Michael S. LaScala Attorney in GA

What is the name of your state? GA

I received a letter and spoke with Michael S. LaScala, and attorney, who says he is a former prosecutor. He said that he is friends with most everyone in the Atlanta Court.

I am considering hiring him.

Does anyone know anything about him?

I know he went to Loyola of New Orleans.

Any help would much appreciated.

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

Originally posted by picaped8
What is the name of your state? GA

I received a letter and spoke with Michael S. LaScala, and attorney, who says he is a former prosecutor. He said that he is friends with most everyone in the Atlanta Court.

I am considering hiring him.

Does anyone know anything about him?

I know he went to Loyola of New Orleans.

Any help would much appreciated.

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My response:

While I wouldn't buy a used car from this "gentleman", he appears to be well-suited for you in the category of "drunks" and "drunk driving." You decide.

IAAL



In re Michael S. LaScala, M.R. 17596 (Ill. Sept. 13, 2001). LaScala graduated from Loyola of New Orleans. He was subsequently admitted in Georgia. Since 1999, he has practiced as a City of Atlanta Assistant Solicitor. He took and passed the Illinois Bar in 2000. The Illinois Character & Fitness Committee declined to certify him for admission based upon what the Committee believed to be material omissions in his Illinois bar application. LaScala disagreed with the decision, arguing that his law school "did not provide any guidance or instructions to students filling out bar applications," and suggesting that, although he did indeed read the Illinois application, "he did not read the question as closely as he should have." According to Illinois admissions authorities, the Applicant should have disclosed three incidents. First, he was stopped by a police officer when he was 16 years old for open possession of alcohol during a New Year's Eve celebration on the streets of Atlanta. LaScala, along with a number of other revelers, were held in a paddywagon on the street for some length of time and then released. Second, he was also cited for a street brawl, where he was later hospitalized and questioned by police. In his Georgia application, he revealed the existence of this second incident, but not the first. In his law school application, he omitted any mention of the first event. Finally, in September 1997, he was visiting his future in-laws in Chicago. His father-in-law-to-be provided him with tickets to Bear's game at Soldier Field which, given the miserable state of the team in 1997, were items of no great value. LaScala was unable to attend, so he decided to sell the tickets at the face amount. He pandered them to an undercover Chicago Police Officer. For this, he was charged with peddling tickets, a municipal offense. He paid a fine for the violation, but omitted any reference to the case in his Illinois application. He later said that he had forgotten the ticket incident. He blamed one of the other omissions on his lawyer-wife, who typed the Illinois admissions questionnaire. LaScala filed a pro se petition for relief in the Illinois Supreme Court and asked that the admissions decision be reversed. The Court, without comment, allowed his petition in part and allowed him to reapply immediately for admission.

[HomeGuru]

This attorney would literally fight for your rights, sell tickets to the event and then celebrate after with a few drinks.
I believe he was a member of a different bar association.

[JETX]

Yeah, but only at 'face value'.

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

"He blamed one of the other omissions on his lawyer-wife . . ."

So, when he screws up your case, expect that he will try to hide behind his wife's skirt, or to blame it on you.

Hey, good morning Homie and Steve! Always good to see you guys.

IAAL

[JETX]

Damn, I though LaScala was bad!! What did you think about Hanus and Ogilvie:
"In re Hanus, 627 N.W.2d 223 (Iowa 2002). Hanus was denied permission to take the Iowa Bar Exam. In 1987, Hanus was arrested in Nebraska for shoplifting a $3.99 socket wrench from Sears. He pled no contest to the criminal charge. That did not stop him from suing Sears for false arrest, negligence and conspiracy to batter and slander. The lawsuit resulted in a "massive" record, and the litigation spanned eight years. He filed spurious claims to recuse the trial judge, the suit was meritless, and he filed unsubstantiated claims of misconduct against the attorney for Sears. He made misrepresentations in motions, backdated a motion for summary judgment, and failed to comply with court orders. In 1993, he was stopped in Nebraska for not having proper license plates. He demanded a jury trial, was found guilty, appealed, lost, and still failed to pay the fine. He was arrested for failure to pay the fine, and six (6) years of vexatious litigation ensued. He applied for and was denied permission to take the Nebraska Bar Exam as well. Hanus failed to establish the necessary honesty, integrity, and trustworthiness to take the Iowa Bar examination."

And Ogilvie:
"Ogilvie had two DUI arrests, had been fired from a job after testing positive for marijuana use, was alleged to have assaulted a girlfriend, and allegedly interfered with a divorce proceeding. In his initial application, after two hearings, the Board of Bar Examiners recommended his conditional admission. The Court did not admit him, but allowed him to reapply at a later date."

And these are just the ones that got CAUGHT!!!

All of you people act as though you have never done anything wrong or have ever made a mistake. It must be great to be perfect!

It turns out that this guy used to be a prosecutor and is well respected. That is probably more than can be said for most of you.

You should be blocked from this site. You offer nothing of value.

[JETX]

"All of you people act as though you have never done anything wrong or have ever made a mistake. It must be great to be perfect!"
** It is... and so hard to find anyone similar. Dating was pure hell until I found an angel!!

"It turns out that this guy used to be a prosecutor and is well respected."
** 'Respected' by who?? Some idiots 'respect' mass murderers, so 'respect' has nothing to do with it. And though I may not 'respect' Johnny Cochran, I don't doubt that he is a damn successful attorney.

"You should be blocked from this site. You offer nothing of value."
Yes, we do. IAAL's post kept you from hiring a possible sleazeball.

And your original post asked NO legal questions, only "Does anyone know anything about him?". So, all the answers WERE of value.... and answered your question!!

[HomeGuru]

And to further discuss the subject of being blocked from this site, it is ironic that the three contributors on this thread are the Senior Members who have the most power to block anyone from this website.

[stephenk]

this poster is an idiot. after bitching to everyone about the information he received on LaScala and still defending the attorney he then goes and starts another post asking for information on another attorney.

Hmmmmmmmm, seems he took the advice and dropped LaScala.

I had already found and read the information in the reply post. I, unlike any of you believe that people are allowed mistakes. I was looking for information other than the first link returned from any search engine. Any idiot can find that.

[HomeGuru]

[quote]Originally posted by stephenk
[b]this poster is an idiot. after bitching to everyone about the information he received on LaScala and still defending the attorney he then goes and starts another post asking for information on another attorney.

Hmmmmmmmm, seems he took the advice and dropped LaScala.

**A: too bad......I wanted to see a good fight.