Comments on: Jack Thompson disbarred http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/ In-depth legal analysis and news for video games and virtual worlds Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:59:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Liz Surette http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Liz Surette Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:02:01 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=220#comment-37 Thompson has no procedural due process claim here. The right to a law license is not fundamental, and this disbarment is more than rationally related to the state's legitimate interest in stopping those who abuse our legal profession for personal gain and petty vendettas. Thompson has no procedural due process claim here. The right to a law license is not fundamental, and this disbarment is more than rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest in stopping those who abuse our legal profession for personal gain and petty vendettas.

]]> By: Dan http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Dan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:50:51 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=220#comment-36 Yeah but you gotta keep in mind, that's how Jack works. He's not in it for law. He's not in it to zealously represent his clients. He's in it for the lulz. For the drama. He already feels that the legal community is against him so what's the big deal for him to lose his license? He now gets to make an even bigger stink about it, quite literally "making a federal case" out of it. That's what he really wants. It's not, and never was, about his right to practice law. Only about his desire to be heard. And just like any petulant child who doesn't get to be heard, now he's having a tantrum. Yeah but you gotta keep in mind, that’s how Jack works. He’s not in it for law. He’s not in it to zealously represent his clients. He’s in it for the lulz. For the drama. He already feels that the legal community is against him so what’s the big deal for him to lose his license? He now gets to make an even bigger stink about it, quite literally “making a federal case” out of it. That’s what he really wants.

It’s not, and never was, about his right to practice law. Only about his desire to be heard. And just like any petulant child who doesn’t get to be heard, now he’s having a tantrum.

]]> By: Mona Ibrahim http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Mona Ibrahim Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:40:49 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=220#comment-35 My "right to practice law" comment was directed more in response to Thompson's responses to the disbarment. His comments tend to suggest that he believes some great personal right is denied to him by the disbarment. "This is when it gets fun..." I mean come ON. My “right to practice law” comment was directed more in response to Thompson’s responses to the disbarment. His comments tend to suggest that he believes some great personal right is denied to him by the disbarment. “This is when it gets fun…” I mean come ON.

]]> By: Dan http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Dan Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:41:22 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=220#comment-34 It's a very good thing that "this" attorney was disbarred, however it's not a good thing in general that any attorney is disbarred. We'd have been a lot better off had Thompson's behavior never been so outrageous as to come to this. Nobody is disputing that there is no right to a law license; however I'm saying that it's never a good thing when someone's actions get to the point that they need to even face the inquiry. It’s a very good thing that “this” attorney was disbarred, however it’s not a good thing in general that any attorney is disbarred. We’d have been a lot better off had Thompson’s behavior never been so outrageous as to come to this. Nobody is disputing that there is no right to a law license; however I’m saying that it’s never a good thing when someone’s actions get to the point that they need to even face the inquiry.

]]> By: Liz Surette http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Liz Surette Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:23:03 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=220#comment-32 I hear he's pursuing a second career as a weatherman. At least then he can still have something to blame for the world's ills. I hear he’s pursuing a second career as a weatherman. At least then he can still have something to blame for the world’s ills.

]]> By: Mona Ibrahim http://www.gameslaw.net/2008/09/28/jack-thompson-disbarred/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mona Ibrahim Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:44:13 +0000 http://www.gameslaw.net/?p=220#comment-30 I beg to differ. In this case it is a very good thing that an attorney was disbarred. No one is entitled to a law license, especially not someone so profoundly incompetent. A license to practice law is a privilege, not a right. I beg to differ. In this case it is a very good thing that an attorney was disbarred. No one is entitled to a law license, especially not someone so profoundly incompetent. A license to practice law is a privilege, not a right.

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