Dude, listen to me. Yes you’re not around as much as you want to, and yes you may miss some parts of her life, but look at it this way: you’re making an effort to be part of her life, and that’s way more than I can say for most of the guys who accidentally knock up their girlfriend. So chill, okay?”

soft hours have been extended all bc Richuki doubted himself :((

by the end of the call, he’s feeling a lot better

“Gracias, nena.”

“De nada, dude. Next time though? Don’t call me sounding all upset and shit and then hang up.”

he laughed at that, but then apologized, so you’re not annoyed at him anymore

lowkey you’re considering changing his ringtone but… nah

Zabdiel de Jesus

if there was anyone of the guys you thought would know not to call you when you’re supposed to be asleep, it’d be Zabdiel

but nOPE

he called you probably thirty minutes after you fell asleep

and even if Britney Spears is a guilty pleasure, you don’t want to wake up to Womanizer blaring from your phone

sorry Elodie

but it’s blaring and you’re rudely awakened and now you’re sleepily squinting/glaring at the stupid thing as if it would make it stop. it doesn’t.

so now you’re picking it up because damn it, what the fuck could Zabdiel want?

you yawn as you accept the call, laying on your side so you don’t have to hold the phone to your ear

“Que?”

you didn’t expect to hear loud ass bass and what was probably a party on the other end

but you did

and now you’re trying to keep yourself from cussing at him. you two weren’t that close yet, and no way were you going to risk offending someone because they called you at lord knows what time in the morning.

so you take a page out of his book and take several breaths to calm yourself before repeating the question

“Cometí un error,” he groans, and you’re so tempted to just yeet your phone away because fucking hell, he’s drunk! or somewhat intoxicated.

either way, you are not in the right state of mind to speak to a drunk person

“¿Qué hiciste?“ It’s a struggle to not let the annoyance in your voice show, but you barely even manage to hide it. Thankfully, he’s too drunk to notice.

“I screwed up, (Y/N).” The way he says it is almost too pathetic and you sigh.

“Si, you said that. What happened?” There’s mumbling on his end and all you could make out is a name: Gwen. it takes a while before you piece it together, and you facepalm once the puzzle pieces slot together.

he was upset about his ex

his ex that, according to rumors, he cheated on

and then, for some reason, he figured you were the best person to talk to? okay, not the best person, but one of the first people he should call.

you were not equipped for this. nuh-uh.

“Zabdi, that was a whole year ago. Hell, maybe even more.” Really, you wanted to ask why the fuck he was thinking about this now

it’s been a Y E A R

“I really liked her,” he continues slurring into the phone, and you muffle a groan with your hand. did befriending an entire boyband mean that you had to listen to them talk about their exes even if it’s been a year? even if they were probably the cause behind the breakup in the first place?

can you resign from being their friend now? (you say this despite knowing you wouldn’t go through with it. you love the dorks too much)

“Zab, you can’t do anything about it now.” You’re trying to be a nice and comforting voice of reason, you really are, but damn it the bass is too loud and you still have a test later in the day

you don’t know what’s happening on his end, but you think you hear something that sounds suspiciously like a sob

cue another eye roll

“Escúchame, Zabdiel. It’s in the past, si? Nothing you can do about it other than learn from your mistake and no lo hagas de nuevo. Lo tengo?”

there’s a bit of scuffling on the other end, and your brows furrow. the hell was happening?

you get an answer when Clara’s voice comes through, and you blink. huh, guess they were bringing him back to the hotel. or his room, who knows.

“Lo siento (Y/N), the rest of the guys thought he went off with a girl,” she explains, and you muffle a yawn.

“It’s okay, Clara. Just–”yawn, “Make sure he doesn’t puke or something. G’night.”

you hang up before she does, plugging your phone back in before you finally conk out again

during dinner that evening, you ask the girls how to deal with a friend who’s an emotional drunk, just so you’re prepared for the next time he calls you when intoxicated.

after that, you send him a few feel-good texts. mostly stuff that siblings would send each other, so you’re really living up to the familial nature your friendship has begun to take on

Joel Pimentel:

just so we’re clear, the only reason you call Joel more than any of the other guys is because he rarely checks his messages, groupchats or otherwise

that said, you’re surprised when, instead of the first of your alarms, The A Team plays from your phone

it’s weird that he’s the one calling you and not the other way around, but you shrug it off

at least he’s calling around the time of your first alarm

“What,” you deadpan into the phone

“When the fuck were you going to tell me you were at the Infinity War premiere.”

whatever it is you were expecting to hear, this ain’t it folks

“Uhh… never?”

and cue a cranky Joelito ranting about you getting to be there and not telling him so he could’ve tried to get tickets

to which you needed to cut him off

“Bitch, my parents got tickets. Besides, my godfather invited us.”

“Who’s your godfather?”

and cue the silence

“I’m not allowed to say.”

“W H O .”

it goes from this to you deflecting the topic until you decide to bring up your test.

he knows you’re trying to change the topic, but he’s going along with it. he’s been there before.

you start spewing out random facts, both to keep his mind from going back to anything Marvel-related and so you can see how much you remembered from last night’s study session

for the most part, it works.

Joel’s listening to you talk about facts, and every now and then he’d interject with a question, to which you quickly launch into an explanation that spawns even more questions from him

and so you two talk through the next two alarms you set, with you explaining concepts that would probably (hopefully please please please) show up on the test later

“You think I’m going to pass?”

“Hey, if I understood that because you managed to explain it to me, I’m pretty sure you have nothing to worry about.”

“Yeah, unless it doesn’t show up on the test.”

“… Don’t jinx yourself.”

you two hang up around the same time, and you’re in a considerably good mood considering he called you to ask how you managed to be at the Infinity War premiere

also it’s shocking how you two didn’t sass each other much during it

come to think of it, what time was it there when he called?

meh, you’ll figure out later. right now, you have to get ready for school, and that uniform tie isn’t going to tie itself.

#privateschoollife

ANYWAY, you get to school and shit, breeze through most of your classes until last period

DUN DUN DUN

test time

you’re shaking with nerves bc the teacher for this one is notorious for giving college-level tests to his AP classes

and even if he’s been your teacher for the past three years, you’re still terrified of failing any of his tests

but one look at the questions had you breathing a sigh of relief.

those were the things you explained to Joelito! you were going to pass!

ngl, you nyoom through the multiple choice questions and double check your math for the ones that need calculations

once school lets out for the day, you find a nice, secluded area near the botanical garden (again, private school feels) so you could call Joel and tell him you’ve got a good chance of passing the test

but when he picks up he sounds groggy af

oh, how the tables have turned

but you’re sympathetic bc he needs to look pretty; his face is one of his main selling points after all

“Hi, sorry I woke you, but I think I’m definitely gonna pass. Thanks for a while ago, bye, love you dude! Get some more sleep!”

how you managed to say that in one breath, no one has any idea.

meanwhile Joel’s just staring at his phone in confusion before realizing you thanked him for helping you recall what you studied

you two didn’t acknowledge the “love you” that got dropped in that quick, minute-long call and you never will

later that night, he calls you again because he saw another picture of you at a Marvel premiere

and this time, you two sass each other until you fall asleep

sass buddies til the end of the line

unlike Steve and Bucky BC THE END OF THE LINE WAS APPARENTLY A CHANCE TO TIME TRAVEL

anyway

it’s back to your regular, sassy program with (Y/N) and Joel. except for when tests come along, especially midterms and finals.

you two have late night calls just for him to help you study

Erick Brian Colon:

after a bit of shifting around in your bed so you can comfortably nestle in your blankets, you finally drift off to sleep, dreaming of getting an Academy Award in the future

as you were about to accept said award, the dream gets shattered when the fucking Guachineo begins to play

along with the shattering of that dream (because damn it, it’s been a near constant goal since you were a kid) comes a rude awakening not even thirty minutes after you fell asleep

as much as you loved Erick (PLATONICALLY), you were going to throttle him, pretty eyes or not

at least, that was the plan until you hear his voice

who knew someone could sound so shaken up over the phone?

okay that was rude and insensitive af but you weren’t expecting this

he literally sounded like he was about to cry, and damn it, this was the baby! this was little bebito Erick on the phone sounding like he’s about to cry and you’re not going to hang up on him.

to be fair, you wouldn’t hang up on any of your friends, but least of all Erick.

so in the sleepy voice you swore never to let anyone but the rest of your squad hear, you yawn out a “Que pasa?”

he’s practically sniffling, and even if he doesn’t quite want you to hear him cry, you’re one of the first people he thought to call, especially since the guys were out at the club

“Extraño a mi familia,” he admits, voice shaking and you just want to wrap the guy in a blanket and cuddle him.

sure you don’t really get homesick much since you don’t live far from your parents, but it’s a wholly different thing for Erick

for one thing, he has a tight bond with his family. for another, he was what, 14 or 15 when CNCO was formed. it was probably the first time he was away from them for a long period of time, and sometimes, it didn’t get easier to bear with the passage of time

“No llora, bebito.” You’re trying to comfort him and all but you’re not exactly the best person to go to when you need emotional support. Hell, you can barely support yourself emotionally.

which brings you to the question: why me

and why when you had a quiz the next day

but this was Erick. not only was he your fellow group baby, but he was little bebito as well

you’re not about to let him be upset like this, not when you could do something about it

one problem though: you have no idea what to do about it. nice.

thankfully, he keeps talking.

as it turns out, it’s not just homesickness he’s dealing with

it’s also the pressure he puts on himself to be as good as the rest of the guys are

to be as charming as Chris, as good of a dancer as Richard, as intellectual as Joel and Zabdiel

and suddenly, you get where he’s coming from. mostly

it’s like an inferiority complex, but also, not really

as the youngest, you two had the most to prove

you two had the most expectations ahead of you

so it’s natural that you’ll end up pressuring yourselves to meet and exceed those expectations

now you know what to do, BUT you don’t know what to say

“It’s okay to feel like that, bebito,” you start, sitting up and pulling your knees to your chest. “Pero you need to remember that you don’t have to be like them. Dejaste de competir con otros when you guys won La Banda. Now, the only competition you need to worry about is yourself, si?”

you really want to baby him, especially with how soft and watery his voice sounds over the phone, but you know he’s not going to like it

as the youngest, you two end up being babied by those who know you as a member of your respective groups

and it gets annoying after some time because you just want to be treated like an adult

so you’re not going to baby him completely

you kind of stick to a soft voice the whole time you two talk

and when you feel a yawn coming on, you muffle it with your hand bc you don’t want him to feel bad

it takes a while before you ask how he’s feeling

but when he says that he’s feeling better, you immediately feel relieved

not just bc this meant you’ll be able to sleep soon, but bc it meant he wasn’t as upset anymore

a crying and upset friend always made your heart sad, but a crying and upset Erick? you were half-tempted to book a flight to wherever they were and give him a hug, exam be damned

“Gracias mucho, nena.”

“You promise you’re okay now?”

“Si. Good night, (Y/N).”

Yawn. “Good night, bebito.”

so you go back to sleep, then wake up when your alarms go off

the school day passes by in a blur, but you’re hurrying to go home bc you wanted to check in on him via FaceTime

so you do, but he doesn’t pick up

instead you just leave him a message in his voicemail

hopefully he listens to it bc as his fellow group baby, he needed to know that you were gonna be there for him when he can’t share stuff with the other guys

literally though, he’s the only one to always bring out your soft side.

but at least you love the dork.

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maaarine · 5 years ago

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MBTI Typing Index: Names I-L

Name starts with: A B, C D, E F, G H, I J K L, M N O P, Q R S T, U V W X Y Z.

