Jerk update: Guilty troop-hating lawyer Jay Grodner to serve probation, donate to Semper Fi Fund
I mentioned this morning that lawyer Jay Grodner, accused of keying a Marine’s car on the eve of his deployment, was scheduled to appear at a hearing today. The hearing took place and reader Beverly Pearson e-mails an account of what happened:
It was awesome. There were probably 15 folks who showed up in support of Sgt. McNulty. Big guys with Marine Corp. jackets on! The creepy attorney was late again! His lawyer got up and told the judge Attorney Grodner was late because he wanted to let the “press” clear out! The judge was really mad then and ordered a warrant immediately. Then the lawyer says Grodner is coming and will show up within 30 minutes. The judge says he will be arrested when he gets here. Sure enough, Grodner walks in and two cops take him out and cuff him.
Sgt. McNulty did not have an attorney but the [State's] Attorney was there for him. They all went into a side room to work a deal. Then they all come out and the judge orders a continuance. So we all leave and about 20 minutes later a Policeman came out and got those of us who were still there and told us they were going to settle and we could come back in. It was obvious the judge wanted us in the Courtroom.
Long story short, he has to pay $600 to a Semper Fi Fund (Marine [Corps] fund for the wounded) and he has to report for Social Services probation once per month for a year. Judge told him if he screws up and misses any he will be arrested and will serve 364 days in jail! He told Grodner that the reason the courtroom was so full was because Sgt. McNulty belongs to The Band of Brothers and this is what he can expect when he mistreats a Marine (not his exact words but the same meaning)…
He really admonished him and the part I really liked was when the judge made Grodner admit he keyed Sgt. McNulty’s car. He also explained to him about military plates and how people pay extra because the monies go into a fund for scholarships. I cried but they were tears of joy!!!!!!!!!!!
Sgt. McNulty’s damages were $2400 but his car is fixed and just like The Band of Brothers, he asks that this creep give $600 to a fund for his Brothers. God Bless The Band of Brothers. This is a story the whole world should read about.
God bless that judge.
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Blackfive also heard from others who attended the hearing.
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Ha! and you just know this dipstick will screw it up and end up pullin the 364. How cool was her description…..
Funny, I didn’t see this on CNN.
Sweet.
I like the arrest for the no-show. Pompous a$$.
He’s lucky the Marines are law-abiding citizens. A little vigilante justice from the Band of Brothers would make $600 seem like pennies.
Well I’ll be dipped! I thought for sure that this slimey lawyer would weasel out of this somehow. I’m glad he got nailed, but the monies involved were fairly scarse considering the creep has his own law firm. Even if it cost him 10 thousand he would rake that in within a few hours, right?
What is it when you see 100 dead liberal lawyers lying in the street?
A good start! J/K, LOL!
You mean there are judges who still know what Justice means?
*applause*
On January 18th, 2008 at 9:10 pm, hadsil said:
You mean there are judges who still know what Justice means?
Some are elected, some are appointed.
It’s a win, but I think the amount was way too low. He should’ve contributed at least $2,400 to the fund. Not the $600.
Of course, you’ll never hear about this in the mainstream media.
Five will get ya ten that this clown’s jerkdom will cause him to violate this condition. 364 days in hooskow couldn’t happen to a nicer (er, well) guy!
Only a truly arrogant ass ticks off a judge deliberately like that. And thank goodness it was a tough judge.
This story made my day. I am so grateful justice was done. Wish I could have been there.
We ought to start a pool here as to whether or not and when the ass screws up his probation and goes to jail. Seems to me it is going to be next to impossible for that moron to actually do as he is told.
At least $2400 should have gone to Sgt. McNulty … I am sure he had to pay some level of deductible to get his car repaired, probably had to rent a car or use some other form of transportation while his vehicle was in the shop, and may have an increase in the cost of his insurance premiums … that money out of his pocket plus the added stress the transportation situation caused should have been worth something …
Sorry … not completely happy … although I applaud the judge for much of what he did and said … this rich A-hole lawyer still got off way too cheap … $600 he will deduct off his taxes and a year probation is nothing to this clown …
/vent off/
I bet he’s in the hoosegow by Mid-Feb.
Creep. Hope he draws a real sweet bunkmate, too.
I have a feeling Grodner thought he was going to get off. I am so glad news of this got out so that didn’t happen. The link to Blackfive was great. Nice to know so many lawyers offered their help.
Brotherly Love.
God Bless the Judge and God Bless the USMC.
Finally, a judge with common sense! In these days it seems quite rare. I can’t wait until this slimeball lawyer screws up so they can toss his butt in jail for 364 days.
I’m waiting for the usual suspects to join in and inform us that, “if you folks think it’s just the left that pulls this kind of slime-ball behavior, you’re delusional,” or “there’s more than enough hate on both sides to go around.”
Maybe Chris Kelly will grace us with an exclusive at the Huffington Post next week regarding what he thinks about some of Sgt. McNulty’s deceased relatives.
/sarc. off.
Congratulations and God’s Blessings to Sgt. McNulty
For once, a judge who makes a wise decision.
