[Peace-discuss] lawyer stuff

[C. G. Estabrook]

I think it's important that AWARE have professional representation and the
police (and others) know it.  I think Marvin could do it adequately and at
a reasonable cost.  When objections were first revised to him two weeks
ago yesterday, I offered to pay for his subsequent charges.  The charge
for the initial consultation, as Sandra and others point out, was agreed
to in AWARE's fashion.  --CGE


On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Alfred Kagan wrote:

> Thanks Peter for asking the question. Here is my opinion. Carl asked 
> the group about having a preliminary discussion with Gerstein that 
> would be exploratory and without cost.  We would not ask him to do 
> anything at that meeting. We all agreed. My memory is not perfect, 
> but it seems to me that the next time we heard about this, we already 
> had a bill for $100.  Also, we got nothing from that meeting except 
> advice that we should write a letter.  Of course, we already knew 
> that and we are quite capable of writing such a letter. Ricky and I 
> are currently writing one.
> 
> In my opinion, we did not get anything from that meeting. And in my 
> opinion, I don't think we authorized spending the $100 before the 
> meeting. Whatever we think about Gerstein, I don't see how we gained 
> anything from that meeting.
> 
> In light of the facts that have come out about Gerstein, and not just 
> from the News-Gazette, I am even more opposed to spending our money 
> on him.  I heard Carl say that he was willing to pay several times. 
> Actually, I think that is the best solution.  I am not in favor of 
> throwing away $100 bills.
> -- 
> 
> 
> Al Kagan
> African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
> Africana Unit, Room 328
> University of Illinois Library
> 1408 W. Gregory Drive
> Urbana, IL 61801, USA
> 
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