Pablo IGLESIAS (INFJ)

Mimi IKONN (ESFJ)

Samantha IRBY (ENFP)

Oscar ISAAC (ENTJ)

Jason ISAACS (ENFP)

Charles ISBELL (ENTJ)

Christopher ISHERWOOD (INFP)

Kazuo ISHIGURO (INFJ)

Jony IVE (INFJ)

Eddie IZZARD (ENTP)

Michael JACKSON (ISFP)

Phil JACKSON (INFJ)

Samuel L. JACKSON (ESTP)

Gillian JACOBS (ENFP)

Abbi JACOBSON (ENFP)

William JAMES (INTJ)

Jameela JAMIL (ENFJ)

Jim JARMUSH (INTP)

Jay-Z / Shawn CARTER (ISTP)

Thomas JEFFERSON (INTJ)

Jenifer / Jenifer BERTOLI (ESFP)

Barry JENKINS (ENFJ)

Patty JENKINS (ENTJ)

Kris JENNER (ESFJ)

JEON Jung-kook (ISFP)

Joan JETT (ISTP)

Steve JOBS (ENTP)

Avan JOGIA (ENFP)

Elton JOHN (ESFP)

Boris JOHNSON (ESTP)

Dakota JOHNSON (ISFP)

Jack JOHNSON (ISFP)

Angelina JOLIE (INFP)

Nick JONAS (ISFJ)

Alex JONES (ESTP)

Felicity JONES (INFP)

Sam JONES (ENFJ)

Tommy Lee JONES (ISTJ)

Spike JONZE (INFP)

Janis JOPLIN (ESFP)

Michael JORDAN (ESTP)

Camélia JORDANA (ENFP)

Peter JOSEPH (INTJ)

Tyler JOSEPH (INFP)

Miranda JULY (INFP)

Carl G. JUNG (INFJ)

Elena KAGAN (ENTJ)

Michio KAKU (ENTP)

Daniel KALUUYA (ESTP)

Immanuel KANT (INTP)

Khloé KARDASHIAN (ESFP)

Kim KARDASHIAN (ISFJ)

Kourtney KARDASHIAN (ISTP)

Katalin KARIKO (INTP)

Garry KASPAROV (ENTJ)

Charlie KAUFMAN (INFP)

Bill KAULITZ (ESFP)

Tom KAULITZ (ESTP)

Rupi KAUR (ESFJ)

Zoe KAZAN (ENFP)

Diane KEATON (ENFP)

Jonathon KEATS (INTP)

Minka KELLY (ESFJ)

Megyn KELLY (ESTJ)

R.(obert) KELLY (ESTP)

Ed KEMPER (INTP)

Ellie KEMPER (ENFP)

Chris KENDALL (ENFP)

Anna KENDRICK (ENTP)

Sarah KENDZIOR (INTJ)

Jacqueline KENNEDY (ISFJ)

William KENTRIDGE (INFJ)

Miranda KERR (ESFJ)

Steve KERR (ENFJ)

Kesha / Kesha SEBERT (ESFP)

Alicia KEYS (ISFP)

Deeyah KHAN (INFJ)

Nicole KIDMAN (ISFJ)

Søren KIERKEGAARD (INFP)

Jewel KILCHER (INFJ)

KIM Seok-jin (ESFP)

Gayle KING (ENFJ)

Stephen KING (ENTP)

Ben KINGSLEY (ENFJ)

Henry KISSINGER (ISTJ)

Felix KJELLBERG (ENTP)

Étienne KLEIN (INTJ)

Ethan KLEIN (ESTP)

Hila KLEIN (ISFP)

Naomi KLEIN (ENFJ)

Karlie KLOSS (ESFJ)

Liza KOSHY (ENFP)

T. R. KNIGHT (INFP)

Keira KNIGHTLEY (ENFJ)

Beyoncé KNOWLES (ISFJ)

Solange KNOWLES (ISFP)

Amanda KNOX (INFP)

Johnny KNOXVILLE (ESTP)

Ezra KOENIG (ENTP)

Vincent KOMPANY (ISFP)

Marie KONNIKOVA (INTP)

John KRASINSKI (ENTP)

Lawrence K. KRAUSS (ENTP)

Nicole KRAUSS (INFJ)

Lenny KRAVITZ (ISFP)

Vicky KRIEPS (ISFP)

Stanley KUBRICK (INTJ)

Lisa KUDROW (ENFP)

Mila KUNIS (ESTP)

Ashton KUTCHER (ENTP)

Shia LEBEOUF (ESTP)

Lady Gaga / Stefani GERMANOTTA (ISFP)

Christine LAGARDE (ENTJ)

Karl LAGERFELD (ENTJ)

Jhumpa LAHIRI (INFJ)

Katrina LAKE (ENFJ)

George LAKOFF (INFJ)

Kendrick LAMAR (ISFP)

Anne LAMOTT (ENFP)

Nathan LANE (ENFP)

Yorgos LANTHIMOS (INTP)

Pablo LARRAIN (INFJ)

Brie LARSON (ENFJ)

Hugh LAURIE (ENTP)

Avril LAVIGNE (ESFP)

Jude LAW (ENFJ)

Jennifer LAWRENCE (ENFP)

Alex LAWTHER (INFP)

Maxime LE FORESTIER (INFJ)

Marine LE PEN (ESTP)

Matt LEBLANC (ESTP)

Fran LEBOWITZ (ENTP)

Heath LEDGER (ISFP)

Bruce LEE (ENTJ)

Caspar LEE (ESTP)

Stan LEE (ENTP)

Stewart LEE (INTP)

Vladimir Ilyitch LENIN (INTJ)

Adrianne LENKER (INFP)

John LENNON (ENTP)

Brad LEONE (ESFP)

Rudy LEONET (ENTP)

Téa LEONI (ENTP)

Julien LEPERS (ESFJ)

Jared LETO (ENFP)

Mica LEVI (ISTP)

Janna LEVIN (ENTP)

Sam LEVINSON (INFP)

Ariel LEVY (ENTP)

Clive S. LEWIS (INFJ)

Juliette LEWIS (ESFP)

Lori LIGHTFOOT (ISTJ)

Alan LIGHTMAN (INTP)

PJ LIGUORI (ENTP)

Lil’ Kim / Kimberly JONES (ESFP)

Damon LINDELOF (ENTP)

Tamara LINDEMAN (INFP)

Richard LINKLATER (ISFP)

Dua LIPA (ESFP)

Blake LIVELY (ESFJ)

Lizzo / Melissa JEFFERSON (ESFP)

Lindsay LOHAN (ESFP)

Kenneth LONNERGAN (INFJ)

Eva LONGORIA (ESFJ)

Jennifer LOPEZ (ESFJ)

Marie LOPEZ (ISFJ)

Lorde / Ella YELICH-O'CONNOR (INFP)

Lori LOUGHLIN (ESFJ)

Julia LOUIS-DREYFUS (ENTP)

Demi LOVATO (ESFP)

Courtney LOVE (ESFP)

Zane LOWE (ENFJ)

David LOWERY (INFJ)

George LUCAS (INFJ)

Fabrice LUCHINI (ENFP)

Palmer LUCKEY (ENTP)

Baz LUHRMANN (ENFP)

Romelu LUKAKU (ISTP)

Diego LUNA (ISFP)

Brigette LUNDY-PAINE (INFP)

Patti LUPONE (ENFP)

Lykke Li / Lil Lykke ZACHRISSON (INFP)

David LYNCH (INFP)

Evanna LYNCH (INFP)

Jane LYNCH (ENTP)

Natasha LYONNE (ESFP)

Name starts with: A B, C D, E F, G H, I J K L, M N O P, Q R S T, U V W X Y Z.

#mbtiindex

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mikeo56 · 5 years ago

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People on LinkedIn who work for ICE

collected by Sam Lavigne

Download as a CSV, or explore the more detailed dataset here.

Name Title Location

Euna Song

Staff Officer Phoenix, Arizona Area

Douglas Ruszcyk

Federal Law Enforcement Greater Pittsburgh Area

Byron J.

Special Agent Brownsville, Texas Area

Jason Brazie

Deportation Officer Albany, New York Area

Matthew Allen (ICE/HSI)

Special Agent in Charge Phoenix, Arizona Area

Joseph Reuter

Security Manager Orange County, California Area

Nate Fontaine, MSM

Chief, Security Assurance Branch Washington D.C. Metro Area

Kevin Tyrrell

Supervisory Special Agent Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Michal Grygo

Senior Intelligence Research Specialist Washington D.C. Metro Area

Christopher Tafe

Supervisory Special Agent / Section Chief Washington D.C. Metro Area

Robert Gil

FEDERAL AGENT San Antonio, Texas Area

Abu Saleh

Homeland Security Investigations United States

Sharon Peyus

Homeland Security Investigations Washington D.C. Metro Area

David Sayles

Computer Forensic Analyst Greater Atlanta Area

Samuel Padilla

Computer Forensics Analyst / Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Jacksonville, Florida Area

Stacy Wiechec

Senior Special Agent United States

Mark Lenox

Enforcement Program Officer Baltimore, Maryland Area

Robert J. Nieves, Jr.

Supervisory Special Agent Greater Denver Area

Larry Orton

Retired Federal Law Enforcement (Deputy Field Office Director) Greater Atlanta Area

Marco Suarez

Supervisory Special Agent Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Sean Willman

Supervisory Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations Greater New York City Area

Reba McGinnis

Unit Chief, Information Disclosure, Homeland Security Investigations Washington D.C. Metro Area

Rob Patterson

Criminal Investigator Greater Seattle Area

Terence Glover

Deportation Officer Orlando, Florida Area

Edward Bradstreet, CFCE-EnCE

Special Agent Greater Boston Area

John Czerapowicz

Special Agent Baltimore, Maryland Area

Kevin Coleman

Special Agent/ National Program Manager Greater New York City Area

Maria P. Sickels, PhDc

Intelligence Specialist Anchorage, Alaska Area

Craig Nadler

IT Specialist Information Security West Palm Beach, Florida Area

Joey Bozik

Computer Forensic Analyst Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Justin Leone

Associate Legal Advisor - National Security Law Section Washington D.C. Metro Area

Shareef Smith

U.S. Law Enforcement Greater Chicago Area

Rose Arenas

Contracting Officer Washington D.C. Metro Area

Marshall Kennedy

Computer Forensic Analyst Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

Nicholas Volpicella

Computer Forensic Analyst Orlando, Florida Area

Raymond Smith

law enforcement supervisor Washington D.C. Metro Area

Paul Cotcher

Criminal Investigator Grand Junction, Colorado Area

Deyon Washington

Law Enforcement Greater Chicago Area

Agnes Hughes

bond control officer Dallas/Fort Worth Area

George Rodriguez

Special Agent Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Keith Acosta

Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer San Antonio, Texas Area

Tom Betts

Supervisory Agent/Deportation Officer Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

Mark Mendoza

(Fmr) Senior Special Agent Greater Los Angeles Area

Devon Haskins

Deportation Officer Albany, New York Area

Eric Bowers

HSI Special Agent Springfield, Illinois Area

Harry Burns

Deportation Officer San Antonio, Texas Area

Albert Rabadi

Special Agent (Criminal Investigator) Greater Los Angeles Area

Joel N.

Special Agent, Homeland Security Investigations Greater Los Angeles Area

#new york #ice

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katzuyas · 7 years ago

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I was tagged by my darling @tetsya, bless ur sweet heart alex //smothers u in smooches

I’m a fic writer, nothing new here (not my pic but I’ve had it for ages so I’m not even sure where I got it from tbh)

a slytherin through and through, even tho recently my tests all say ravenclaw but tbh?? I’m still a proud slytherin deep in my heart bc as they say the hat always takes ur opinion into consideration ;3c (the gif does not belong to me but I couldn’t find the original post anymore orz)

welp that me hi uwu

my beloved ships: kurohina, miyusawa and victuuri ♥

I love dogs, especially my floofy baby hina ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

I actually like taking pics of pretty flowers when I find some...

...and other pretty things like this little waterfall in the japanese gardens I went to when I was in chicago last year

I actually love watermelon, especially when it comes in a drink and looks as pretty as that one uwu

this was a lot of fun so I’m gonna tag @saniika, @mooksmookin, @softeviktor, @horns-of-diamond and @miyukei! do it if you feel like it, no pressure!

tagged by @story-kat & @miyukei, thanks so much lovelies ♥♥

RULES: Choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions. Then tag some friends.

I choose:

haikyuu!! | ace of diamond | yuri on Ice

The first character you loved:

hinata shouyou | miyuki kazuya | victor nikiforov

The character you never expected to love so much:

matsukawa issei | sanada shunpei | christophe giacometti

The character you relate to most:

oikawa tooru |

The character you’d slap: (not really slap bc I don’t hate any of them THAT much but I’d surely pitch some snide comments at them bc boooy do they need to fix things)

tsukishima kei | furuya satoru | yuri plisetsky

Three favorite characters (these are in order of preference):

hinata, kuroo, oikawa

eijun, miyuki, mei

victor, yuuri, chris

A character you liked at first but not so much anymore:

kageyama tobio | kataoka | I honestly don’t think one exists???

