fact_id,filing_id,fact 86,6,"Filed by Kassab pursuant to Rule 8.03(a) on behalf of approximately 10,000 alleged victims along the Gulf Coast" 87,6,"Kassab Law Firm address: 1420 Alabama, Houston, Texas 77004" 88,6,"Pohl's address: 2254 Stratton Forest Heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80906" 89,6,Companion grievance No. 201801826 filed against Cyndi Rusnak 90,6,"Pohl, Williamson (now deceased), and Rusnak formed a joint venture to commit barratry beginning approximately April 2012" 91,6,Williamson and Rusnak practiced under trade name 'Williamson & Rusnak' 92,6,"Fee split: 40% to Pohl, 60% to Williamson and Rusnak (split based on resources contributed)" 93,6,"Runners hired: Walker and Seymour (April/May 2012), Ladner (July 2012 after Robinson withdrew)" 94,6,"Dane Maxwell and CMV Investigations hired in early May 2012; paid $1,000/client; total up to $2.47 million" 95,6,"May 25, 2012 agreement: 30% of Pohl's 40% (12% Walker, 12% Seymour, 6% Robinson)" 96,6,"July 15, 2012 agreement: 22.5% to Ladner/Walker/Seymour (7.5% each)" 97,6,The Lawyers paid roughly $5 million total in 'barratry pass-through money' 98,6,"Walker admitted it was barratry; barratry pyramid: CMV $1,000 → mid-level $100-$250 → low-level $20-$30" 99,6,"Jacqueline Taylor: recruited via Boykin/CMV/Monica Chaney, paid $20-$30/client via Wal-Mart cash cards, solicited 100+ clients" 100,6,"Magdalena Santana: recruited by Seymour July 2012, paid $250/claim through Precision, solicited approximately 1,500 cases total, 77 first week" 101,6,"Santana targeted high-paying zones, beachfront, hotels, churches ('easy as they didn't have to provide tax returns')" 102,6,Pohl told Santana 'it was illegal for him to pay her directly' 103,6,"Approximately 9,800 potential or actual BP clients illegally solicited" 104,6,Rollover scheme: Pohl typically paid runners 2.5% of attorney's fees; used Helping Hands and GM Settlement Verification Team as fronts 105,6,"Donalda Pohl operated Helping Hands Financing: 18% interest non-recourse loans, up to 40% of recovery" 106,6,Mark Cheatham: contacted 3 days after losing wife and 2 daughters; Talley brought flowers from Rouses and a notary; Pohl signed contract 6 days after accident 107,6,"Cheatham Retention Agreement: 30% of Pohl's 40% (Ladner 15%/Walker 15%); Talley $10,000 per million" 108,6,"Diaz/Curran: $875,000 settlement; reverse-engineered hours at $1,500 to match 22.5% = 46 hours" 109,6,"Sanchez: $680,000 settlement; same reverse-engineering" 110,6,"Shenkan caught Ladner posing as GM Settlement Verification Team; $25,000 per catastrophic case" 111,6,Federal court found prima facie evidence of partnership/joint venture; concluded agreements violated Texas law 112,6,Lawyers settled with Precision/Favre to conceal conspiracy 113,6,"Pohl paid Santana $50,000 cash; agreement prohibited publishing charges or relating them verbally — functionally suppressing testimony" 114,6,Santana crossed out language about being confused and in dire need of money 115,6,Pohl operated law offices in Mississippi and Tennessee without licenses 116,6,Pohl approached Kassab's client during deposition offering to settle directly