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15. I guess I'm confused

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 11:07 AM

Apr 2018

I can understand that if he's not doing a lot of lawyering things -- representing clients in court, filing court papers, taking depositions, that kind of thing.

But why would you have to have more than 1 client to be a lawyer? It seems to me if someone (e.g., Trump) says you're my lawyer, and there has ever been any lawyering going on there, then he IS a lawyer. Now, when the conversations don't involve lawyering, then that shouldn't be protected. But to say the guy isn't even a lawyer just doesn't add up to me.

Besides, he's been involved in many of Trump's business deals and negotiations and I don't understand why that's not considered a lawyer's tasks. All those agreements and legal documents in real estate deals!

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Cohen really isn't a lawyer .... today is gonna be real bad for him [View all] Botany Apr 2018 OP

Fixer not a lawyer. Let see him fix his way out of this now lunasun Apr 2018 #1

He has his law license...right? Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #2

That's what I'm wondering too. procon Apr 2018 #4

I mean anyone can POSE as a lawyer or anything for that matter. They said that RUMP actually Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #7

Cohen had two separate jobs, first as the personal lawyer of Trump procon Apr 2018 #11

He may become a world famous safeinOhio Apr 2018 #12

You can look up bar licenses online marylandblue Apr 2018 #33

Thanks! It never occured to me that the public could access that info. nt procon Apr 2018 #35

and did he pass the bar in ny and dc? getagrip_already Apr 2018 #17

if he doesn't, then there's *really* no privilege between him and donnie. unblock Apr 2018 #22

He is a lawyer. He's a corrupt lawyer. Baitball Blogger Apr 2018 #3

The point is that hes not really a practicing attorney YessirAtsaFact Apr 2018 #13

A "criminal" lawyer, not a criminal "lawyer" exboyfil Apr 2018 #14

That is exactly the scene that was going through my mind. n/t whopis01 Apr 2018 #36

Didn't he represent that RNC deputy finance chair? femmocrat Apr 2018 #5

I might be wrong but i think Cohen "fixed things" for Broidy just like he "fixed things for Trump Botany Apr 2018 #8

As of this morning, he still is.. whathehell Apr 2018 #29

Fake lawyer for a fake president YessirAtsaFact Apr 2018 #6

He isn't really a Republican either, he claims to be a lifelong Dem IronLionZion Apr 2018 #9

trump co always had a shit load of lawyers...i always thought of cohen as more admin than front line dembotoz Apr 2018 #10

I guess I'm confused RandomAccess Apr 2018 #15

Maybe this will help neohippie Apr 2018 #18

With grades that low, maybe he never passed the bar exam FakeNoose Apr 2018 #23

I'm sure he must have passed bar exam neohippie Apr 2018 #28

He is a lawyer. The question here ... Whiskeytide Apr 2018 #25

Who are Cohen's associates here neohippie Apr 2018 #16

I'd bet the feds has been through those documents very thoroughly already groundloop Apr 2018 #19

Hopefully they didnt take the weekend off. Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2018 #24

Registered in New York Louis1895 Apr 2018 #20

He can have a law license and still not be a lawyer The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #27

True... Louis1895 Apr 2018 #34

Latest...he says he has three clients and wants independent Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2018 #21

fitting. Lawyer who isn't a lawyer working for a president that isn't a president. nt. Amimnoch Apr 2018 #26

Good one! The law is such a VAST area of expertise, even very well educated, smart Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #30

He's is the original Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer... smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #31

He's more a jack of all asses. nt Xipe Totec Apr 2018 #32