Brad Bondi, the brother of Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi, obtained trounced within the election for president of the D.C. Bar, in keeping with the outcomes introduced Monday. He accused “rabid partisans” of getting down to injury his repute.
“Their tactics, which included smearing me over my family and peddling conspiracies about my intentions, were not just an assault on my integrity but on the D.C. Bar’s very mission,” he stated in a press release posted on LinkedIn.
Diane A. Seltzer, who runs her personal regulation agency, defeated Bondi, a accomplice at Paul Hastings, 34,982 votes to three,490.
Members of the D.C. Bar had been frightened that deciding on Bondi would allow the Trump administration to realize extra affect over the group, The Washington Publish reported. A number of regulation corporations President Donald Trump has perceived as adversaries have caved to administration calls for for professional bono work on causes which might be pleasant to the president. He had issued govt orders that may have denied them authorities entry in the event that they didn’t capitulate, probably hurting them financially.
“We have a Bar full of lawyers who care about making sure their leadership reflects their values, which are maintaining the rule of law, being able to practice law without fear of retaliation, and having a leader who is experienced and has the qualifications to be in that position,” Seltzer stated on the D.C. Bar’s web site.
Bondi, in the meantime, reacted bitterly to his defeat.
“I had hoped this race would be a contest of ideas to enhance services for our widely varied members,” Bondi stated on LinkedIn. “Instead, I am disgusted by how rabid partisans lurched this election into the political gutter, turning a professional campaign into baseless attacks, identity politics, and partisan recrimination.”
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