A character you did not like at first, but they’ve grown on you:

terushima | kanemaru | jj

3 OTPs:

kurohina, oihina, bokuhina

miyusawa, sanasawa, kuraryou

victuuri, phichris, jj/isabella bc gdi they deserve this let them be

tagging: @maniacani, @wamuura, @airisu7425, @ladyseara, and @sleep-furiously, hope you have fun guys~

tagged by @aphhun thanks so much sami~

rules: answer the questions in a new post and tag 20 blogs you would like to know better!

a - age: 25

b - birthplace: poland tho it could’ve been us lol

c - current time: 10:47am

d - drink you last had: the republic of tea’s get gorgeous red tea

e - easiest person to talk to: definitely my daiya peeps on twitter

f - favourite song: currently camila cabello’s crying in the club

g - grossest memory: I don’t think I have any?? I usually just throw gross shit out of my mind asap

h - horror yes or horror no: no thank you

i - in love?: I wonder

j - jealous of people?: oh yea

k - killed someone?: lol no

l - love at first sight or should I walk by again: with fictional charas? hell yes; real people? nah I’ll pass and if u walk by again I’ll pass a second time unless u talk sports anime to me

m - middle name: magdalena ;3c

n - number of siblings: 0

o - one wish: not be so tired all the time

p - person you called last: mom

q - question you’re always asked: hey what’s up? NOTHING IS EVER UP OKAY I AM BORING AF I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING INTERESTING TO TALK ABOUT PLS STOP ASKING

r - reason to smile: vitya nikiforov //heart eyes&smile

s - song you sang last: there’s nothing holding me back - shawn mendes

u - underwear color: gray

v - vacation: home alone with no one interrupting me, bless

x - x-rays: got my jaw done for braces

y - your favourite food: pizza!!!

z- zodiac sign: gemini

tagging: yo okay since my sister in angst has come back to the land of nerd you go get this one @fuckgrimm ;3c

tagged by @matsinko thanks you so much for the tag, I love writer memes <3

Cite the final lines of five of your fics – your favourites, or the most recent ones. Tag five writers who should do this next.

(I’m gonna go with my personal favs bc they usually end up with few notes so pls check them out if ur reading this?)

to keep you warm - victuuri

The sky around the faraway glaciers was greying and soon the sun would peek from behind them to drown the world with light. Standing at his side, Yuuri pressed their shoulders together. His warmth seeped into Victor, slow and careful, mindful of his melting, and Victor in turn pulled the winds closer around them, locking them in a cold whirl of crisp air.

Together, they watched the new day rise.

oh ye of so little faith - miyusawa

He'd never thought this was possible, he'd never believed. But Eijun... He always knew. He always knew that one day, that this day would come.

Still smiling, Kazuya allowed Eijun to lean in and press a kiss to his lips this time. And happiness never tasted sweeter.

One shot - miyusawa

Eijun pulled the trigger.

The gun recoiled, numbing his hand... and his heart.

You could have loved me when you had the chance - oihina

"Goodbye, Tooru."

He picked his bags and walked away, leaving the man he loved behind on the platform. He didn't look back, and there was no need to. Because this time Tooru didn't come after him either.

And as the wide doors slid shut behind him, the train starting to move and slowly gaining speed, he sagged against the wall, the sobs wrecking his body, and Shouyou was sure that he would never come after him again.

Dressed like a daydream - bokuhina

He scooped up Hinata into his arms, held him close, and while they were still both breathless, pressed a thousand kisses to Hinata's face.

The forehead, temple, brow. Nose and eyelids, cheeks and jaw, chin and lips. And then again. Until Hinata's warm laughter, tired but satiated, filled the air and Bokuto's heart.

Hinata was magic, madness, heaven, sin. But to Bokuto, he wasn't just that.

To him, Hinata was everything.

tagging: @aphhun, @shslshortie, @amaanogawa, @iwritevictuuri and @sagechan, have fun if u wanna do it but no pressure~

tagged by @softeviktor thanks, sweets //sends smooches

Rules: tag 20 followers you’d like to get to know better

Name: kat Nickname(s) : kat lol Gender: female Star sign: gemini Height: 5′7″ish Favourite colour: literally any pastels Favourite animal: dogs <3 Average hours of sleep: 5-6 tho I always try for 8 and fail rip Cat or dog: lmao see above DOGS FOR LIFE Favourite fictional characters: victor nikiforov, kuroo tetsurou, hinata shouyou, miyuki kazuya, sawamura eijun, christophe giacometti Number of blankets I sleep with: 2, sometimes 3 in winter Favourite singer/artist: singer would no doubt be sam tsui, the band is harder but hmmm I guess I’ll say one ok rock Dream trip: japan, anything japan Dream job: writer When was this blog created: somewhere in 2011 I believe?? Current number of followers: huh idek lemme check... almost 6.5k ;3c

skipping the tags on this one, sorry ;u;

Task: answer questions with the initial of your first name and what comes to mind

Four letter word: kick Something you shout: kurwa (it’s polish for ‘whore’ lol) A boy’s name: kristoff An occupation: kitchen help Something you wear: knee-highs A colour: khaki A food: kiwi A drink: kinky witch A place: kraków Movie title: kung fu panda Animal: kitten Title of a song: keep holding on - avril lavigne

(ngl I had to google some of these holy sheet it was hard)

I’ll tag @story-kat and @matsinko and @tetsya for this bc it was super fun!

#tag game #me myself and I #this was fun ahhh #hope you guys enjoy the tags #don't feel like u gotta do them tho #god knows I was tagged for these ages ago #*sweats*#thanks anyways~

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crypticconjuring · 7 years ago

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Not Sure What Face to Choose?

Here’s a list of our taken faces:

Active Characters A Alan Tudyk - Gilderoy Lockhart III Amber Tamblyn - Amber Elison Asa Butterfield - Lysander Selwyn Ashley Benson - Ciara McGee Austin Butler - Theron Rosier Avril Lavign - Lilli Duvall B Beverley Callard - Jen Cowan Brad Pitt - Keenan Marsden C Carl Jan Granqvist - Luciano Montague-Farnese - NPC Cameron Bright - Vincent Grey Cate Blanchett - Artemisia Evergreen Charlotte Rampling - Gwendolyn MacLeod Chris Pratt - Billy Longbottom Christopher Walken - Rufus Gray Chyler Leigh - Keira Bowen Colin Ford - Gideon Fawkes Colin Morgan - Tim Morrigan D Dakota Fanning - Abby Kantal Deborah Ann Woll - Alannah Cassidy Declan Galbraith - Mickey Crawford Dewayne Johnson - Levi Mitchell Drew Fuller - Remington Woods Dylan Sprayberry - Aiden Flynn E Edvin Endre - Caspian Lanchester Elizabeth Gillies - Caryn Taylor Elizabeth Olsen - Isla Greengrass

F G H Heath Ledger - Yuri Bolgar Henry Cavill - Alex Morrigan Holly Marie Combs - Rebecca Charleston I Iwan Rheon - Ianto Barnes J Jamie Chung - Wendy Chen Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Jonathan Crawford Jennifer Connelly - Claire Montague-Farnese - NPC Jessica Alba - Portia Douglas Jillian Murray - Jacinth Dawson John Patrick Amedori - Thomas Lightfellow K Kit Harrington - Perseus Pallas Sannesley - NPC L Lacey Chabert - Alyssa Penrose Lee Pace - Lachlan Huxley Liam Neeson - Ian Chesterfield Liv Tyler - Maz Cowen M Marie Avgeropoulos - Hadley Baxter Mark Calaway - Clyde Parker Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Annabelle Morrigan - NPC Matt Damon - Yulkivotch Kantal Matthew Bell - Ophiuchus Lestrange Michelle Pfeiffer - Kyna Donnelly Melissa Joan Hart - Anastacia Geller Milla Jovovich - Daniela Kirilenko Morgan Freeman - David Norwood N Naomi Watts - Wilhelmina von Württemberg Lanchester - NPC Nolan Gerard Funk - Pavon B Sannesley O Olivia Holt - Kerrigan Davis Olivia Wilde - Kynthia Marsden P Per Morberg - Henry Lanchester - NPC Peter Capaldi - Dorjan Phoebe Tonkin - Charlotte Beaumont Pierce Brosnan - Brandon Stewart Q R Rachel Hurd-Wood - Beline Savine Rachael Leigh Cook - Penelope Montague-Farnese Rowan Blanchard - Blythe Morrigan Rupert Friend - Perseus Percival Sannesley - NPC Rupert Graves - Richard Morrigan S Sabrina Bryan - Cassie Eckoe Sasha Pieterse - Sasha Campbell Sebastian Stan - Jonathan Hale Sierra Mccormick - Emily Adams Stephen Dillane - Declan Hart T Tessa Violet - Aliana Alcove Thomas Sangster - Jason Taylor Tom Holland - Trystan Morrigan Tuppence Middleton - Cassiopeia Ceres Ponsonby - NPC

Y Yaddle - Boopsy

Inactive Characters Want the face? Just ask an admin. Bea Miller - Artemis Gray Channing Tatum - Brooklyn James Daria Sidorchuck - Lucy Hart David Tennant - Jay Romero Dylan O'Brien - Avery Hunter Emma Watson - Avery Jones Evan Rachel Wood - Anya Greens Freddie Highmore - Loughlin Chevalier India Eisley - Zyanya Fawley Jake T Austin - Chandler Beckett Jasmine van den Bogaerde - Ailey Saunders Kylie Jenner - Annabel Childers Lauren Aquilina - Arienne Talliday - NPC Leonard Nimoy - Jack Markington - NPC Leonardo DiCaprio - Noah Markington - NPC Lily Collins - Ova Winslow Logan Lerman - Keyan Tanner Lucas Till - Hunter Axton Nash Grier - Drew Ryder Nathan Kress - Stefan Chamberlain Olivia Newton-John - Susan Markington Piper Perabo - Rose Markington - NPC Rose McGowan - Lilly Pembrokeshire Sarah Bolger - Sophie Justine Carter Sterling Beaumon - Jesse Benson Sung Kang - Arun Chang Taylor Lautner - Jaden Carter Thandie Newton - Laura Carter Vanessa Morgan - Dani Astar Zendaya Coleman - Lux Dillon

#hp rp #hp rpg #harry potter rp #harry potter rpg #hogwarts #gryffindor #hufflepuff #ravenclaw #slytherin #hogsmeade #ministry of magic #st mungos #no wc #face claim

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marymosley · 4 years ago

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Pierce Bainbridge, Hecht Partners & Virage Capital: What is Going On?

The news coming from Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht is like a real-life version of an over the top John Grisham novel. Adding to the never-ending drama are issues surrounding former name-partner David Hecht allegedly “leaving” Pierce Bainbridge to start Hecht Partners. As it turns out, Hecht Partners is comprised almost exclusively of former Pierce Bainbridge lawyers and personnel and appears to be funded by Virage Capital, the same Virage Capital in the hole for $65 million with Pierce Bainbridge. Recent revelations raise serious questions about Hecht’s new enterprise and its ongoing relationship with his “former” firm.

We know that (i) the Pierce Bainbridge debt is reportedly around $70 million ($65 million of which is owed to Virage Capital), (ii) Pierce Bainbridge and firm founder John Pierce took out a $2.5 million loan in February which appears to call for daily remittances, yet more than three months later not a single dollar has been paid; Pierce recently entered a Confession of Judgment for almost $4 million, (iii) Hecht appears on signature blocks for both Pierce Bainbridge and Hecht Partners in federal court filings, and (iv) a UCC filing suggests that Virage Capital may now be providing funding to Hecht Partners.

Hecht’s activities since he claimed to have “resigned” from Pierce Bainbridge have been, at best, odd. He removed the firm from his LinkedIn profile, the Hecht Partners website makes no mention of Pierce Bainbridge, yet Hecht appeared on a recent federal court filing on behalf of Pierce Bainbridge. The case is a high profile one involving a putative class action against Southwest Airlines & Boeing.

The Southwest & Boeing signature block is below, juxtaposed with a signature block a week earlier in a case where Hecht Partners represents Corellium, LLC in a dispute with Apple (the United States Attorney’s Office and Department of Justice have also appeared in that matter). Hecht Partners’ co-counsel for Corellium is Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. Hecht’s name is in the title at both firms.

Muddying the waters further, Hecht Partners lists eight lawyers on their website, seven of them ex-Pierce Bainbridge, including five former partners: David Hecht, Janine Cohen, Maxim Price, Conor McDonough, and Kathryn Lee Boyd. David’s wife Kinza Hecht, who also worked at Pierce Bainbridge, serves in an of counsel position for her husband’s firm.

Hecht has been harshly criticized through the years and such criticism has come from several sources: a federal judge, his own ex-PB partners and a seasoned Los Angeles attorney. It seems surprising that attorneys from his former embattled firm would join Hecht as the leader of a new one. For example:

Ex-Pierce Bainbridge partner Christopher N. LaVigne, whose LinkedIn indicates he now practices at Withers Bergman, wrote: “David is an embarrassment to lawyers everywhere. Some of the worst lawyers I know are better than him.”

Federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein found Hecht to have violated Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 on attorney deceit; Hecht apparently was involved in secretly audio recording an adversary at a social event.

Hecht then publicly boasted about the Hellerstein opinion because Pierce Bainbridge was not disqualified; and stated the firm was like “grand masters in chess” while disparaging the Jones Day law firm. A senior Los Angeles senior attorney commented that Hecht’s post was “childish and unprofessional” and continued “schoolyard stuff like this is why no one wants to be a lawyer. Grow up.”

