It looks like Dr. Ford has obtained a real bad ass experienced lawyer to help her. I hope he is bad ass.
Former DoJ Inspector General Michael Bromwich has just resigned from his Law Firm, The Bromwich Group, to assist Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in her confrontational fight to expose Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual assault on her. This was just reported by CNN reporter Laura Jerret. Now, I must note, that the reports which I have read do not say which firm he resigned from, The Bromwich Group or the law firm of which he belongs.
Lest we think that Mr. Bromwich is just another run of the mill lawyer, no way. He is highly experienced at this level of legal doings. Just what she needs.
Here is a synopsis from Wikipedia of his career:
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Education:
Bromwich graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in1976. He subsequently received a master’s degree in public policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government, as well as a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1980
Career: Highlights
Bromwich was a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and served as associate counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel for Iran-Contra. Bromwich was one of three lawyers for the government in the prosecution of Oliver L. North.[1]
He was the Inspector General for the Department of Justice from 1994 to 1999. He headed an investigation into the FBI laboratory; the investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; the FBI's conduct regarding Aldrich Ames; the handling of classified information by the FBI and the Department of Justice in the campaign finance investigation; the alleged deception of a congressional delegation by high-ranking officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and the Justice Department's role in the CIA crack cocaine controversy.
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In 2005, he was appointed to act as independent investigator for the Houston Police Department, to conduct an investigation and audit of its crime laboratory and property room. Bromwich and his team's investigations reported their conclusions in a final report published in 2007.They found pervasive fraud in the Houston crime lab, including fabrications of forensic analysis, false statements, and other forms of misconduct, and recommended major changes to crime lab procedure. Houston closed its crime lab and reestablished a new crime lab, independent of law enforcement, in 2014,with new procedures and standards
In 2018, he began leading the legal team of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
And from: . https://www.bromwichgroup.com/about-us/michael-r-bromwich/
Immediately before founding The Bromwich Group in 2012, Mr. Bromwich spent eighteen months at the Department of the Interior. He was selected, in June 2010, by President Obama to reform the regulation and oversight of offshore drilling and to serve as the country’s top offshore drilling regulator in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill. Over the course of his tenure, Mr. Bromwich implemented a series of far-reaching regulatory and organizational reforms that revamped the nation’s regulation of offshore energy exploration, development, and production.
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He testified before Congress on 15 occasions…
Mr. Bromwich conducted major internal investigations for companies, both publicly traded and privately held, in the energy,pharmaceuticals, public accounting, and private security industries, among others; made recommendations for their improvement; and represented companies and individuals in state and federal criminal investigations.
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As Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich was best known for conducting special investigations into allegations of misconduct, defective procedures and incompetence in the FBI Laboratory; the FBI’s conduct and activities regarding the espionage of the CIA’s Aldrich Ames; the handling of classified information by the FBI and the Department of Justice in the campaign finance investigation relating to the 1996 Presidential election; the alleged deception of a Congressional delegation by high-ranking officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and the Justice Department’s role in the CIA crack cocaine controversy. During his tenure as Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich testified before Congressional committees on about 20 occasions. Over his five years as Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich took a new and virtually anonymous agency within the Department of Justice and shaped it into an internal investigations powerhouse, which it remains today.
Before his appointment as Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich served as a federal prosecutor. From 1987 to 1989, he served as Associate Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel for Iran-Contra. From January through May 1989, he was one of three courtroom lawyers for the government in one of the most significant and highly-publicized criminal cases of the 1980s –United States v. Oliver L. North. Mr. Bromwich’s other responsibilities in that office included supervising a team of prosecutors and law enforcement agents that investigated allegations of criminal misconduct against government officials and private citizens in connection with provision of aid to the Contras in Nicaragua and serving as overall coordinator of the Iran-Contra grand jury.
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The Bromwich Group is not a law firm and does not provide legal services. Mr. Bromwich is Senior Counsel with the law firm Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber through which he practices law and provides legal representation to companies and individuals.
Now it appears that Dr. Ford has added to the appropriate legal representation which she already has to stand up to the Rethug bastards Greasely, Hatch, et al. I now have some hope that those bastards won’t eviscerate her.
Edit Note: Before writing this article, I knew little or nothing about her initial lawyer, Debra Katz. In the comments sections, numerous people have corrected my lack of knowledge and have added much needed information on Debra Katz. Very interesting info.