USMC 1, Moonbat 0
It is a shame he didn’t get jail time. I recall from past comments that Grodner posted on a singles site that he really liked sex.
The judge is a former Marine and the lawyer is facing other ethics charges that are currently being investigated by the legal standards board in IL.
This judge is an exMarine (yes, I do know, once a Marine, always a Marine) Lance
Corporal and wears a Marine Corps pin in his lapel and always celebrates the Marine
Corps birthday. Blackfive has more info on Judge. Would have liked to have him pay
all $2400 for the repairs so the Marine did not have to file with his insurance company and then have him pay 10 times the damage amount to the fund. I just
hope he doesn’t show up and has to serve time in jail. Maybe then, he would think
twice the next time he wants to “make a point.” I keep wondering if one of the women that he is trolling for on the dating site turned him down for a Marine, and he
thought he was getting even for all of the “Not So Hots” out there.
Liberal tolerance, you can warm your hands from the fire.
You know I am thinking this guy is not going to show up for one of his meetings and we will next hear he is in jail.
A girl can hope…great story about the 15 Marines present and accounted for to stand for their brother in arms…really beautiful.
Best story in a long time.
Bet $100 that the pissant lawyer tries to get out of the deal… as the Judge, being a (x) Marine is biased and should have recused himself…
Watch… it’ll happen…
I just waded through 11 pages of the latest postings at DU (all the wading I could stand in that cesspool). I found no mention of this story, naturally. I am sure however that the left will be upset at how Grodners right to to make a street-theateresque demonstration of his opposition to the war was taken away from him.
This is a hate crime, IMHO. $600? DId they forget to put the thousand after it? All this does is let the nuts know that it’s less than a grand to pull S like this.
I’m happy for the Band of Brothers and a win is a win. God Bless our Troops and Their families.
#26 bogtrotter said:
Maybe that’s why the American Left sees abhorrent behavior as somehow equal on both sides of the political aisle; they don’t cover their end of the issue.
Kudos for making it through 11 pages. Now you know how Andy Dufresne felt after he broke out from Shawshank Prison.
Lil’ Marvin: Hey Grandpa Jay, what did you do during the War on Terror?
Lil’ Caleb: Yeah, tell us Gampy!!
Jay Grodner: Well, ah let’s see…I scratched a line down the side of a US Marine’s car in Chicago and caused him $2,400.00 in damages!
Lil’ Marvin:….(silence)
Lil’ Caleb: Boy, Gampy’s a real jerk!
Funny, I didn’t see it on any “so called” news outlet… I bet if a Marine had keyed a leftwing lawyer’s car it would have been nonstop coverage
Semper Fi Marine. Good job… carry on!
Q: What’s the difference between ACLU lawyers and US Marines?
A: ACLU lawyers draw lines down other people’s cars, US Marines draw lines in the sand.
that’s beautiful right there
You bet it’s a hate crime. However, a Marine isn’t the right minority to get that kind of support or coverage in the MSM for that law to apply. Now if a conservative had done the same to a liberal, all hell would have broke loose.
I don’t understand jerks like this guy. He said that he hates the military but if we didn’t have one he wouldn’t even be A FREAKIN ALIVE! Nazi Germany would have killed a lot more than 6 million Jews (they all would have been dead).
Will he be disbarred?
Always nice to wake up to a good news story, once and awhile. It makes the coffee taste better.
please keep us updated on this SOB.i give him 1 month to #^&*up
STIFF SENTENCE: ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!
He has to write a check, endorse it with his signature, ensure that there is adequate funds for it to clear the bank then deliver it to a military charity group that he absolutely despises and hates. Oooh I can visualize his grimace.
This is harder than most think. For a full time lawyer whom allegedly just filed bankruptcy I read in another post has to re-organize his entire life and schedule around completing this requirement. Just think that’s 4 full 8-hour days, or 8-4 hour days of potentially cleaning toilets, playing janitor or any other mundane tasks to some demeaning “jobs Americans won’t do” type stuff”. I hope they make him serve his community service at a local VA Hospital.
This is the most delightful part of this sentence. Grodner’s life is in the hands of these sometimes tough probation officers that can literally violate you for showing up late, having a bad-attitude, in some states you are not allowed to even drink alcoholic beverages not even a beer, being a smart-a**, getting a traffic violation, jay-walking, any minimal type of contemptuous behavior and/or not paying the $30 monthly probation fees or a vast variety of other reasons. He will not want to see this Marine Corp Judge on a probation violation infraction.
For a Flaming Liberal imagine how tough it will be for him to have to ACT like a devout CONSERVATIVE for an entire year.
Almost Forgot: Indirect Cost and Expense of Grodner’s sentence.
Just think of all of the future business this attorney will lose or not ever retain because of all the bad publicity. Minimum Attorney fees today are at least billed out at $175 per hour. This potential cost/loss to his pocketbook could easily range from $100K – $1,000,000 over the next 5 years or even up to being driven out of the field completely.
Just think of the animosity he will elicit from prosecuting attorneys and judges that he must face in the future on behalf of his clients.