Another ex-Pierce Bainbridge partner provided written commentary on Hecht’s obedience to Pierce Bainbridge founder John Pierce stating: “[A]t a certain point you have to put self-respect above all else if you are a real person. You’re either compromising yourself or you’re just plain dumb.” The comment was also directed at ex-Pierce Bainbridge General Counsel Carolynn K. Beck, who now practices at Goldstein & McClintock.

Hecht spearheaded a number of “dance move” cases in early 2019, in a May 1, 2019 article on Techdirt.com, Tim Cushing concluded: “Despite its 100% failure rate in Fortnite lawsuits, Pierce Bainbridge is still finding plaintiffs willing to ensure its partners keep collecting paychecks. And isn’t that the greatest victory of all?”

If all that was not enough, an ex-Pierce Bainbridge associate recently accused Hecht of lying to a federal court, while also accusing a new outside attorney for Pierce Bainbridge, Ed Altabet of Cohen Seglias, of engaging in “intimidation” tactics to keep the associate from coming forward. The issues are covered in more detail in “Gangland Lawyering? Featuring Pierce Bainbridge & Hecht Partners.”

As for Virage Capital, after reportedly sinking around $30 million into Pierce Bainbridge in April 2019, it ponied up again in November 2019 this time squandering more than $30 million. In April 2020, Law360 reported, based on conversations with Pierce Bainbridge insiders, and reviewing communications involving ex-PB partner Douglas Curran, now at BraunHagey & Borden, that Pierce Bainbridge is in the hole to Virage for an estimated whopping $65 million.

If indeed Virage is the Hecht Partners benefactor, it seems a matter of: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. Fool me a third time…”

Filings and hearings are scheduled for the Southwest & Boeing matter, and there is still the issue of the $70 million Pierce Bainbridge debt and 7 lawsuits against the firm. It is remarkably interesting times for Hecht Partners, Pierce Bainbridge, and Virage Capital. We shall see what the future holds.

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voyagelitteraire · 5 years ago

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Coucou tout le monde, on se retrouve aujourd’hui pour mon BILAN ANNUEL !

Je vous propose donc ce Bilan afin de revenir sur tout ce qui s’est passé en 2019.

En début d’année 2019, j’étais au plus mal dans le cadre de ma formation en soins infirmiers. J’ai baissé les bras à plusieurs reprises à cause d’un stage qui s’était mal passé quelques semaines plus tôt. J’ai commencer à aller mieux fin février lorsque mon second stage est arrivé. Mais plus le temps passait, moins je me sentais à ma place dans cette formation. C’est un très beau métier, je ne dis pas le contraire, mais c’est également un métier très dur et je ne peux pas voir des personnes malades, mourantes ou dans une détresse absolue. C’est la partie la plus dure du métier et celle que je ne peux assumer.

Du coup j’ai interrompue ma formation fin mai et j’ai décidé de concrétiser mon rêve n°1 : partir vivre en Ecosse. Je suis donc partie une semaine à Glasgow et Edinburgh, du 27 mai au 3 juin. Le voyage était vraiment un rêve, cette semaine là bas est passée tellement vite mais malheureusement elle n’a rien donné et j’ai du élaborer un plan B.

Au mois d’août j’ai découvert la Sicile, en Italie que vous pouvez retrouvé dans des articles spécial voyage récapitulé en bas de cet article. Ce voyage était une merveilleuse expérience et m’a permis de découvrir l’Italie du sud qui, bien que très pauvre, est très belle et intéressante.

En septembre j’ai lancé ma boutique Mathilde Made. Je pensais la lancer comme activité secondaire mais je me suis rapidement découvert une véritable passion pour la couture et depuis je n’arrête pas. Les booksleeves ont rapidement évoluées et les collections se sont rapidement élargies.

J’ai également reçu la super nouvelle fin octobre que j’étais blogeuse partenaire de Page Turners qui regroupe les editions Milan et Bayard pour l’année 2020! J’ai lu tellement de roman des editions Milan et j’ai toujours ador�� ce que j’ai lu. J’ai tellement hâte de découvrir les romans à paraître!

Cette année mon objectif était de lire 100 livres et j’y suis arrivée mais étant un peu en retard sur mes lectures en fin d’année je me suis mis un petit coup de pression et j’ai du coup moins apprécié mes lectures. J’ai donc décidé de réduire mon objectif à 5 livres par mois quitte à en lire plus car ayant l’objectif de reprendre mes études j’aurais beaucoup moins de temps que cette année.

Mes Bonnes résolutions pour 2020 :

Lire 60 livres dans l’année. Mon objectif est plus léger que celui de cette année mais ça va me permettre d’être plus attentives à mes lectures.

Vider ma PAL qui s’est encore allongée avec Noël. Je vais écrire tous les noms des romans et les mettre dans un bocal et en panne d’inspiration je piocherai au hasard un titre de roman pour ne pas les laisser traîner dans ma PAL.

Lire au moins 1 roman en vo anglais par mois pour reprendre le coup.

Voici donc un petit récap de ce que j’ai fait sur ce Blog cette année :

J’ai participé à ces RDV :

Premières Lignes #1 – Red Queen, tome 1 – Victoria Aveyard

Premières Lignes #2 – After, tome 1 – Anna Todd

Premières Lignes #3 – Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen

Premières Lignes #4 – Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell

Premières Lignes #5 – Darkest Minds, tome 3: Dénouement – Alexandra Bracken

Premières Lignes #6 – Harry Potter, tome 1: A L’école des Sorciers – JK Rowling

Premières Lignes #7 – Evil, tome 1 : Vicious – V.E. Schwab

It’s Monday! What are you reading? #3

Mes Sagas Préférées

Get To Know Me

Mes Acquisitions

Box Livresques :

Box Livresque ~ Le Ptit Colli

Box Livresque ~ Mille et Un Livres (Mai)

Box Livresque ~ Mille et Un Livres (Août)

Box Livresque ~ Mille et Un Livres (Octobre)

Mes TAGS :

12 Livres à Lire en 2019 ~ TAG PKJ

Mes 14 Valentins…

La Saint-Valentin ~ TAG PKJ

My Top 3

TOP 5 – Les mondes fictifs que j’aimerais visiter… Et ceux que je n’aimerais pas visiter!

TOP 5 – Films sur les livres

Défi PKJ de Juin

Défi PKJ : Dans la valise !

Défi PKJ de l’été

Top 5 : Mes romances préférées sur grand écran

PAL – Edition spéciale Noël

TAG : Noël à Hogwarts

Mes INTERVIEWS :

Laura Wilhelm ~ Interview #1

Mélanie Moreau ~ Interview #2

Jessica De Raco ~ Interview #3

Brice Milan ~ Interview #4

Christelle Lebailly ~ Interview #5

Audrey Keysers ~ Interview #6

Megane Delsinne ~ Interview #7

Isabelle Morot-Sir ~ Interview #8

Camille Hubert Crips ~ Interview #9

Judith Bouilloc ~ Interview #10

C.S. Quill ~ Interview #11

ABK ~ Interview #12

Mes livres lus en 2019 :

Janvier: (14)

Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard

Drive Through Love, tome 2 – Jessica De Raco

Les Fragments Disparus, tome 1 – Brice Milan

Les Chroniques des Altori, tome 1 : Dieux et Destins – Mélanie Moreau

Chasseurs – Megane Delsinne

Moi, toi… et lui – Annie Lavigne

Darkest Minds, tome 1: Rébellion – Alexandra Bracken

Grisha, tome 2: Le Dragon de Glace – Leigh Bardugo

Grisha, tome 3: L’Oiseau de Feu – Leigh Bardugo

Did I Mention I Need You? – Estelle Maskame

Did I Mention I Miss You? – Estelle Maskame

After, saison 1 – Anna Todd

After, tome 2: After we Collided – Anna Todd

Crossing the Line – Simone Elkeles

Février: (9)

13 Reasons Why – Jay Asher

Wonder Woman, Warbringer – Leigh Bardugo

Sans Relâche – Isabelle Morot-Sir

Résistant – Camille Hubert Crips

The Darkest Minds, tome 2 : La Chemin de la Vérité – Alexandra Bracken

The Darkest Minds, tome 3 : Dénouement – Alexandra Bracken

Le Monde de Timmy – Marie H. Marathée

The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas

Octobre – Søren Sveistrup

Mars: (5)

After, saison 3 : After We Fell – Anna Todd

Tortues à l’Infini – John Green

Phobos, tome 1: Edition Journal de Bord – Victor Dixen

Comment Larguer un Bad Boy? – Sereine M.

Mes Hauts, Mes Bas, Mes Coups de Cœur en Série – Becky Albertalli

Avril: (6)

Dégradation – Camille L.

Les Amours de Lara Jean, tome 2 : P.S. Je t’aime toujours… – Jenny Han

Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell

La Dernière Chasse – Jean-Christophe Grangé

Pourquoi Pas Nous? – Becky Albertalli

Red Queen, tome 2 : Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard

Mai: (8)

Le discours – Fabrice Caro

Vox – Christina Dalcher

The Sun Is Also A Star – Nicola Yoon

Sadie – Courtney Summers

Aristote et Dante découvrent les secrets de l’univers – Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Leah A Contretemps – Becky Albertalli

Dans chacun de mes mots – Tamara Ireland Stone

Me Before You – Jojo Moyes

Juin: (7)

L’arrache-Mots – Judith Bouilloc

Les Travaux d’Apollon, tome 1 : L’oracle Caché – Rick Riordan

L’Arabe du Futur, tome 1 : Une Jeunesse au Moyen-Orient (1978-1984) – Riad Sattouf

Ash Princess, tome 1 – Laura Sebastian

L’Arabe du Futur, tome 2 : Une Jeunesse au Moyen-Orient ( 1984-1985) – Riad Sattouf

Evil, tome 1 : Vicious – Victoria E. Schwab

Les Travaux d’Apollon, tome 2 : La Prophétie des Ténèbres – Rick Riordan

Juillet: (12)

La Tresse – Laetitia Colombani

Cogito – Victor Dixen

Twisted Tale, tome 1 : Ce Rêve Bleu – Liz Braswell

Five Feet Apart – Rachael Lippincott

Les Amours de Lara Jean, tome 3 : Pour Toujours et à Jamais de Jenny Han

The Wicked Deep, La malédiction des Swan Sisters de Shea Ernshaw

L’Anti-Magicien de Sébastien De Castell

Fifty Shades of Grey, tome 1 de E.L. James

Le Voyage de Griffe de A.J. Lanolli

L’Ecole du Futur de Collectif #1

Le Voyage d’Hiver d’Amelie Nothomb

A La Lumière du Petit Matin d’Agnès Martin-Lugand

Août: (8)

Ashes Falling for the Sky, tome 1 de Nine Gorman et Mathieu Guibé

49 Jours, Je Compterai Pour Toi de C.S. Quill

Love Crescendo de Tillie Cole

Le Portrait de Dorian Gray d’Oscar Wilde

Will & Will de John Green

Red Queen, tome 3 : King’s Cage de Victoria Aveyard

La Vie Secrète de Bee de Sara Wolf

Ashes Falling for the Sky, tome 2 : Sky Burning Down to Ashes de Nine Gorman et Mathieu Guibé

Septembre: (5)

Babel d’ABK

Hunger Games, tome 1 de Suzanne Collins

Legend de Marie Lu

Harry Potter et l’Enfant Maudit – J.K. Rowling

King of Scars, tome 1 – Leigh Bardugo

Octobre: (11)

Sa Majesté des Chats – Bernard Werber

Le Potentiel Érotique de ma Femme – David Foenkinos

Heartstopper, volume 1 – Alice Oseman

Heartstopper, volume 2 – Alice Oseman

T’es Bonne Bébé ! – Juliette Katz

Tiny Pretty Things – Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton

Chère Mamie – Virginie Grimaldi

Impasse Verlaine – Dalie Farah

Le Bleu de tes Mots – Cath Crowley

Ash Princess, tome 2 : Lady Smoke – Laura Sebastian

Le Mystère Henri Pick – David Foenkinos

Astérix, tome 38 : La Fille de Vercingétorix

Novembre: (10)

The Handmaid’s Tale, tome 1 : La Servante Ecarlate – Margaret Atwood

Les Aventures d’un Apprenti Gentleman – Mackenzie Lee

Pumpkin Heads – Rainbow Rowell

Murder – Gretchen McNeil

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald – J.K. Rowling

Six of Crows, tome 1 – Leigh Bardugo (relecture)

Six of Crows, tome 2 : La Cité Corrompue – Leigh Bardugo (relecture)

Nevermoor, tome 1 : Les Défis de Morrigane Crow – Jessica Townsend

Grisha, tome 1 : Les Orphelins du Royaume – Leigh Bardugo (relecture)

Décembre: (10)

Just Don’t Mention It – Estelle Maskame

Gardiens des Cités Perdues, tome 1 – Shannon Messenger

Harry Potter, tome 1 : L’Ecole des Sorciers – J.K. Rowling (relecture)

Like a Love Story – Abdi Nazemian

Winterhouse Hotel, tome 1 – Ben Guterson

Gardiens des Cités Perdues, tome 2 : Exil – Shannon Messenger

Djihad Online – Morton Rhue

La Sélection, tome 1 – Kiera Cass

Extincta – Victor Dixen

Le Dernier Magicien, tome 1 : L’Ars Arcana – Lisa Maxwell

Total de livres :

J’ai donc lu au TOTAL 105 livres depuis janvier 2019, sur un objectif de 100 livres.

