Comments on: Unreported: Montana Governor’s ‘Senior Counsel’ Not Licensed to Practice Law in State! (Democrat, of Course)

By: Xlegal

Xlegal — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:40:23 +0000

According to the sources linked in the article, it doesn’t matter where else he might be licensed. He has to be licensed in MT to call himself an atty do legal work there. No exceptions.

By: Ziggy

Ziggy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:52:42 +0000

Sounds like the kind of thing that the ACLU excels at. If he’s not licensed to practise law and is in effect impersonating a lawyer (sort of like impersonating a leper…..), whatever he does in their view would have NOTHING to do with ethics since he never legitimately took any kind of oath.

I worked for a company—a big one– which made us take an on-line ethics course and renew it on a yearly basis. They drew a distinction in that course between “bribery” and “a facilitating payment”. Huge corporation. Near as I could figure the difference was if you got caught it was “bribery” but if it slid through it was “a facilitating payment”.

Lawyers LOVE that [edited] and can’t quite understand why we plebians get excited about it.

By: ArrMatey

ArrMatey — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:10:48 +0000

This is an interesting post. Assuming that the Montana Bar confirmed that he is not licensed in that State, there is a problem right there. I found the same information as the earlier commenter on the NY State Bar site, admitted to that Bar in 2001 and current status as delinquent, which means he’s not currently licensed to practice in NY, either. Going by his bio, there is no Eric Stern belonging to the Georgia Bar, where he lived. He also worked in DC, so I checked the MD and VA Bars. Nothing for Virginia, but Maryland has an “Eric Alan Stern” working for the firm of Latham and & Watkins. He’s not listed as an attorney at the firm’s site, though, and is listed at the MD Bar as having been admitted in 1985, so it’s likely not the same Eric A. Stern.

By: GM Cassel AMH1(AW) USN RET

GM Cassel AMH1(AW) USN RET — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:32:19 +0000

Sounds like the Lewis and Clark County Attorney should get off his/her a** and get busy. The State Capital is Helena, also the County Seat.

By: eaglewingz08

eaglewingz08 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:16:36 +0000

I just checked the New York State Attorney Registry and found this:
Name: Atty Reg No. Address:
1 ERIC A. STERN 4002606 BOZEMAN MT

Reg. Fee:
Delinquent

By: eaglewingz08

eaglewingz08 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:13:24 +0000

Someone will have to check with the New Jersey bar to see if he even was admitted in New Jersey.