The Underground Conservative

As a veteran (Army) myself, this story rankles me.

Sgt. Michael McNulty, a 26-year-old Marine from Chicago, had his car keyed allegedly by a jerkball lawyer as he visited a friend before he left for his second tour in Iraq.

Charges against the lawyer, 55-year-old Jay Grodner, might be upgraded to a felony, and there’s word that he’s being investigated by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Tomorrow he gets his day in court while Sgt. McNulty is in Iraq defending us.

The story was first brought to the world’s attention by the outstanding military/veteran blog Blackfive and has been covered by Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass–it seems no one else in the MSM gives a rat’s patootie. Although I’m sure if Sgt. McNulty had taken matters into his own hands, he’d've made front page of the New York Times.

The good news is tons of good people–veterans, military, civilians–have come forward to help Sgt. McNulty. And this includes lawyers who’ve offered to take the case for Sgt. McNulty, free of charge (there’s hope for the legal profession after all). Meanwhile Kass notes in his column that Grodner is avoiding his phone calls.

Why would a divorce lawyer avoid someone’s calls, I wonder?

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