Mes partenariats avec les Maisons d’Edition:

Crossing the Line – Simone Elkeles – La Martinière J. Sadie – Courtney Summers – La Martinière J.

En Secret – Mary Higgins Clark – Albin Michel La Dernière Chasse – Jean-Christophe Grangé – Albin Michel Sa Majesté des Chats – Bernard Werber – Albin Michel

Djihad Online – Morton Rhue – Bayard Jeunesse

Mes partenariats avec les auteurs:

La Malédiction – Ange Beuque Résistant – Camille Hubert Crips

Mes Services Presses grâce à la plateforme SimPlement:

Chasseurs – Megane Delsinne Drive Through Love, tome 2 – Jessica De Raco L’école du futur – Collectif #1 Le Monde de Timmy – Marie H. Marathée Les Chroniques des Altori, tome 1 : Dieux et Destins – Mélanie Moreau Les Fragments Disparus, tome 1 – Brice Milan Le voyage de Griffe – A.J Lanolli Moi, toi… et lui – Annie Lavigne Sans relâche – Isabelle Morot-Sir

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Bilans de toutes mes chroniques littéraires:

After, saison 1 – Anna Todd After, saison 2: After we Collided – Anna Todd After, saison 3: After We Fell – Anna Todd À La Lumière du Petit Matin – Agnès Martin-Lugand Aristote et Dante découvrent les secrets de l’univers – Benjamin Alire Sáenz Ashes Falling for the Sky, tome 1 – Nine Gorman & Mathieu Guibé Ashes Falling for the Sky, tome 2 : Sky Burning Down to Ashes – Nine Gorman & Mathieu Guibé Ash Princess, tome 1 – Laura Sebastian Ash Princess, tome 2 : Lady Smoke – Laura Sebastian Babel – ABK + Interview ♡ Chasseurs – Megane Delsinne Chère Mamie – Virginie Grimaldi Cogito – Victor Dixen Comment Larguer un Bad Boy? – Sereine M. Crossing the Line – Simone Elkeles Dans chacun de mes mots – Tamara Ireland Stone Darkest Minds, tome 1: Rébellion – Alexandra Bracken Darkest Minds, tome 2: Le Chemin de la Vérité – Alexandra Bracken Darkest Minds, tome 3: Dénouement – Alexandra Bracken Dégradation, tome 1 – Camille L. Did I Mention I Need You? – Estelle Maskame Did I Mention I Miss You? – Estelle Maskame Djihad Online – Morton Rhue Drive Through Love, tome 2 – Jessica De Raco Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell En Secret – Mary Higgins Clark Evil, tome 1 : Vicious – Victoria E. Schwab Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – J.K. Rowling Fantastic Beasts the Crimes of Grindelwald – J.K. Rowling Fifty Shades of Grey, tome 1 – E.L. James Five Feet Apart – Rachael Lippincott Gardiens des Cités Perdues, tome 1 – Shannon Messenger Gardiens des Cités Perdues, tome 2 : L’Exil – Shannon Messenger Grisha, tome 1 : Les Orphelins du Royaume – Leigh Bardugo (relecture) Grisha, tome 2 : Le Dragon de Glace – Leigh Bardugo Grisha, tome 3 : L’Oiseau de Feu – Leigh Bardugo Harry Potter, tome 4 : La Coupe de Feu – J.K. Rowling Harry Potter, tome 5 : L’Ordre du Phoenix – J.K. Rowling Harry Potter, tome 6 : Le Prince de Sang Mêlé – J.K. Rowling Harry Potter, tome 7 : Les Reliques de la Mort – J.K. Rowling Harry Potter, tome 8 :l’Enfant Maudit – J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne Heartstopper, volume 1 – Alice Oseman Heartstopper, volume 2 – Alice Oseman Hunger Games, tome 1 – Suzanne Collins Impasse Verlaine – Dalie Farah Just Don’t Mention It – Estelle Maskame Keleana, tome 1: L’assassineuse – Sarah J. Maas King of Scars, tome 1 – Leigh Bardugo La Dernière Chasse – Jean-Christophe Grangé La Malédiction – Ange Beuque L’Anti-Magicien, tome 1 – Sébastien De Castell L’Arabe du Futur, tome 1 : Une Jeunesse au Moyen-Orient (1978-1984) – Riad Sattouf L’Arabe du Futur, tome 2 : Une Jeunesse au Moyen-Orient (1978-1984) – Riad Sattouf L’arrache-Mots – Judith Bouilloc La Tresse – Laetitia Colombani La Vie Secrète de Bee – Sara Wolf Leah on the Offbeat – Becky Albertalli Le Bleu de tes Mots – Cath Crowley L’Ecole du Futur – Collectif #1 Le Discours – Fabrice Caro Legend, tome 1 – Marie Lu Le Monde de Timmy – Marie H. Marathée Le Mystère Henri Pick – David Foenkinos Le Portrait de Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde Le Potentiel Érotique de ma Femme – David Foenkinos Les Amours de Lara Jean, tome 2 : P.S. Je t’aime toujours… – Jenny Han Les Amours de Lara Jean, tome 3 : Pour Toujours et à Jamais – Jenny Han Les Aventures d’un Apprenti Gentleman – Mackenzi Lee Les Chroniques des Altori, tome 1 : Dieux et Destins – Mélanie Moreau Les Fragments perdus, tome 1 – Brice Milan Les Travaux d’Apollon, tome 1 : L’Oracle Caché – Rick Riordan Les Travaux d’Apollon, tome 2 : La Prophétie des Ténèbres – Rick Riordan Le Voyage de Griffe – A.J Lanolli Le Voyage d’Hiver – Amelie Nothomb Like A Love Story – Abdi Nazemian Love Crescendo – Tillie Cole Me Before You – Jojo Moyes Moi, toi … Et lui – Annie Lavigne Murder – Gretchen McNeil Nevermoor, tome 1 : Les Défis de Morrigane Crow – Jessica Townsend Octobre – Søren Sveistrup Phobos, tome 1: Edition “Livre de bord” – Victor Dixen Pourquoi pas nous? – Becky Albertalli Pumpkin Heads – Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard Red Queen, tome 2 : Glass Sword – Victoria Aveyard Red Queen, tome 3 : King’s Cage – Victoria Aveyard Résistant – Camille Hubert Crips Sadie – Courtney Summers Sa Majesté des Chats – Bernard Werber Sans relâche – Isabelle Morot-Sir Six of Crows, tome 1 – Leigh Bardugo (relecture) Six of Crows, tome 2 : La Cité Corrompue – Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows, tome 2 : La Cité Corrompue – Leigh Bardugo (relecture) T’es Bonne Bébé ! – Juliette Katz The Handmaid’s Tale, tome 1 : La Servante Ecarlate – Margaret Atwood The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas The Sun Is Also A Star – Nicola Yoon The Upside of Unrequited – Becky Albertalli The Wicked Deep, La malédiction des Swan Sisters de Shea Ernshaw Tiny Pretty Things – Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton Tortues à l’Infini – John Green Twisted Tale, tome 1 : Ce Rêve Bleu – Liz Braswell Vox – Christina Dalcher Will & Will – John Green Winterhouse Hôtel, tome 1 – Ben Guterson Wonder Woman, Warbringer – Leigh Bardugo 13 Reasons Why – Jay Asher 49 Jours, Je Compterai Pour Toi – C.S. Quill

Autour du cinéma:

Movies

After Aladdin Anna Avengers : Endgame Bohemian Rhapsody Dumbo Everything, Everything Five Feet Apart Frozen 2 Godzilla 2 : King of the Monsters Hobbs & Shaw Isn’t It Romantic Matthias et Maxime Spider-Man Far From Home The Darkest Minds The Hate U Give The Lion King X-Men Dark Phoenix

TV Shows

Dark La Casa De Papel Skam France When They See Us You Young Sheldon

Articles indépendants:

Grishaverse : Alina Starkov Jesper Fahey Kaz Brekker Grishaverse et Six Of Crows… Une adaptation sur petit écran? Malyen Oretsev Nikolai Lantsov Shadow and Bone ~ Updates sur la série à venir Boutique : Boutique Mathilde Made Update : Boutique Mathilde Made Update : Bougie 2020 Autres: Bilan | Utilisation d’une Liseuse depuis un an Ces films que j’attends le plus en 2019 How to start reading in another language I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 21! Joyeux Noël ! L’Automne est là… Les Étonnants Voyageurs LGBT+ Pride Recommandations Quels livres pour une première lecture? Sorties 2019 les plus attendues

Mes voyages:

Paris, France

Une Journée à Paris Une après-midi à Paris

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Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow, Day 1 Glasgow, Day 2 Glasgow, Day 3

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Day 1 Edinburgh, Day 2 Edinburgh, Day 3

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Italia

Napoli, Italy – Day 1/ Day 2/ Day 3 Stromboli, Italia – Day 4, Day 5 Vulcano, Italie – Day 6 / Day 7 Taormina, Sicilia – Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11 Catania, Sicilia – Day 12, Day 13, Day 14

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Golden Goose May Mujer Rebajas Botas Mbt Revisión Suplemento Nutricional

¿Estoy diciendo que con respecto al financiero, no será necesario colocar una mesa de ping-pong en un solo club de baile? No, a pesar de que estoy diciendo que prefiere no suponer más sobre los socios comerciales potenciales con los que se encontraba frente a frente y la mejor manera de darles lo que quieren, Golden Goose May Mujer Madrid uando uno está en el camino de las respuestas financieras. prefiere plantearse puntos como: '¿Qué es la persona que camina debajo de un club corporal, como es de esperar?' Entonces a la que pudo jugar en la que se aplastó. Avril Lavigne: Apenas tiene todos los pinup descalzos, aunque muy lejos en posar antes de que sus zapatillas de deporte de estilo punk se vayan. Sin embargo, en el año 2008 se difundieron fotografías de la revista que esta Internet, que tiene muchos entusiastas del fetichismo de pies adulterando al menos un tiro ancho mirando un tobillo. En realidad, la imagen exacta no era ni para su pie existente y es información adicional como prácticamente cualquier provocación que revela que, de hecho, ella realmente está usando el crecimiento de uñas schokohrrutige. El actor británico Derek William Douglas Bond (Bond Street, The Captive Heart, Capitán christopher Columbus, Ones Hand, Nicholas Nickleby, Press for Time, Scott para la Antártida, Golden Goose V-Star Mujer Rebajas vengali y, además, Wonderful Life) se creó el mes de enero. 26, 1920. Se pueden decir ejercicios de desayuno temprano para que pueda ayudar a atraer su apetito durante todo el día. El aprendizaje indica que su ritmo de metabolismo se regula de manera más saludable cuando realiza este entrenamiento temprano en la mañana y los entrenamientos más tarde en la mayor parte del día. Algunas de ellas, las personas, son quizás rápidas como una manera de estar en desacuerdo con respecto a este descubrimiento. Muchas veces, si el cliente entrena antes de masticar el desayuno a primera hora de la mañana, su cuerpo es imparable almacenado en las células con sobrepeso necesarias para obtener energía. Una gran cantidad de personas con las que realmente están MÁS sintiendo hambre después de un excelente ejercicio de merienda temprana por la razón por la que su sistema se agota. Los proveedores de la Barra de Efectividad aconsejan consumir una pequeña cantidad por la mañana o una barra la hora más dos antes de la actividad. También obtendrá unos pocos carbohidratos reales, se sentirá un poco más satisfecho al entrar en su increíble entrenamiento y, además, no dependerá tanto de la gasolina almacenada. En este punto de hecho, los grupos deben ser enviados para adquirir cualquier otro sobreviviente en toda su ubicación. Cada sobreviviente encontrado definitivamente debe ser comprado nuevamente como una forma de tu campamento base de corta duración, porque llevar a cabo este servicio en conjunto ha sido lo mejor que se puede hacer cuando todos los médicos están en la medicina. Una vez que se encuentra un posible heredero posible, es un poco de tiempo para la actividad 3. Antes de eso vengo y / o respondo a eso, deseo llevarte a ti para que me envíes un viaje a tu almacén de Costco . Imagínate en cuál es el fin de semana a mediodía. Una vez que nuestra organización hace cada uno mucho más que la plaza de la comida, echamos un vistazo al proveedor del proveedor que prueba sus chimichangas, sus barras de aminoácidos, la mayoría de la tarta de queso, incluso con esta agua caliente embotellada. ¿Ahora Golden Goose V-Star Mujer Baratas udamos, incluso para cualquier buen momento de tomar algunas muestras? Curso relacionado no siempre. El área geográfica de San Isidro solo n. de Miraflores es que esta otra área principal de Lima, donde se encuentran los hoteles más importantes, pero quizás se encuentren oficinas de grupos internacionales. Este tipo de es un giro comercial más particular para asistirlo en el zumbido de los jóvenes de Miraflores. Parque Los Olivar es considerado como un generoso parque de olivos que puede extenderse hasta las pocas cuadras de la capital, un lugar que los amantes y los Golden Goose May Mujer Rebajas ochileros de perros en particular desean en las noches. En lugar de otros parques de Lima, típicamente son experiencias de fuentes de agua de lluvia públicas.

