Abdala Email Lawyer
Everyone, and I mean everyone! should be thinking and concentrating their energy and thoughts on this poor boy
Sean will be fine. He’s young and resilient. What needs to be dissected now is how this family manipulated the courts and media in Brazil. Then we need to see what can be done to FIX the system so that an episode such as this cannot happen again. At the very least have it well documented so that others whom fall prey to such a corrupt and influential family are armed with the best information. Burying your heads screaming la la la la la la la will not help others in the future.
I don’t understand this “OH ITS OVER GET ON WITH IT” crap. Lives are at stake, and there are 60 other pending cases in Brazil. Although many in Brazil are use to rolling over and accepting whatever is done to them, others around the world analyze these experiences and then fight for changes in laws to close loop holes so that others don’t have to suffer the same ilk of corrupt thuggery. I for one commend the author of this article for pointing out the loopholes and tricks used by this family. This is VALUABLE information.
Think of this boy suffering
He’s not suffering, he is with his father. His suffering is OVER.
Second, thing that he has a half sister!!!!
So what? She’s like one or one and a half or something? To young to realize the existence of her own toes. And a HALF sister as well. Yes, we all know the tight and unfettered bonds that connect siblings from different parents. LOL. Sean will be old enough to decide what kind of relationship to have with her by the time his half sister can complete coherent and meaningful sentences. Having a HALF sister is NOT an issue.
Let us talk about the future! Let us give love and forgiveness a chance instead of attacking each other with grave offenses to the honor and the dignity of anonymous posters! How ridiculous!
An interesting idea in theory, but this is an emotive case involving nationalism and parental rights. Separations are almost never amicable, let alone honourable. Millions of people were brought into this story, from the US and from Brazil because the idea of being able to manipulate laws so readily, especially with an open and shut case involving a child removed from his father was unacceptable for them. Especially for the many foreigners currently married into the Brazilian culture. This story terrified them!
Another factor that made people RAGE was Cruela da Vil’s blatant selfishness in the case. After hearing her talk, it’s no secret as to who had manipulated Bruna in the first place. The woman is simply evil.
Let us not forget that he does have tow families, that is, uncle, grandparents in Brazil and US (not only US and not only Brazil that must be clear) and that he does have a sister. Does it mean anything or not anymore?
It does mean LESS given how he was manipulated by one side of the family. Cruela da Vil made her bed, now she must lay in it. If she hadn’t banned David from seeing his son, if she hadn’t coerced her daughter into abducting Sean in the first place, if she had acted like a human being instead of an “I get anything I want” harpy eying the fluffy soft prize to wear, none of this would have unfolded as it did and Sean would have probably had a great life travelling between the nations and getting the best out of two interesting worlds.
No, she had to gamble and bet it all. Now she is left holding nothing. A lesson that needs to be highlighted for others OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Maybe one day, it will start to sink in with those who think they can purchase anything.
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Not to long ago I was chatting with a former client who happens to be an attorney. I asked him about his email habits. He responded that he didn't use email very much. At the time I thought he was so 20th Century. In reality, he was probably being a very wise lawyer.
And so, I share a cautionary tale.
Remember, before you send an email always ask yourself, 'can it pass the test of public scrutiny? 'Or, in other words, could my email jeopardise my chances of ever getting hired or even worse, could this email be the start of the dreaded email chain?
A bit of background.
Prior to any of the emails in the chain,a new lawyer was offered a job with a small firm.They agreed upon her salary and set a day for her to begin. Then, the firm contacted her and said ooops...we've decided your starting salary needs to be less than we agreed on because we are going to hire an additional associate.
That is the context for the emails heard round the world.
"Then Korman received an email from Abdala on the Friday evening before the Super Bowl. She had changed her mind. Abdala wrote: "Dear Attorney Korman: At this time, I am writing to inform you that I will not be accepting your offer. After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that the pay you are offering would neither fulfill me nor support the lifestyle I am living in light of the work I would be doing for you. I have decided instead to work for myself, and reap 100% of the benefits that I (sic) sew. Thank you for the interviews."
Korman called Abdala and left a message for her, asking if they could talk and work things out. He suggested she call him on his cell phone. Instead, Abdala called Korman's office and left a voice mail, again declining the offer.
That's when Korman wrote the following in an email to Abdala: "Dianna - Given that you had two interviews, were offered and accepted the job (indeed, you had a definite start date), I am surprised that you chose an e-mail and a 9:30 p.m. voicemail message to convey this information to me. It smacks of immaturity and is quite unprofessional. Indeed, I did rely upon your acceptance by ordering (sic) stationary and business cards with your name, reformatting a computer and setting up both internal and external e-mails for you here at the office. While I do not quarrel with your reasoning, I am extremely disappointed in the way this played out. I sincerely wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors."
Enough said, right? A young lawyer declines a job offer and some awkwardness ensues. Not the biggest deal in the world.
Well, here's where things go haywire.
Abdala countered with the following email: "A real lawyer would have put the contract into writing and not exercised any such reliance until he did so. Again, thank you."
Oh man. "
To read the entire chain, check out Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. What's most upsetting about the article is that it seems to slam the woman attorney and not the guy who renigged on the salary.
Here's a quote from the male attorney.
"This has taken on a life of its own," Korman told me. "The legal community is tiny, and the criminal-defense bar even smaller. They are surprised by this attorney's responses to my simple queries. It's so early in her career to be attacking someone like this. I just wish it had played out better."
And they included emails from some of his supporters
"Though you don't know me, I wanted to extend to you my sincere apologies for your recent encounter with an extremely unprofessional young attorney. ... It is my hope that your opinion of young lawyers has not been too tarnished by your experience. ... I felt compelled to apologize to you on behalf of the community of young lawyers all across the country that are not sympathetic to Ms. Abdala's egoism."
Am I missing something here? Didn't he change the salary after hiring her? Didn't he hit the keystroke to share a private email converation with friends? Isn't he the scumbag? And doesn't he owe her several apologies?
He acted like a jerk. She responded in kind. Yet, somehow the article doesn't criticize him for forwarding personnel issues from his office. And even worse, changing an 'employment contract' after they had agreed to the terms.
No, the focus is on her bad behavior. How convenient. How myopic. How pathetic.Chalk one up for the boys club.
