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January 05, 2005

I Hear The Law Firm Of Gypsy, Rose & Lee Is Hiring

And in the "aren't there too many lawyers already?" department, we have this story:

An assistant Broward County public defender who was forced to quit after charges of sexual misbehavior was cleared, reinstated and promoted on Monday.
Promoted!
Jayme Cassidy, who was forced to quit Nov. 28 by former Public Defender Alan Schreiber, was rehired on the first workday of new Public Defender Howard Finkelstein.

. . .

She was accused by Schreiber of harassing two male lawyers in the office, slapping a private lawyer at a Halloween party and dancing nude at a conference on sex cases in Orlando.

Well if a lawyer's gonna dance nude, where better to do it than at a conference on sex cases?
Finkelstein said Cassidy never danced nude but may have acted inappropriately on other occasions. He said any incidents happened outside the office and did not meet the definition of sexual harassment or creating a hostile workplace.

He blamed Cassidy's misbehavior on the breakup of her marriage.

Or could it be that her marriage broke up because of her behavior? Just a thought.

Posted by annika, Jan. 5, 2005 |
Rubric: Legal Mumbo Jumbo & Sex Please



Comments

Hey, it was outside the workplace! Give her a break! Sheesh! It's not like law is a f***ing profession or something!

Posted by: Matt on Jan. 5, 2005

There's sexual antics AND a lack of professionalism going on in Broward County?! I'm shocked, SHOCKED! ;-)

Posted by: Dave J on Jan. 5, 2005

FYI: here's a picture of her. Yeesh.

Posted by: Eric Johnson on Jan. 5, 2005

Damn, words fail me. I may not sleep well tonight, not even with all my guns loaded.

Posted by: Casca on Jan. 5, 2005

Yeesh is right, but then again, it does make Chris Rock's point: it's only sexual harassment if an ugly guy/girl does it.

Posted by: Xrlq on Jan. 5, 2005