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘X-Files,’ ‘Arrow,’ Mayhew Q&As Highlight Programming At Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, Friday Through Sunday

Q&A sessions with Guardians of the Galaxy stars Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, and Sean Gunn, “X-Files” standouts David Duchovny and Mitch Pileggi, “Arrow” headliners Stephen Amell and David Ramsey, Peter Mayhew (Star Wars), Michael Cudlitz and Steven Yeun (“The Walking Dead”), Christopher Lloyd and Tom Wilson (Back to the Future), a concert by videogame tribute band “Critical Hit,” costume contests, comics-themed sessions, screenings, gaming and more are among the programming highlights at Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans, Friday through Sunday at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Most programming is included as part of the standard event admission and is in addition to the live entertainment options all weekend.

Some highlights of the more than 50 panels scheduled include:

Interactive Q&As with the Guardians of the Galaxy stars Bautista, Rooker, and Gunn (Saturday, 1 p.m.); “X-Files” Duchovny and Pileggi (Saturday, 2 p.m.); “Arrow’s” Amell and Ramsey (Sunday, noon); “The Walking Dead’s” Cudlitz and Yeun (Sunday, 11 a.m.); Back to the Future’s Lloyd and Wilson (Sunday, 2 p.m.)

Solo Q&A sessions with Mayhew (Sunday, 1:30 p.m.); Star Wars’ Joonas Suotamo (Sunday, 12:30 p.m.); Ted’s Sam Jones (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.); A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Robert Englund (Saturday, noon); “Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s” James Marsters (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.); “Firefly’s” Jewel Staite (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.); “Bates Motel’s” Max Thieriot (Saturday, 4:30 p.m.); Theo Rossi (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.) and Jason David Frank (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)

Join TV host, Montel Williams for a CONversation (Saturday, 11 a.m.)

World Of Warcraft composer Jason Hayes and his video game tribute band ‘Critical Hit’ perform original arrangements and electrifying live concerts of music from the most celebrated videogames of all time (Friday, 4:30 p.m.)

A Rocky Horror Picture Show Extravaganza including a screening of the original movie with Barry Bostwick -- plus the local shadow cast, The Well-Hung Speakers, and a display of original props and costumes. (Saturday, 7 p.m.) (Paid Event)

“In the Ring” with WWE® Superstar Finn Bálor® (Sunday, 1 p.m.)

Sessions featuring superstar creators Bob Camp, Phil Ortiz, Ty Templeton and Guy Gilchrist (Friday, 6 p.m.); Fred Van Lente, Jack Kirby, Ty Templeton, Dean Haspiel and Danny Fingeroth (Saturday, 4 p.m.); Howard Chaykin, Dean Haspiel, Brannon Costello (Saturday, 1 p.m.); Victor Dandridge (Friday; 6:30 p.m.); Clinton Hobart (Friday, 7 p.m./Saturday, 2 p.m.); Adelso Corona (Saturday, 3 p.m.); Tom Cook (Saturday, noon); Koolashek (Friday, 8 p.m./Saturday, noon); Steve Geiger (Saturday, 1 p.m./Sunday, 11 p.m.); and Steve Lavigne and Billy Martin (Sunday, 1 p.m.)

Storytelling with groundbreaking artist Michael Golden (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.)

Screening of live action feature film Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (Friday, 7 p.m.)

Cosplay instruction with Dandridge and cosplay pros Brit Bliss (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.), Mogchelle (Friday, 6:30 p.m./Saturday, 12:30 p.m.), and Emma Tate (Friday 8:30 p.m./Saturday, 11:30 a.m.)

World famous Wizard World Costume Contests for adults (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.) and kids (Sunday, 3 p.m.)

Unless noted, programming events take place in the designated General Programming Rooms at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. VIP tickets or additional costs may apply to ensure access to select activities, as noted. (*Note: the Rocky Horror Picture Show Extravaganza event requires a separate ticket.)

A full list of Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans programming is available at http://www.wizardworld.com/programming-neworleans.html (subjects, guests, times and rooms subject to change).

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marymosley · 5 years ago

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Gangland Lawyering? Featuring Pierce Bainbridge & Hecht Partners

Rudy Giuliani tied himself to Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP with a tweet announcing the firm would represent him for the Ukraine fiasco. The man formerly known as “America’s Mayor” made his chops taking on “The Five Families,” a New York City Organized Crime syndicate. The revelations coming out of Pierce Bainbridge have many opining that Pierce Bainbridge operations are more akin to a criminal enterprise than a reputable law firm. A bombshell accusation from an ex-firm associate has increased the already searing spotlight on the firm, as well as its current and former partners. The accusations – which sound like something that could be found in Rudy’s bag of tricks – include alleged fraud on a federal court and related intimidation tactics.

“Intimidation” & “Fraud on the Court” Accusations

A new outside lawyer for Pierce Bainbridge, Ed Altabet of Cohen Seglias, has been accused of attempting to “intimidate” the ex-associate from coming forward with accusations that ex-Pierce Bainbridge named-partner David L. Hecht (Hecht Partners) intentionally defrauded a federal court. The issue arose in connection with a putative class action against Boeing and Southwest Airlines. The story is covered by LawFuel.com here.

Hecht has been so loyal to Pierce, his ex-partner Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman) said “David would toss dogs off of cliffs,” if Pierce said it was a good strategy. To be fair, LaVigne clearly has a low opinion of Hecht, LaVigne has also opined in writing: “David is an embarrassment to lawyers everywhere. Some of the worst lawyers I know are better than David.” Similarly, Mike Masnick of Techdirt.com, referred to a complaint Hecht filed on behalf of Tulsi Gabbard as “laughable” and said Hecht should be “embarrassed.”

Notwithstanding these views, Hecht recently started his “own firm,” Hecht Partners LLP. Oddly, seven (7) of the eight (8) lawyers are from Pierce Bainbridge, certain administrative personnel from Pierce Bainbridge have reportedly joined, and Hecht puzzlingly said in open court that while he is no longer a partner at Pierce Bainbridge, he still works with the firm.

This, as well as related events such as the Boeing Southwest fiasco, the reported $65,000,000 Pierce Bainbridge debt to litigation funder Virage Capital Management, and the at least six lawsuits currently facing Hecht’s former firm, has led to suggestions that the two firms, and perhaps a third-party, are involved in Gangland-like shell-game shenanigans.

The Bombshell Filing does nothing to help the image of the newly established Hecht Partners. It has Gangland tactics written all over it. The former associate took direct aim at Altabet and Hecht.

Altabet replaced long-time Giuliani ally, and a lawyer intricately connected to Donald Trump, Mark Mukasey. Even for Mukasey, the Pierce Bainbridge environment appears to have been unacceptable; he withdrew citing ethics concerns. In came Altabet, and the unethical conduct did not skip a beat.

In a filing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in front of the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant, the ex-associate said:

“After reviewing the transcript from the May 13th hearing in this matter, I have confirmed what I believe are numerous statements of material fact by David Hecht which are inaccurate, and may have been made to intentionally mislead counsel and the Court.”

“[I]n light of an email I received from Pierce Bainbridge’s outside counsel, Ed Altabet, today, in which he made several baseless accusations against me in what appeared to be an effort to intimidate me and hamper my efforts to correct the record, I request an In-Camera ex parte hearing before the Court.”

The John Pierce, Keyboard-Fueled Gangland Tactics

Pierce’s bombast proclamations of global domination, and overwhelming lack of candor, have rendered the Harvard Law School graduate a laughingstock in many legal circles.

Pierce is still, however, commonly seen as the straw stirring Hecht’s actions, as well as the driving force behind the intimidation tactics. Pierce, who claims to have been a tank platoon leader in the United States Army, takes his faux machismo passionately; for example, a report by Meghan Tribe in Law.Com, quotes Pierce:

“We are building an army of killers on a highly collaborative platform. In addition, we have a culture obsessed with winning and bringing maximum value to clients.” – John Pierce, January 3, 2019

Pierce subsequently attacked Tribe on LinkedIn in a falsehood-ridden post with his disciples lending support. Former Pierce Bainbridge partners Michael Pomerantz, Thomas Warren (Warren Terzian), Johanthan Kortmansky (BraunHagey & Borden) and, you guessed it, David Hecht endorsed Pierce’s nonsense.

Indeed, the Pierce modus operandi seems to be to threaten by e-mail.

For example, Pierce threatened a former client by email, the client reported Pierce to the California State Bar and included an opinion that Pierce is a “menace to the legal society.”

Pierce threatened a lending company named Newtek by email in September 2018; in early October 2018, Newtek denied Pierce’s request for a $ 1 million SBA loan secured by a client’s $ 6 million home; the denial was related to Pierce’s obligations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as well as California state tax authorities. (Public records show Pierce has around $1.5 million in tax liens, e-mails show he owes $21,000 month alimony, and Pierce claims to be the sole guarantor of a $65,000,000 Pierce Bainbridge debt to Virage Capital Management.)

To complete the trifecta, Pierce also threatened former partner and whistle blowing Don Lewis by email. Lewis’s ex-partners, all who have been sued by him, were on the email. Lewis says, “despite their fiduciary duties of care, they all did nothing.” (Denver G. Edwards pictured, joined after Lewis, but has been accused, along with Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman) of “lying under oath” to smear Lewis.)

The group are experienced attorneys who now practice at Armstrong Teasedale, Braunhagey & Borden, Withers Bergman, Hecht Partners, among other firms. Their prior experience is at reputable law firms such as BakerHostetler, Baker & McKenzie, Browne George & Ross, Brown Rudnick, Covington & Burling, Davis Polk, Fish & Richardson, Gibson Dunn, Glaser Weil, Grais & Ellsworth, Grant & Eisenhofer, Kasowitz Benson, Kirkland & Ellis, Kaye Scholer, Kobre Kim, Margolis & Tinsman, McKool Smith, Murphy & King, Murchison & Cumming, Reid Collins & Tsai, Steptoe & Johnson, Sullivan & Worcester, Quinn Emanuel; White & Case, Wachtell Missry, Wilson Sonsini, and White & Case.

Next Stop Jail?

Many have speculated if Pierce may eventually wind up behind bars, consistent with a warning he received from Oscar De La Hoya’s long-time lawyer in the Fall of 2018.

Lots of Questions: What Was Virage Told?

As for the Virage $65 million, what convinced the litigation funder to risk such a large investment in Pierce Bainbridge remains a mystery. Pierce appears to be running a decent con, perhaps even Giuliani with all his Gangland experience was impressed.

The question persists: What was Virage told? What representations were made? Who made them? How could Virage get in so deep behind:

a $9.1 million declared default against the firm.

issues with paying creditors.

no track record of meaningful litigation success.

a “leader” – John Pierce – with “brutal credit”.

a “leader” – John Pierce – with issues with “substance abuse and other addictive behaviors.”

The Mysterious Richard Silverstein of Loan Annex

An individual who may have some answers, but to date has largely stayed out of the fray, is Richard Silverstein the Founder of Loan Annex.

Silverstein is pictured above with promotional material from his LinkedIn page. The Loan Annex founder filed a sworn affidavit in federal bankruptcy court at the end of last year stating: “Throughout 2019, I was engaged by Pierce Bainbridge as their consultant for the purpose of arranging financing for the firm.” 2019 is when both tranches of the $65 million Virage deal were struck.

Interestingly, Silverstein’s affidavit was filed to support the claims of a lender named Counsel Financial; Pierce Bainbridge was allegedly in discussions with Counsel Financial about financing in March 2019. In line with the Gangland theme, the underlying debtor claimed in an affidavit: “A colleague of mine derided these tactics as ‘Mafia-style’ intimidation, but even the Mafia had a code about attacking family members.” The tactics had to do with alleged e-mail threats from a lawyer for Counsel Financial.

