afitzy
Former Member
- Joined
- May 12, 2019
- Messages
- 11,285
- Reaction score
- 126,557
Isn't the Atty. P disciplinary hearing in the Jones case coming up soon?Now I wonder if the state Supreme Court will put up with NP’s bad behavior?
Here is DA's story about the situation with the Pattis disciplinary hearing:
Lawyer for Alex Jones faces possible censure for submitting false affidavit in Sandy Hook lawsuit
Interesting quotes from the article to 'explain the improperly signed affidavit"
“We were up against a strict timeline. Mr. Jones was in Texas. Two representatives of his were with me in Connecticut, one with power of attorney, the other an attorney and Mr. Jones swore to the truth of his statement,” Pattis said. [BBM - doesn't this sound like something a 5th grader would say when their homework dropped down a storm drain and they wanted to stay out playing rather than going home and redoing their homework or some other wacky



“The Sandy Hook plaintiffs are doing all they can to leverage discovery issues to avoid a decision on the merits as to our motion to dismiss,” Pattis said. [BBM - OK, here comes the adversary, I'm under attack and the bombs are dropping, situation is dire and I have absolutely NO CHOICE but to do something unlawful - the CHOICE IS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME BY THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE OTHER PARTY]!
Chris Mattei, a lawyer for the families, said they had no position on the affidavit dispute.
“We believe that is an issue between you and his (Jones) attorney,” Mattei said.
I haven't been following this Jones case that closely but what immediately jumped out at me in this particular situation was that YET AGAIN Atty. P resorted to "WHATEVER WORKS" tactics and then turned around and blamed others (in this case the Sandy Hook plaintiffs) for creating a scenario where doing the legal and technically correct thing simply wasn't an option!
What I find so stunning in watching these 'Pattis events' play out it that external forces can simply push him to the point of doing things that are simply against the law and over and over there are no consequences for unlawful choices. In the Jones case it was allegedly filing a false affidavit and in the Dulos Family Court matter it was leaking a sealed draft psych report to the press because he was 'trying to avert a hit job by the press against his client'. We see this compulsive behaviour over and over and the lack of moral and ethical framework doesn't seem to exist to temper these impulses and IMO this is disturbing to see in a legal professional.
I really wonder if Atty. P. when he is in these moments where a decision must be made about doing something or doing the right thing, whether he is simply incapable of doing anything but whatever works to accomplish his goal at that particular moment? Scary to have the inability to make a clear cut choice on right or wrong decisions and not be able to control bad/unlawful impulses, but Atty. P I sense simply rolls the dice on these things and hopes to not be caught or called out.
Sadly IMO nothing about the Pattis behaviour will ever change if Judge's like Judge Heller don't call him out or report him or censure him or fine him or refer his behaviour to the CT Bar for review. Further none of the Atty's dealing with Pattis in the Family Court matter regarding the psych report appear to have reported him either. My recollection of the matter was that Atty. Dranginis was so 'exercised' by the matter that she personally went to go visit Pattis to address the situation about the psych report. But, so far as I have been able to figure out it doesn't appear she or any of her partners reported Atty. P either. Wonder why? Guess it simply looks like this is what is meant by 'professional courtesy' in the State of CT amongst members of the bar.
MOO MOO MOO
Last edited: