Subject: The Church of Scientology SHYSTER LIST
In honor of Scientology forcing AT&T to out Safe, apparently for "Fair Game"
purposes, Disturber of the Peace Institute is proud and happy to present
another, and long overdue, post of ....
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY SHYSTER LIST (Update No. 9)
Please send all corrections, additions, revisions, or other pertinent info on
Scientology-hired litigators to: dpinstitut@newsguy.com
In addition, DPI wishes to publish regularly updated lists of the names,
addresses, telephone numbers, work history info, etc. of all private
investigators and similar operatives retained or hired by the CO$. This new list
will be posted as "THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY JIHAD SQUAD."
your humble and obedient servant,
The Curmudgeon, a true Friend to Lawyers Everywhere
…. lighting another Havana with a burning copy of Ava Paquette's subpoena
See our Heleva Kobra parody site: http://members.aol.com/heleva/kobra/index.htm
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"First, we hang the lawyers" --Bill Shakespeare
"If all the lawyers were hanged tomorrow, and their bones sold to a mahjongg
factory, we'd be freer and safer, and our taxes would be reduced by almost
half." -- H. L. Mencken
"The penalty for laughing in the courtroom is six months in jail: If it were not
for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence." -- H. L. Mencken
"If law school is so hard to get through, how come there are so many lawyers?" -
Calvin Trillin
"It is interesting to note that criminals have multiplied of late, and lawyers
have also. But I repeat myself." -- Unknown
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Following is a list of attorneys who have been reported to be either employed or
retained by the Church of Scientology and/or one or more of its affiliate
organizations as litigators. The purpose of this list is to inform the general
public, public officials, and the media of the identity of those lawyers who
assist the Church of Scientology (hereafter, CO$) in carrying out its
long-established and fully documented policy and practice of suppressing the
First Amendment rights of critics and detractors via intimidating letters,
frivolous lawsuits, SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation)
tactics, and other acts of barratry.
The note "CONFIRMED CO$" designates attorneys who have been confirmed as those
who provide such legal services to CO$. Whether or not attorneys so designated
also happen to be members of the Church of Scientology is irrelevant for this
purpose.
The note "NEEDS CO$ VERIFICATION" designates attorneys who have been reported as
working for CO$ but have not been confirmed as such.
For future editions of this list, DPI wishes to include information from each
attorney's state bar and court records, including his/her disciplinary record
and/or complaints filed against him/her. So anyone who has this information or
access to it, please forward it to us ASAP.
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This information may be downloaded, copied, re-posted, printed, or distributed
freely but unaltered and intact.
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USA:
ABELSON, ELLIOT J. -- (8491 W Sunset Blvd #1100, Los Angeles, CA 90069 / phone:
213-960-1935 / fax: 213-650-0464 / State Bar of California, member no. 43186)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
BARTILSON, LAURIE J. -- (Moxon & Bartilson, 550 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 700
Glendale, CA 91203/ State Bar of California)
BAUM, MICHAEL L. -- (12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 950, LA, CA 90025 / phone (800)
827-0087 fax (310) 820-7444 / State Bar of California) (Sources' notes: "In
1996 he was a partner in the law firm of Kananack, Murgatroyd, Baum & Hedlund."
"He is a former GO operative. Neal Sobol, another GO staff, also used to work at
the same firm. Ref: Who? What? Where? The Directory and my knowledge of these
two guys.")
-- CONFIRMED CO$
BISCEGLIE, ANTHONY P. -- (Bisceglie & Walsh, Washington, DC / District of
Columbia Bar) ("Bisceglie is a partner in Bisceglie & Walsh, a three-person
firm. He is a specialist on the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations law. Bisceglie and his partner, William C. Walsh, have
represented the Church of Scientology on a number of matters over the years,
such as Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against the Internal Revenue
Service." Washington Post, 4/8/96)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Brennan, Robert F. -- (6255 Sunset Blvd. Suite 2000, Hollywood, CA 90028 / phone
(213) 463-2547 / fax (213) 463-5527 / State Bar of California?) -- NEED CO$
VERIFICATION
COALE, JOHN P. -- (location 1: Coale Cooley Lietz McInerny & Broadus, suite
857,
818 Connecticut Ave, Washington DC 20006 / phone: (202) 887-4770 / fax: (202)
686-9739 (202) 887-4778 / e-mail: jcoale@sprynet.com / no ABA or state bar info
available) (location 2: Coale & Van Susteren, # 7, Windward Island, Clearwater,
FL 34630-2322 / phone: 813-446-4724 / fax: 813-442-2678 / no ABA or state bar
info available)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
COOLEY, EARLE -- ( Cooley, Manion, Moore & Jones, LLP, 21 Custom House Street,
Boston MA 02110 / phone: 617-737-3100 / e-mail: ecooley@cmmj.com/ State Bar of
Massachusetts) (participated in lerma RAID & rtc vs lerma)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
CROWDER, DOUGLAS A. -- (Johnson & Associates, 350 South Figueroa Street, Ste
190, LA, CA 90071 / phone (213) 621-2115 / State Bar of California?) (Business,
corporate, real estate, international trademarks. Commercial litigation,
bankruptcy and creditor/debtor relations.)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
EMORY, MEAD -- (Lane, Powell, Spears, Lubersky LLP, Suite 4100, 1420 Fifth
Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101-2333 / phones: (800) 426-5801, (206) 223-7000 /
faxes: (206) 223-7010, 7107, 7276 / telex: 32-8808) ( Source's notes: "Areas Of
Practice: Controversies / Past Positions: Joint Committee on Taxation, United
States Congress, Legislation Attorney, 1970 - 1972; Assistant Commissioner of
IRS 1975 - 1977; Professor of Law, University of Iowa, 1965 - 1970; Visiting
Professor of Law, Duke University, Spring, 1991 - 1992; Visiting Professor,
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, Spring, 1993; Visiting Professor,
Georgetown University, Fall, 1994")
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Fisher, James Q. -- (1801 Century Park East, Ste 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90067 /
phone (310) 556-3300 fax (310) 556-2424. Previous address 2049 Century Park
East, Ste 4010, LA, CA 90067 / State Bar of California?) (One-time partner of
Joel Kreiner) -- Need CO$ Confirmation
Flate, Ronald Allen -- 9300 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 /
phone (213) 933-7141 and (213) 278-0100 / State Bar of California?) (Former
IRS Attorney. Practices real estate, business & corporate law, franchising law,
tax & estate planning, auto accident/personal injury/product liability, family
law and litigation.) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
Goldner, Eric D. -- (11400 West Olympic Blvd., Second Floor, LA, CA 90064 /
phone (310) 914-0109 fax (310) 390-4841 / State Bar of California?) (Family
law, adoptions, divorces, custody, visitation, child and spousal support,
community and separate property, annulments, conservatorships and
guardianships.) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
HART, WILLIAM M. -- (Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, 399 Park Avenue,
New York NY 10022-4697 / phone: 212-318-6000 / e-mail: WMHart@PHJW.com / New
York State Bar Association)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
HAYES, STEVEN L. -- (Bowles & Hayes, 1015 Oneonta Dr., Los Angeles, CA
90065-4255 / phone: (213) 255-8878 / fax: (2130 662-6419, (818) 546-5047/ State
Bar of California) (Bought Cult Awareness Network)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Hedlund, Paul -- (Formerly, in 1996, of Kananack, Murgatroyd, Baum & Hedlund.
See Murgatroyd, George for address.) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
HERTZBERG, MICHAEL LEE -- (740 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY / New York
State Bar Association)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
HIRSCHKOP, PHILIP J. -- (Hirschkop & Associates, 108 North Columbus Street,
P.O. Box 1417-A49, Alexandria VA 22313 / phone: 703-836-6595 / District of
Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar, New York State Bar Association, ABA)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Hogan, Thomas R. -- (60 South Market Street, Suite 1125 San Jose, CA
95113-2332, 408-292-7600, California State Bar, member no. 042048) (Source's
notes: Tom is not a scientologist, is believed to privately hold them in
contempt. But the money, the *money*!)
-- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
Karp, Lawrence J. -- (1700 California Street, Ste 370, SF, CA 94109 and 445
South Figueroa Street, Ste 2600, LA, CA 90071 / phone (213) 612-7778 (LA) and
(415) 567-0211 (SF) / State Bar of California) (Personal injury, business and
family law.) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
KOBRIN, HELENA KEMPNER -- (Moxon and Kobrin, Attorneys at Law, 6255 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6329 / phone: 213-993-4435 / e-mail: hkk@netcom.com,
hkkobrin@aol.com / State Bar of California, membership no. 152546)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
KREINER, JOEL -- (Source's notes: "At one time he was Deputy Guardian Legal for
the US Guardian Office. The last I knew he lived in the LA area. Joel was
involved in the Allard case. Also, he was involved in the FCDC E-Meter case and
an IRS tax case. James Q. Fisher was his partner at one time. I believe Neal
Hamel and Vaughn Young would probably remember Joel. Both Joel Kreiner and James
Fisher are "OTs". Kreiner's old address (in 1977) was 6255 Sunset Blvd, Suite
2000. Now Moxon's office is at 6255 Sunset Blvd.")
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Lenske, Sherman D. -- (Lenske, Lenske & Abramson ALC, Suite 315, Warner Atrium,
6400 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91367-2425 / phone: (818) 716-1444, (818)
883-2920 / fax: (818) 883-9260 / e-mail: slenske@aol.com / State Bar of
California)
-- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
LIEBERMAN, ERIC -- (Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C., 740
Broadway at Astor Place, 5th Floor, New York NY 10003-9518 / Tel: (212) 254-1111
/ Fax: (212) 674-4614 / New York State Bar Association)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
LUBELL, JONATHAN -- (Morrison Cohen Singer and Weinstein, 9th Floor, 750
Lexington Avenue, NY, NY, 10022-1200, phone: 212-735-8600 / fax: 212-735-8708,
421-2131 / e-mail: jlubell@mcsw.com / New York State Bar Association) (lost TIME
magazine case)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
LUPO, RAPHAEL V. --(McDermott, Will & Emery, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W.,
Suite 1200
Washington DC 20005-3096 / phone: 202-756-8000 / e-mail: rlupo@mwe.com /
District
of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; ABA) (participated in lerma RAID)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
McNally, Gerald -- (803 East Broadway, Ste F, Glendale, CA 91205 / phone (818)
241-9188 / State Bar of California) (Income tax [corporate, personal],
partnership), tax planning, tax court & litigation, real estate, incorporations,
contracts and wills.) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
Moss, Donald D. -- (Sobol, Raldiris & Moss, 520 East Broadway, Ste 201,
Glendale, CA 91205 / phone (818) 547-6650) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
MOXON, KENDRICK L. -- (Moxon and Kobrin, Attorneys at Law, 6255 Sunset Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90028-6329 / phone: 213-993-4435 / State Bar of California)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Nussbaum, Michael -- (Ropes & Gray, One Franklin Square, Suite 800 East, 1301 K
Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-3317 / phone: (202) 626-3900 / fax: (202)
626-3961 / District of Columbia Bar)
-- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
PAQUETTE, AVA M. -- (Moxon and Kobrin, Attorneys at Law, 6255 Sunset Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90028-6329 / phone: 213-993-4435 / State Bar of California)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Raldiris, Hiram Anthony -- (Sobol, Raldiris & Moss, 520 East Broadway, Ste 201,
Glendale, CA 91205 / phone (818) 547-6650) (Ventura office: 79 Daily Drive, Ste
249, Camarillo, CA 93010 / phone (800) 640-9188) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
Shorter, Jr., John -- (Law Firm, Location, Bar Membership) -- NEED CO$
VERIFICATION
SINCLAIR, J. FREDERICK -- (100 North Pitt Street, Suite 200, Alexandria VA
22314 / phone: 703-299-0600 / Virginia State Bar, District of Columbia Bar, ABA)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
SMALL, THOMAS M. -- (Small Larkin & Kidde, 10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1800,
Los Angeles CA 90024-3945 / phone: (310) 209-4400 / fax: (310) 209-4450 /
e-mail: tms@slklaw.com, slk@slklaw.com / State Bar of California)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Sobol, Neal H. -- (Sobol, Raldiris & Moss, 520 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205
/ phone (818) 547-6650 / fax (818) 547-0274) -- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
SPRING, THOMAS C. -- (1850 Kalorama Rd., N.W., Washington, DC / District of
Columbia Bar)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Stroh, Duane C. -- (111 East Broadway, Suite 210, Glendale, CA 91205 / phone
(818) 502-1912) (Personal injury, adoptions, bankruptcy, incorporation and
legal problem solving)
-- NEED CO$ VERIFICATION
WALSH, WILLIAM C. -- (Bisceglie & Walsh, Washington, DC / District of Columbia
Bar)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Wiener, Robert -- (Need Law Firm, Location, Bar Membership) -- NEED CO$
VERIFICATION
WILSON, ANDREW H. -- (Wilson Campilongo, L.L.P., 115 Sansome Street, Suite 400,
San Francisco CA 94104 / phone: 415-391-3900 / State Bar of California)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
YINGLING, MONIQUE -- (Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P, 888 Seventeenth
Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20006-3939 / Tel: 202-298-8660 / District of Columbia Bar; State
Bar of California)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
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CANADA:
SINNOTT, TIMOTHY J. -- (Bereskin & Parr, Box 401, 40 King Street West, Toronto
ON M5H 3Y2, Canada / phone: 416-364-7311 / Canadian Bar Association, Law Society
of Upper Canada)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
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GERMANY:
Boehmert and Boehmert (NEED Location in Germany, professional association
memberships)
-- CONFIRMED CO$
Wilhelm Blümel - (Rechtsanwälte Wilhelm Blümel, Detlef Reichert, Kurt Henning
und Stefan Bergsteiner, Bayerstraße 13, 80335 München) (Source's note: "This is
the Nr. ONE of the scientology attorneys. He is probably not a clam himself.")
-- CONFIRMED CO$
(c) 1998 Disturber of the Peace (DOTP)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Per his request, the following attorney has been removed from
the Church of Scientology Shyster List.
Murgatroyd, George W. ("Skip") -- (address 1: Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford &
Downey, P.C., Suite 950, 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025-7114 /
phone: 310-207-3233 / fax: 310-820-7444 / address 2: 6956 Dume Drive / Malibu,
CA 90265 / phone: 310-457-5035 / State Bar of California, Member no. 109761)
As of March of 1998, Mr. George W. Murgatroyd''s position is that he does not
now work nor has ever worked for the Church of Scientology or any of its
affiliate organizations. Indeed, in reply to this list's previous
publisher/editor's initial request for confirmation or denial, Mr. Murgatroyd
responded with a blanket denial. His answer was accepted on face value and he
was immediately informed by that publisher/editor that his name would deleted,
which it was done immediately on the next Update of the above list.
After his name was removed, at least four ARS posters provided convincing
circumstantial evidence that Mr. Murgatroyd is a member or "patron" of the
Church of Scientology who had litigated a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Company
on behalf of an alleged victim of the drug Prozac produced by that company (Mr.
Murgatroyd lost) and at least indirectly on behalf of or in cooperation with the
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a public interest group established
in 1969 by the Church of Scientology. The full texts of these e-mails were
e-mailed TWICE by the previous publisher/editor to Mr. Murgatroyd. The first of
these messages went unanswered. The second of these e-mails included a demand
for more accurate information or a clarification or rebuttal of the
contra-indicating information provided to him.
Mr. Murgatroyd responded by faxing a threatening letter to the previous
publisher/editor's employer and business associate, through whose ISP and
without whose knowledge or permission he had e-mailed his inquiries and demand
for accurate information.
Further investigation of Mr. Murgatroyd's past and present litigation history is
in our view required before he can be included in the above list. Until then he
can only be included in this EDITOR"S NOTE. Therefore, any additional
information about this attorney, his career history, his case history, and/or
his disciplinary record would be very much appreciated.
Thank you very much.
The Curmudgeon (dpinstitut@newsguy.com)
(c) 1999, Disturber of the Peace Institute
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