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16 rows where filing_id = 20
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| fact_id ▼ | filing_id | fact |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | 20 20 | LCK is a lawyer practicing in Houston focusing on plaintiffs' legal malpractice cases |
| 287 | 20 20 | Michael A. Pohl is an individual lawyer residing in Colorado |
| 288 | 20 20 | Kassab filed four lawsuits on behalf of over 400 clients against Pohl (the Harris County Lawsuits) |
| 289 | 20 20 | The main allegations are civil barratry and conspiracy to commit barratry, a third-degree felony in Texas |
| 290 | 20 20 | Pohl's wife Dona owns Helping Hands Financing LLC (HH Texas); paralegal Jaimes runs day-to-day operations |
| 291 | 20 20 | Three Mississippi runners (Walker, Seymour, Ladner) operated HH Mississippi and Precision Marketing Group |
| 292 | 20 20 | Precision was eventually sold to Scott Favre |
| 293 | 20 20 | For BP litigation, runners went door-to-door soliciting clients and were paid $300-$400 per client plus percentage of fees |
| 294 | 20 20 | For auto accidents, Pohl used Google Alerts and dispatched runners to hospitals and funerals; paid up to $7,500 per client plus 33% of fees |
| 295 | 20 20 | Pohl formed the GM Settlement Verification Team as another sham entity for client solicitation |
| 296 | 20 20 | Walker was indicted and sent to prison for his role in the barratry scheme |
| 297 | 20 20 | Billy Shepherd represented Pohl in the Federal Litigation and negotiated the settlement |
| 298 | 20 20 | Shepherd knew Favre had given documents to third parties including Kassab prior to settlement |
| 299 | 20 20 | Shepherd may have intentionally failed to protect Pohl's interest to secure future lucrative employment |
| 300 | 20 20 | Walker testified he and Precision owned all assets/property and had legal right to transfer them to Favre |
| 301 | 20 20 | Murray Fogler of Fogler, Brar, O'Neil and Gray, LLP serves as co-counsel for Kassab regarding affirmative claims by Plaintiffs |
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fact_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
filing_id INTEGER REFERENCES filings(filing_id),
fact TEXT
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