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Dear Merlin, Thank you for your concern. I feel strongly that letters of concern do far more than remaining silent. Public vilification is not my intent, but pressure is absolutely necessary. Why should I protect this firm after being tossed to the winds??. It took 5 months of phone calls to explain enough about what it is like to be in the 14th year of struggling against young-onset PD.Being a PWP, I had to patiently talk the law firm accepting me as a pro bono client. Mr. Evans has been clear and patient, as I labored through explaining the ordeal that the City of Portland is putting me through. To get the small miracle of a single 2-hour meeting with Mr. Evans, I was undaunted by the monumental work I had to do. But now, I have suffered tremendously and I am delaying deciding about pallidotomy because I FIRST OF ALL have to get my house affairs in order. Pallidotomy carries a real risk that I might lose my ability to communicate, if the surgery fails. However small that risk, it is real. So I am very upset that any plans for surgery have to be put on hold until a lawyer comes through to negotiate what I am neither equipped nor trained to do. I hope this letter doesn't upset you as I know you mean to support me. Thank you, Merlin, and, I hope your holidays are pleasant. Ivan :-) On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:35:25 -0600 Merlin H Brown <[log in to unmask]> writes: >ivan >it is regretful that the law firm you were working with resigned from >your case. that said, it was a pro bono case and the attorney and his >firm had every right to do so. to publicly vilify the law firm and >attorney because of their action is wrong. what firm will now take you >case pro bono, knowing that the same fate may be theirs if they,of >necessity, have to also resign the case? >while i applaud your efforts, i believe that private communication >might have accomplished much more than public denigration. > >best wishes with you future efforts >murph 57/9 > > >On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:34:24 -0500 Greg Sterling <[log in to unmask]> >writes: >> Ivan, >> An email and a written letter will go out to your Scrooge attorney >> wishing >> him a joyless (oops, I meant joyful) >> holiday. >> >> Hang in there Ivan. We're working behind the scenes. >> Greg >> >> >> Ivan wrote: >> >I followed Phyllis' suggestion and called that 909 >> >(Califiornia) phone number. No response yet. >> > >> >I think Greg's instinct is correct. I am SO angry and hurt. >> > >> >A polite and angry expression of concern would help--I >> >am in shock and burned out . The firm is mittel, asen, >> >hunter, and cary,l.l.c. The attorney who took my case(s) >> >is peter evans. His e-mail address is: >> > >> >[log in to unmask] >> > ^^^^^^ WARM GREETINGS FROM ^^^^^^^^^^^^ :-) Ivan Suzman 50/39/36 [log in to unmask] :-) Portland, Maine land of lighthouses deg. F :-) ********************************************************************