More Questions: What’s Going on with Talon LF, LLC

Recently leaked solicitation materials for potential investors in a litigation fund intricately intertwined with Pierce Bainbridge may also shed light; the name of the fund is Talon LF, LLC.

Two ex-Pierce Bainbridge partners, Doug Curran (BraunHagey & Borden) and Thomas D. Warren (Warren Terzian), as well as Pierce are listed as closely affiliated.

The Talon investor solicitation materials appear to have several issues, but there are two glaringly puzzling representations.

“Vertically integrated with PB w/ a success rate on contingency cases of 97%”. (From cover e-mail accompanying the materials)

A chart which represents a positive investment rate of return (“IRR”) for litigation funder Pravati Capital, which apparently failing to indicate that Pravati declared a $9,157,072.95 default.

Are these representations true? Are they materially misleading? Are they fraudulent?

Issues surrounding the clearing of the Pravati default raise more Gangland type flags. A former firm client, Gustavo Escamilla, President of Greenway Nutrients, says he “has strong reason to believe that Mr. Piece and his firm Pierce Bainbridge accepted bribes ”from individuals with “criminal backgrounds” and “used this bribe money to pay down some, or all, of an over $9.1 million [Pravati] default.”

Escamilla has also developed a compelling timeline, which suggest his claims may be valid.

The General Counsel & Blind Eye: Carolynn K. Beck

On the issue of Pravati, ex-firm General Counsel, Carolynn K. Beck, now a partner at Goldstein & McClintock, was intricately connected to Pravati. She is alleged to have misrepresented, with Pierce, a case value to Pravati by well over $900,000,000.00, and documents appear to support the same. In addition, a Philly lawyer has sued Beck individually, the other named partners and Pierce Bainbridge claiming the case value presented to Pravati was wildly overinflated. The Philly lawyer worked the same case for 16 months before Pierce Bainbridge took over.

Beck joined her new firm with Craig Bolton; the duo reportedly worked very closely together at Pierce Bainbridge. Bolton was apparently involved in litigation funding efforts, including the alleged discussions with Counsel Financial in March.

A cavalcade of severe misconduct happened under Beck’s watch: lies under oath, violations of ethical rules, deletion of evidence, misogyny from the top, potential double-pledging of firm collateral, Pierce siphoning funds from firm accounts, the list goes on.

Beck as General Counsel for the firm, appears, at best, to have done nothing to stop it. A type of Gangland consigliere who seems to have made an internal oath to never get in the way.

As an example, written communications indicate Beck was aware of Pierce using firm accounts as a personal piggy bank back in October 2018. A text that Lewis received from the firm’s bookkeeper, just days before being banished, strongly suggests the Goldstein & McClintock partner was in the know.

Subsequent to this October 2018 message, the Firm, under Beck’s watch, would go on to rack up a $65 million debt from April 2019 – April 2020, find itself a defendant in three cash advance lawsuits (where upfront cash was provided in exchange for alleged firm receivables) and see a mass exodus of attorneys starting in October 2019. Beck’s apparent willful turn of a blind eye is not consistent with the role of a General Counsel.

Camille Varlack, Kevin Cash & The Future

Beck left the firm around a month ago; a Law360 article said Chief Operating Officer and Deputy General Counsel Camille Varlack and Chief Financial Officer Kevin Cash were running Pierce Bainbridge while Pierce was on a forced leave of absence. Both Varlack and Cash are not part of the original Pierce Bainbridge inner circle; but their role in leadership positions, with apparent visibility into the firm’s finances is noteworthy.

With a firm boasting so many red flags, the possibility of a wide-ranging Pierce Bainbridge bloodbath seems more likely by the day. Cash and Varlack may be subjected to some hard questions about what they knew, when they knew it and what they did about it.

Giuliani, some would say, has learned from the mobsters he used to prosecute and has pulled off Gangland tactics for years, while remaining relatively unscathed. It remains to be seen if this brat pack of attorneys Rudy hired have what it takes to keep ahead of the tsunami of severe issues that are closing in on them.

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Gangland Lawyering? Featuring Pierce Bainbridge & Hecht Partners

“Intimidation” & “Fraud on the Court” Accusations

The Bombshell Filing does nothing to help the image of the newly established Hecht Partners. It has Gangland tactics written all over it. The former associate took direct aim at Altabet and Hecht.

In a filing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in front of the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant, the ex-associate said:

The John Pierce, Keyboard-Fueled Gangland Tactics

Pierce’s bombast proclamations of global domination, and overwhelming lack of candor, have rendered the Harvard Law School graduate a laughingstock in many legal circles.

Indeed, the Pierce modus operandi seems to be to threaten by e-mail.

For example, Pierce threatened a former client by email, the client reported Pierce to the California State Bar and included an opinion that Pierce is a “menace to the legal society.”

Next Stop Jail?

Many have speculated if Pierce may eventually wind up behind bars, consistent with a warning he received from Oscar De La Hoya’s long-time lawyer in the Fall of 2018.

Lots of Questions: What Was Virage Told?

The question persists: What was Virage told? What representations were made? Who made them? How could Virage get in so deep behind:

a $9.1 million declared default against the firm.

issues with paying creditors.

no track record of meaningful litigation success.

a “leader” – John Pierce – with “brutal credit”.

a “leader” – John Pierce – with issues with “substance abuse and other addictive behaviors.”

The Mysterious Richard Silverstein of Loan Annex

An individual who may have some answers, but to date has largely stayed out of the fray, is Richard Silverstein the Founder of Loan Annex.

More Questions: What’s Going on with Talon LF, LLC

Recently leaked solicitation materials for potential investors in a litigation fund intricately intertwined with Pierce Bainbridge may also shed light; the name of the fund is Talon LF, LLC.

Two ex-Pierce Bainbridge partners, Doug Curran (BraunHagey & Borden) and Thomas D. Warren (Warren Terzian), as well as Pierce are listed as closely affiliated.

The Talon investor solicitation materials appear to have several issues, but there are two glaringly puzzling representations.

“Vertically integrated with PB w/ a success rate on contingency cases of 97%”. (From cover e-mail accompanying the materials)

A chart which represents a positive investment rate of return (“IRR”) for litigation funder Pravati Capital, which apparently failing to indicate that Pravati declared a $9,157,072.95 default.

Are these representations true? Are they materially misleading? Are they fraudulent?

Escamilla has also developed a compelling timeline, which suggest his claims may be valid.

The General Counsel & Blind Eye: Carolynn K. Beck

Beck as General Counsel for the firm, appears, at best, to have done nothing to stop it. A type of Gangland consigliere who seems to have made an internal oath to never get in the way.

Camille Varlack, Kevin Cash & The Future

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Gangland Lawyering? Featuring Pierce Bainbridge & Hecht Partners

“Intimidation” & “Fraud on the Court” Accusations

The Bombshell Filing does nothing to help the image of the newly established Hecht Partners. It has Gangland tactics written all over it. The former associate took direct aim at Altabet and Hecht.

In a filing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in front of the Honorable Judge Amos L. Mazzant, the ex-associate said:

The John Pierce, Keyboard-Fueled Gangland Tactics

Pierce’s bombast proclamations of global domination, and overwhelming lack of candor, have rendered the Harvard Law School graduate a laughingstock in many legal circles.

Indeed, the Pierce modus operandi seems to be to threaten by e-mail.

For example, Pierce threatened a former client by email, the client reported Pierce to the California State Bar and included an opinion that Pierce is a “menace to the legal society.”

Next Stop Jail?

Many have speculated if Pierce may eventually wind up behind bars, consistent with a warning he received from Oscar De La Hoya’s long-time lawyer in the Fall of 2018.

Lots of Questions: What Was Virage Told?

The question persists: What was Virage told? What representations were made? Who made them? How could Virage get in so deep behind:

a $9.1 million declared default against the firm.

issues with paying creditors.

no track record of meaningful litigation success.

a “leader” – John Pierce – with “brutal credit”.

a “leader” – John Pierce – with issues with “substance abuse and other addictive behaviors.”

The Mysterious Richard Silverstein of Loan Annex

An individual who may have some answers, but to date has largely stayed out of the fray, is Richard Silverstein the Founder of Loan Annex.

More Questions: What’s Going on with Talon LF, LLC

Recently leaked solicitation materials for potential investors in a litigation fund intricately intertwined with Pierce Bainbridge may also shed light; the name of the fund is Talon LF, LLC.

Two ex-Pierce Bainbridge partners, Doug Curran (BraunHagey & Borden) and Thomas D. Warren (Warren Terzian), as well as Pierce are listed as closely affiliated.

The Talon investor solicitation materials appear to have several issues, but there are two glaringly puzzling representations.

“Vertically integrated with PB w/ a success rate on contingency cases of 97%”. (From cover e-mail accompanying the materials)

A chart which represents a positive investment rate of return (“IRR”) for litigation funder Pravati Capital, which apparently failing to indicate that Pravati declared a $9,157,072.95 default.

Are these representations true? Are they materially misleading? Are they fraudulent?

Escamilla has also developed a compelling timeline, which suggest his claims may be valid.

The General Counsel & Blind Eye: Carolynn K. Beck

Beck as General Counsel for the firm, appears, at best, to have done nothing to stop it. A type of Gangland consigliere who seems to have made an internal oath to never get in the way.

Camille Varlack, Kevin Cash & The Future

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The “Felonious & Controversial” Political Clients of the Embattled Pierce Bainbridge Law Firm

Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht is an imploding law firm beset by allegations of corruption. Adding to the distressing picture is the clientele the firm appears to have attracted. The firm has only one trial ‘victory’ in over three years, scores of cases initiated thrown out before trial, and counts convicted felons (Michael Avenatti and George Papadopoulos) and a political lightning rod (Rudy Giuliani) in their eclectic group of high-end clients.

The seeming adverse consequences for a slew of entities who have been “touched by Pierce Bainbridge” has raised additional questions about the firm. They include Littler Mendelson (sued), Putney Twombly (sued), Pravati Capital (sued), Virage Capital Management (estimated $65 million debt), West Coast Business Partners (cash advance lawsuit), Slate Advance LLC (cash advance lawsuit), Creative Capital Funding (cash advance lawsuit), as well as other law firms for ex-Pierce Bainbridge partners, such as, Armstrong Teasedale, Bathaee Dunne, BraunHagey & Borden and Goldstein & McClintock.

The cavalcade of recent revelations suggests an environment where ethics and honesty have taken a back seat; and continue to validate the long-standing allegations of ex-partner Don Lewis who blew the whistle on the firm’s financial shenanigans.

From Eurweb.com

Lewis recently saw another accusation seemingly confirmed when firm founder John Mark Pierce announced a “rehab” stay in Law360.

Recent events cast a July 2019 letter Lewis sent to all Pierce Bainbridge partners and Putney Twombly Managing Partner Daniel Murphy, in a new light – it is an illuminating read; the recent events include:

Pierce’s public admission of reportedly “seeking treatment for substance abuse and other addictive behavior;”

The firm’s “estimated $65 million debt” – amassed in around one year – to litigation funder Virage Capital Management; and

Lawsuits from three cash advance lenders for failure to fulfill payment obligations related to around $1 million in upfront cash backed by alleged firm receivables.

The letter raises questions about Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman) and Denver G. Edwards who Lewis has said he later learned “lied under oath” in clandestine filed sealed affidavits. It also touches on S. Jeanine Conley of Littler Mendelson engaged in deceit and Michael Yim of Putney Twombly ran an “sham investigation”. Lewis accuses the group, and others, of engaging efforts to humiliate and defame him through the weaponization of #MeToo in order to deflect from severe financial and other issues at the firm.

The Featured Pierce Bainbridge Political Trio of Clients

Rudolph “Rudy” Giuliani. Giuliani retained Pierce Bainbridge in connection with the Ukraine fiasco. The circumstances surrounding the engagement are unclear, a report in the New York Times suggests established firms rejected the former New York City Mayor; perhaps Rudy landed at Pierce Bainbridge because he and firm founder John Mark Pierce are, according to Pierce, “good friends.”

Pierce’s life appears immersed in turmoil; his reported issues include (i) named as an individual defendant in six lawsuits, (ii) $1.5 million in tax liens, (iii) $21,000/month alimony obligation, (iv) personal guarantee of the $65 million Virage debt; (v) forced leave of absence for securing a payday loan in the firm’s name and (vii) the recent trip to “rehab.” Giuliani himself is no stranger to controversy and pushing the ethical envelope.

The Giuliani representation seems a microcosm for the apparent unstable Pierce Bainbridge operations; the timeline below is enlightening.

November 6, 2019 – Giuliani tweets that Pierce Bainbridge then-partners Eric Creizman and Melissa Madrigal are his legal representatives for the Ukraine fiasco, as well as Robert Costello of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron.

