Nevada school district hit with eye-popping legal expenses after hiring election-denying MAGA lawyer

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Brad Reed
October 4, 2023 12:17PM ET



A Nevada school district's decision to hire a Trump-loving attorney who is also a failed Republican gubernatorial candidate is proving to be very costly.

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In August, Gilbert's law firm charged the district $36,000 in legal fees, which the Nevada Independent notes is roughly double what the district would pay in monthly expenses for its previous legal representation.

One month later, Gilbert hit the district with a whopping $74,000 bill that has left some officials in the district stunned.

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Benjamin Edwards, a University of Nevada Las Vegas law professor who specializes in legal ethics, said that one possible non-nefarious explanation for the massive bills is that Gilbert is so thoroughly lacking in experience with education-related law that he has needed to spend money simply to do work necessary to become competent at the job.

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Wow. I wonder whose bright idea it was to hire a MAGAt with no educational law experience.

[Permanut]

1. I'll do it for $30k; need to attend law school first.

[3Hotdogs]

2. That's a plan. I will be your consigliere for 15% fee. So -- you pass the bar.

Have your studies be a specialty in overdue parking meter offenses.

Then you apply to represent your state's Republican Party in - whatever.

Since you know nothing about political defense -- actually you will probably be defending bribery charges, adultery, child porn and such.

Since you know nothing about the above defenses, you can charge for the time it takes to learn.


P.m. me and I'll give you the address to send the check.

[Permanut]

3. Great strategery..

I'll send the check the minute I get the $30k.