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The loneliness of the whistle blower

"The Insider" presented the trials, tribulations, and hard-knocks nobility of whistle-blowing to the public in high-profile Hollywood style. But of particular interest to members of the legal community will be Bob Van Voris's recent article for LawNewsNetwork.com about Doug Schafer, an attorney from Tacoma, Washington, who successfully de-benched a dishonest Superior Court judge, but violated client privilege in the process. Despite the fact that a public hospital has reclaimed $500,000 from the corrupt Judge Anderson and his cohorts, Schafer still has to defend himself against bar charges and Anderson has yet to be charged with any violations. Schafer's exceptionally zealous pursuit of the judge has raised eyebrows, but in light of the potential consequences, was he wrong to blow the whistle? Read the article and decide for yourself.

Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:42:26 -0800