That's raising some questions for me as well. Especially since the news of her leaving for "Financial Reasons" is coming from JB's mouth and not hers. I find it kind of strange that any attorney would be making such a comment? Discussing another attorneys finances in a press statement? Let alone using it as a reason for a lawyer to leave a case? Something seems off there?
Judge Perry did say that JAC would adhere to very rigid, strict guidelines as far as travel, hotels, rental cars, ,etc.
The cheapest flights, no high class crab cakes in the sky hotel rooms, economy cars only, and, if anyone wanted better, they had to make up the differance.
Not making fun of Andrea Lyon's larger size, but, I would almost bet that she had been flying first class, on possible frequent flyer miles with a boost. To fly economy, she may have been looking at picking up the price of an extra seat to accomadate her size?
Being stuck in a lowly Econo-Lodge for the months of the trial, may not have been to her liking?
It is odd/strange, that she bails out now though.
It's been very obvious that NO work what-so-ever had been put into preparing for this trial until Perry put the peddle to the medal and told them to kick it into high gear.
Since Andrea Lyon came on board, IMO, given her speciality, she has been working on the mitigation all along.
Now, with the fee rates going down tomorrow on that, they obviously decided that they have what they need?
But, puzzeling given this is her area of arguement.
Some have mentioned that maybe she couldn't get Casey to budge, and that could very well be it also.
I can't remember who brought up that Casey is going to enjoy the attention of the trial, etc, and seeing "everyone" from her past.
I don't think so ~ She doesn't want to be in court now ~
But, she obviously doesn't mind sitting her jail cell, and, as long as she is at home at the Orange County Jail, that's one less day she sits in prison.
She's content to take the long ride, all the way to the end, then, maybe, just maybe break down and have her boys offer a plea on her behalf.
But, overall, it is strange that Andrea is stepping down now.
I tend to think that it has more to do with DePaul and the alumni closing the check book and raising hell over what is has been depleted from that account.