Grodner is a TOTAL IDIOT!
On January 18th, 2008 at 9:10 pm, hadsil said:
You mean there are judges who still know what Justice means?
I read in an article that the judge was also a former Marine.
I am surprised at most of the comments here, I think he got off extremely lightly. 600 dollars? I very much doubt that will make much of a dent in his finances based on what he probably earns.
As for probation, Scott D #38 wrote:
I’d like that to happen but I’m not holding my breath. He’s a lawyer, if anyone knows the law and how to avoid making mistakes that might precipitate the above, he will, unfortunately.
I take comfort at the judge’s words, but not at the punishment.
Thank you Judge and Semper Fi the Band of Brothers. This does make me wonder how many stories we never hear about Judges doing the right thing. I am sure if there others the MSM would have reported.
The punishment is not in the money and much as the public dress down viz showing up late because of reporters.
Q) What’s the diffrence between the aclu and the Boy Scouts of America?
Ans: The Boy Scouts have adult supervision.
ha ha ha!
GSP
Semper Fi to SGT McNulty and the Judge
Victory for SGT McNulty and kudos to that Judge.
Thank you, Marines, and all those who serve in different branches of the Military, for all you sacrifice and do for us.
I appreciate it more than any words could ever fully or appropriately express.
OO-RAH!
Just about the time when ordinary people begin to believe that the system no longer is capable of differentiating between right and wrong, a story like this lifts your spirits and the inner voice says, “don’t give up just yet sport”.
Sgt. McNulty and the Judge are what the real U.S.of A. should be about.
BrianNY- the “What did you do in the war, Grandpa? joke- eeeewwwww. That implies he managed to BREED! Yuck! Far as I know that hasn’t happened yet, so let’s hope it never does.
Love the “Lines in the sand” riddle.
What I have found interesting is that besides the lack of coverage by MSM, no left-wing whatever has rushed to this creep’s defense claiming freedom of expression or justifiable in the face of and immoral (their view) war.
Perhaps the left has its limits as well?
This is the Marine way, we stand up for each other and help each other, a couple of year’s ago a young Marine in uniform had run out of gas in the entrance to a Conoco where my wife work’s he got out and was trying to push his car up the hill to the pump’s, I ran out to help him and three other guy’s jumped out of their car’s and left them in the middle of the street to help push the car up the hill and to the pump’s they all got back in their car’s and came into the store we all got to talking and the young Marine said I feel stupid, thank’s alot you guy’s I don’t think I could have done that on my own, everyone of us said almost at the same time no problem brother, we all looked at each other and come to find out we were all Marines. This is the Marine way brother’s forever.
Warning: Don’t mess with a Marine the judge might just be one.
Blind_Mule, read all of the link to Blackfive. You’ll enjoy it.
I am impressed that Sgt. McNulty took the high road in all of this. I don’t know if I could have stood by and not wanted to smack this creep in his liberal, troop hating face. But then, that wouldn’t have solved anything but put the attention on me.
I guess that being a Marine gives you that kind of discipline. There are those of us who have not served, who are extremely grateful to men like Sgt. McNulty and others who have made that sacrifice for the rest of us. Thanks for the example you set, not just in the incident with this lawyer, but in what you do by serving. Thank you.
Part of his punishment should be to read these posts. I’m sure this pompous jerk is off the “hate scale” on the liberal end.
The Chicago Tribune has a nice write-up on it. My favorite lines are the last:
Grodner tells me he plans to leave for the French Riviera and get some sun.
Sgt. McNulty will get some sun, too. In Iraq.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_bd_20jan20,1,2047849.story
This story only strengthens my belief that men who loathe the US Military should never be able to rise to positions of power…DOH!
Score one for the Marines! Glad to see the SOB lost and now I can only hope he will screw up his probation due to his obviously arrogant nature. I really like the show of force by the Marines and veterans that showed up for the trial.
I just read that the States Attorny Patrick Kelly is also a Marine (69-72 Vietnam). OOH RAH
By the way, this is a local story so the lack of MSM national coverage is understandable. With some prodding from Matt (Blackfive) the local media did cover it. Thanks to the internet the story went viral, that’s what we do.
It is our job to take those who defend and serve our country their 6.
There was a good outcome for this terrible deed. He’s still a jerk!!!!!!
I was not surprised the original DA wanted to get it cleared out of his cases because “he didn’t have time” this goeson all the time between these sleezy lawyers. And this creep decides to play the race card in the police report deposition. He is lowlife here and likely will remain so in the afterlife.
thank you Lord for a Judge who knew what the license plate meant; and he understood the Marines, as well.
warms the heart.
It is very likely that this lawyer will be facing discipline from the Illinois State Bar. In the State where I live (hint-Ahnold), if an attorney is convicted of a felony, there is almost always some sort of discipline enacted with the State Bar (where I work as an Investigator). This lawyer’s troubles are not over.
If this dirtbag can afford to go to the south of France “to get some sun”,how much can $600 hurt?By the way who paid to fix the car?
Hooray for the good guys!! Thanks Michelle for staying with this story.