Comments on: Pam Marsh Responds to Questions About City of Tallahassee Contract

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 00:35:54 +0000

In reply to Mike. Now she is covering for those running the FLORIDA corporation, the ones who extort money from hard working men and women and bundle up the fines and give it to foreign corporations. Patronis gave $50 million away last year!!!

By: Quacks Like A Duck

Quacks Like A Duck — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 02:36:05 +0000

I think the Ausley law firm is ethical and strives to avoid any semblance of questionable activities.

Having said that, I think Marsh is encroaching on an inherently “gray” area. She may not be planning to “represent” or handle litigation, but her advice and consultation will definitely become part of the City’s case strategy.

Quite frankly, lack of direct supervision does not necessarily equate lack of knowledge/information. As with any other specialty unit, attorneys’ supervisors and managers attend briefings on current cases, pending issues, status updates, etc. Unless she was totally out of the loop in general, I would expect her to be included in regular supervisory meetings and routine discussions.

I think it will be particularly telling if, next month, after her two year prohibition expires, she then “represents” the City.

By: Old Cop

Old Cop — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 00:54:49 +0000

She says she had no knowledge of the undercover investigation being conducted in her district which includes Tallahassee. If that is true, the most likely reason is that the FBI did not trust her with the information.
Bring this down to a local level: Imagine a scenario where TPD conducts an undercover drug investigation, and, upon its completion, the State Attorney resigns to represent the drug dealers. He says he had no knowledge of the TPD case. A conflict between his official duties and representation of his clients? Does the former state attorney have insider information on the case, or on TPD investigative procedures? If so, does that knowledge make his representation unlawful or unethical?
Decide for yourself and next time you go to the polls to elect a city commissioner, remember what you decided.

By: Franklin Thompson

Franklin Thompson — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 01:31:42 +0000

During her tenure, she supervised assistant U.S. attorney Stephen Kunz, who is leading the FBI investigation of the city and the Community Redevelopment Agency.

However, she said, “I did not supervise Mr. Kunz on this particular matter at all. I knew nothing about this particular matter.”

She continued, “While I was US attorney, although this matter may have been opened during the time I was U.S. attorney, I was never briefed on it. I never knew any of the facts of it. I was never informed of anything about it.”

Doesn’t say much about her supervisory capabilities.

By: Toby

Toby — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:19:14 +0000

The taxpayer is paying top dollar for her to defend white collars criminals at the city for crimes against the taxpayer.

By: Old Cop

Old Cop — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 21:41:16 +0000

Time for a complaint to the Florida Bar

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 12:17:17 +0000

In reply to Phil.

The city has plenty of lawyers on staff, but they are career government lawyers and thus (with all due respect) not the caliber of an attorney such as Marsh. She has a solid reputation as a good lawyer, but I know a good bit about hiring lawyers in Tallahassee – and $380 an hour for “advice” is on the extremely high side.

Maybe this representation will at least put a pause in the local numbnuts that want Marsh to run for Congress – because that’s exactly what a couple of local Democrat activists and political consultants were trying to plan. Now she is profiteering off city corruption shortly after leaving the office.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 02:13:31 +0000

So how many lawyers are on the city staff? How much money are we paying them? and now they have to go outside to get legal advice? and spend thousands of dollars. the commission should not approve expenses like this outside service.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 02:33:29 +0000

Mrs marsh advice:

“Bribery is illegal. Don’t write if you can speak. Don’t speak if you can nod. Don’t nod if you can wink. “.

2 billable hours

By: Bill Carlton

Bill Carlton — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:56:02 +0000

Common sense dictates that if she had prior employment with the U. S. Attorney’s office she should not participate in this case.