January 27, 2020 – Creizman and Madrigal announce they are leaving Pierce Bainbridge for Armstrong Teasedale. The duo departed after about 20 other lawyers had already left the firm. In the next two months, around 40 more attorneys would leave Pierce Bainbridge leaving only a handful.

February 2, 2020 – Pierce addresses the Creizman and Madrigal departures by stating: “I will personally be working on Rudy’s matters along with my partners, Tom Warren and Tom Frongillo, both of whom are nationally renowned white-collar lawyers.”

February 25, 2020 – Pierce reportedly secures a payday loan at a residential address in Queens, New York.

As a result of this, as reported in Law.com on March 10, “Pierce Bainbridge Leader John Pierce Is on Leave Amid Financing Questions.” (Tom Warren is named Acting Managing Partner in Pierce’s place.)

March 4, 2020 – Law.com reports that Tom Frongillo quit Pierce Bainbridge.

April 15, 2020 – Law 360 reports: “Pierce Bainbridge to Shut Down After Mass Resignations.”

April 16, 2020 –��Law.com reports: “‘Total fake news,’ says Pierce Bainbridge’s founder about reports of the firm closing its doors.”

April 20, 2010 – Law.om reports that Acting Managing Partner Tom Warren quits to start his own firm, Warren Terzian. Warren’s co-founder is Dan Terzian who was promoted to partner at Pierce Bainbridge earlier this year.

April 23, 2020 – Law.com reports that Pierce was in a “treatment facility,” among a series of additional troubling issues at the firm.

The LawFuel.com coverage includes details gleaned from leaked investor solicitation materials, about a litigation fundraising entity intricately connected to the firm, Talon LF, LLC. Pierce, Warren, and ex-Pierce Bainbridge United States Managing Partner Douglas Curran (BraunHagey & Borden) are listed as affiliated Talon individuals. The Talon solicitation materials, and accompanying documents, appear to contain misleading representations about the Pierce Bainbridge litigation track record.

To recap: Over a six-month period, five Pierce Bainbridge partners – Eric Creizman, Melissa Madrigal, Tom Frongillo, Tom Warren, and John Pierce – were tabbed to represent Giuliani. Four quit, the other, Pierce, was placed on a force leave of absence for financial shenanigans and received treatment for substance abuse. A Law360 report also surfaces, which Pierce denies as “total fake news,” that the firm is headed for extinction. One would imagine this is not what Giuliani had in mind; however, it is unclear if Rudy even knows or cares, as there appears to be no public reports of Pierce Bainbridge doing any meaningful legal or other work for Giuliani.

Bonus Point. Rudy is a long-time colleague of Marc Mukasey of Mukasey, Frenchmen & Sklaroff LLP. They were law firm partners for around ten years at Bracewell Giuliani and Greenberg Traurig. Giuliani is widely referred to as “Trump’s personal lawyer,” Mukasey has been characterized by Yahoo as “the lawyer at the center of Trump’s universe;” Mukasey, however, has declared to Law.com that his shop is a “Trial Law Firm, Not a Republican Law Firm.” The Mukasey firm represented Pierce Bainbridge in the Lewis lawsuits for several months. Mukasey recently withdrew from representing the firm and Lewis’s former partners citing ethical concerns.

Regardless of one’s political leanings, an individual associated closely with Team Trump withdrawing for “ethical” reasons is newsworthy. Lewis has credited Mukasey with “doing the right thing,” and juxtaposed his conduct with Littler Mendelson and Putney Twombly, who Lewis has stated “appear, like my former partners, to not have the same level of integrity.”

Michael Avenatti. As the Daily Beast reported, Avenatti was arrested in January during a disciplinary hearing at the California State Bar, while accompanied by then-Pierce Bainbridge partner Tom Warren (Warren Terzian). Shortly thereafter, in a matter where he appears to have had other counsel, Forbes reported, “Avenatti Convicted Of Extortion, Faces Up To 47 Years In Prison.” Less than two weeks later, ABC News reported: “Avenatti says he plans to make the credibility of porn star Stormy Daniels the central issue when his client faces trial on charges he cheated her of book deal proceeds,” Warren, then with Pierce Bainbridge, is referenced as a lawyer handling the matter. As for his arrest in California, Business Insider reported that “Avenatti has been arrested and accused of money laundering while awaiting trial on fraud charges.” It is unclear if Warren or Pierce Bainbridge are involved in defending those charges, however, the timing of the accused money laundering overlaps with Avenatti’s representation by the firm.

Like many before him, the Avenatti tweet suggests that he bought the apparent legal snake oil that John Pierce and Pierce Bainbridge have seemingly sold to many. A few of the strikingly misleading public statements which may have duped Avenatti and others are below.

“[W]e have better cases, get better results, and have more fun than any firm on the planet.” – John Pierce, January 3, 2019 (Reality: The firm has one trial victory in over three years, a net verdict of $500K.)

“We litigate 10 times better, 10 times faster, and at a fraction of the cost. It is not a linear difference-it is exponential.” – John Pierce, February 3, 2019. (Reality: The firm amassed a “$65,000,000.00 debt in around one year.)

We are the best litigation firm on the planet, we fight on behalf of every single client every day. like honey badgers, we win almost everything we touch, and within a few to several years we will be the most dominant and profitable global litigation firm.” – John Pierce, October 21, 2019. (Reality: The firm lost around 80% of their attorneys over the next few months, only a few remain.)

Bonus Point. Perhaps, however, this was simply a “birds of a feather” connection. The Pierce led firm ran up a reported $65 million debt in a year, while Pierce reportedly has around $1.5 million in tax liens, and secured around $1 million from three cash advance entities against alleged firm receivables, each of whom have sued Pierce and the firm. Furthermore, then-partner Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman) expressed severe concerns about the Pierce Bainbridge tax situation in the Fall of 2018.

Similarly, a Daily Beast article is titled: “Michael Avenatti Lived the High Life While Owing Millions to IRS,” and the by-line continues: “. . .court records reveal the lawyer and his companies owed millions in unpaid taxes and judgments.”

George Papadopoulos. Like Giuliani, Papadopoulos is an ally of President Trump; Pierce is an unabashed Trump fan as well. Ex-Pierce Bainbridge partners Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman) and Caroline Polisi (Armstrong Teasedale), along with Pierce, represented Papadopoulos leading up to this prison stay for lying during the Mueller-Russia investigation. (Tweets from Papadopoulos and his wife Simona shed light on the Pierce Bainbridge relationship.)

Pierce, Polisi and LaVigne filed court papers in an effort to delay Papadopoulos’s prison stay. The motion was unsuccessful. In a written opinion of United States District Court judge Randolph Moss expressed displeasure with the “11th hour filing,” which “fails to identify any case in which a court has ever granted such an injunction;” Judge Moss also noted that Papadopoulos, who apparently waited until the last day to make the motion, “has only his own delay to blame” for the negative outcome. Papadopoulos then went to prison for lying under oath.

Papadopoulos’ own Pierce Bainbridge lawyer, LaVigne, has been accused by Lewis of “lying under oath.” Lewis’s allegations could be a serious matter for LaVigne, particularly because written records show, months earlier, LaVigne messaged Lewis after learning of Pierce’s financial hijinks and advised Pierce should be reported. (A screenshot of the LaVigne and Lewis exchange is below, the “P” in Lewis’s initial message refers to the firm’s bookkeeper.)

LaVigne’s knowledge of Pierce’s siphoning funds, and opinion that Pierce should be reported, had already raised the stakes. The recent revelation that the firm received a $28.5 million infusion shortly before LaVigne filed his alleged sworn falsehoods, appears to amplify potential issues.

Lavigne was a long-time ice hockey teammate of Lewis, they have known each other for over ten years; Lewis has said: “Chris was of the clear opinion that John Pierce is a ‘backstabbing,’ con man, yet he lied under oath to smear me and to protect the illicit financial activity from which he continued to be handsomely paid. Chris is a quintessential sell out.” (The photo below, included in a NPR article, pictures LaVigne on right of the screen, Pierce on the left, and Polisi and Papadopoulos in the middle.)

Bonus Point. In line with the “birds of a feather” suggestions, at least with regards to potential ethical issues, Polisi has been criticized in relation to her representation of Papadopoulos. An article by Casey Michel, includes the by-line: “CNN keeps having Caroline Polisi talk about the Russia investigation –without telling us who she’s working for.” In response, Polisi said she informed CNN of the relationship and added: “What the networks do is not my choice.” (Extra Bonus Point. The Giuliani tabbed Eric Creizman, prior to joining Pierce Bainbridge, penned a self-aggrandizing email (included in full by LawFuel here), in which Creizman derided Polisi – his associate at Creizman LLC, and partner at both Pierce Bainbridge and now Armstrong Teasedale – as well as LaVigne.)

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The issue of “choice” has become a hot button topic for Lewis’s former partners. It appears this group stuck with the firm while on notice of severe financial and other issues. All of Lewis’ ex-partners chose to remain at the firm, despite the fact that six new senior partners (five experienced in white collar crime) quit less than five months after Lewis’s complaint was filed. An article in Forbes characterized Lewis’s complaint as an “explosive and detailed” account of “serious financial improprieties.” Yet, unlike the departed six senior partners – one being Deborah Renner (now at FINRA), a key lawyer involved in unwinding the fraud of Bernie Madoff – each of Lewis’s former partners, all of whom joined the firm before the departed six, remained with the Pierce Bainbridge for months after the six new senior partners, including Renner, had quit.

In light of this timing, if authorities take a close look into Pierce Bainbridge operations, Lewis’s ex-partners will presumably come under heavy scrutiny; they are Andrew Lorin (unknown), Amman Khan (Khan Law Office), Caroline Polisi (Armstrong Teasedale), Carolynn K. Beck (Goldstein & McClintock), Conor McDonough (unknown), Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman), Craig Bolton (Goldstein & McClintock), David Hecht (Hecht Partners), Douglas Curran (BraunHagey & Borden), Eric Creizman (Armstrong Teasedale), James D. Bainbridge, Jonathan Sorkowitz (The Law Offices of Jonathan Sorkowitz), Maxim Price ( unknown), Melissa Madrigal (Armstrong Teasedale), Michael Pomerantz (unknown) and Patrick Bradford (unknown). Denver G. Edwards, who started after Lewis, and is a member of the Middlebury College Board of Trustees, is also a defendant and, like LaVigne, accused of “lying under oath.”

Whether any of them end up in situations similar to the “felonious and controversial” clientele remains to be seen. Whatever the case may be, given the torrent of troubling news, the “birds of a feather” tune is one they will likely continue to hear for the foreseeable future.

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The “Felonious & Controversial” Political Clients of the Embattled Pierce Bainbridge Law Firm

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Lewis recently saw another accusation seemingly confirmed when firm founder John Mark Pierce announced a “rehab” stay in Law360.

Pierce’s public admission of reportedly “seeking treatment for substance abuse and other addictive behavior;”

The firm’s “estimated $65 million debt” – amassed in around one year – to litigation funder Virage Capital Management; and

Lawsuits from three cash advance lenders for failure to fulfill payment obligations related to around $1 million in upfront cash backed by alleged firm receivables.

The letter also touches on Lewis’s accusations that Christopher N. LaVigne (Withers Bergman) and Denver G. Edwards “lied under oath,” S. Jeanine Conley of Littler Mendelson’s engaged in deceit and Michael Yim of Putney Twombly ran an “sham investigation”. Lewis says the group engaged in efforts to humiliate and defame him through the weaponization of #MeToo in order to deflect from severe financial and other issues at the firm.

The Featured Pierce Bainbridge Political Trio of Clients

The Giuliani representation seems a microcosm for the apparent unstable Pierce Bainbridge operations; the timeline below is enlightening.

February 25, 2020 – Pierce reportedly secures a payday loan at a residential address in Queens, New York.

As a result of this, as reported in com on March 10, “Pierce Bainbridge Leader John Pierce Is on Leave Amid Financing Questions.” (Tom Warren is named Acting Managing Partner in Pierce’s place.)

March 4, 2020 – com reports that Tom Frongillo quit Pierce Bainbridge.

April 15, 2020 – Law 360 reports: “Pierce Bainbridge to Shut Down After Mass Resignations.”

April 16, 2020 – com reports: “‘Total fake news,’ says Pierce Bainbridge’s founder about reports of the firm closing its doors.”

April 20, 2010 – com reports that Acting Managing Partner Tom Warren quits to start his own firm, Warren Terzian. Warren’s co-founder is Dan Terzian who was promoted to partner at Pierce Bainbridge earlier this year.

April 23, 2020 – com reports that Pierce was in a “treatment facility,” among a series of additional troubling issues at the firm.

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Whether any of them end in situations similar to the “felonious and controversial” clientele remains to be seen. Whatever the case may be, given the torrent of troubling news, the “birds of a feather” tune is one they will likely continue to hear for the foreseeable future.

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