Re: Walter L

[Guest guest]

I've been on this list over six months and I have never, once, seen

Walter offer any advice until yesterday, when he addressed responses to

people he knew were represented by counsel, which is an ethical

violation of the Rules of Responsibility. An attorney is subject to

reprimand, suspension and/or disbarrment for violating these rules.

This is one of several ethical rules Walter has violated and I wrote him

a private email, hoping to get him to stop. As an attorney, I have a

legal obligation to remind Walter of his ethical duties. I did it

privately because Dr. Rutledge asked us to keep this off the list, but

Walter, and you, have disregarded that request repeatedly.

Not to beg the obvious, , but the only times you have posted have

been to support Walter and bash the MGB. You and a couple of other

names only pop up when Walter does. The other names have aol addresses

(where a person gets 8 alias name email addresses) and hotmail addresses

(where unlimited email addresses are free). I notice your service

provider is in Mississippi. Are you, Laurie and her bile husband

" friends " ?

You said in your previous post that you were at the ASBS conference,

when you first posted here, supporting Walter after he badmouthed the

MGB and said he would not represent any MGB patients. The ASBS

conference was attended by bariatric surgeons and some of their staffs

and Walter, apparently. You never did answer the question about how you

came to be at the ASBS conference, by the way.

Now the only times Walter has posted, ever, were to bash the MGB, then a

couple of snipes at me for asking him to produce some facts (which he

never has done), and now suddenly writing to two of my clients. The

only times you have posted have been to support Walter and snipes at me.

At this point, Lindstrom has a clear conflict of interest in

representing any MGB patient because of his public declarations that he

thinks the MGB is " bad " and that he will not represent patients out of

his " concerns " for them. He reiterated his position again today.

Under the Rules of Professional ethics, he is obligated to withdraw from

representing clients with whom he has a conflict of interest. Further,

he is obligated to tell anyone he seeks to represent or advise about

this conflict (but you'll notice he has not done that in his posts).

It is also illegal in many states for attorneys to advertise, as Walter

does on his emails to this list.

I have never said I represent " the list " and if you had read the

*private* email I sent to Walter, which he attached to his lie claiming

I said I represented the list, you'd see that. But of course, you'd

have to be looking.

There are numerous attorneys on this list who help people and they have

a track record for it that speaks for itself.

Kind regards,

wrote:

>

> I would like to know who " informed " you of this!!

> Nothing against , she has done nothing to me, but I am not

> represented by her. I am working on insurance approval now and should

> the time come that I am denied, I will be seeking your help, simply

> because I believe YOU have the background expertise in these cases.

> And before anyone reminds me that Mr Lindstrom does not represent MGB

> cases, I am not sure this is the procedure I will be going for. I am

> still researching.

>

> (who enjoys EVERYONE on this list)

> 5'3 " 240

> BMI 41.6

>

> I responded to a similar inquiry earlier but I've now been informed

> that

> this list is represented by and I have been

> instructed to not

> communicate with it on a substantive basis. Therefore my help

> appears not

> needed or wanted and there does not appear to be room for my

> experience

> here.

> Walter Lindstrom, Esquire

> Obesity Law & Advocacy Center

> www.obesitylaw.com

> 2939 Alta View Drive - Suite O-360

> San Diego, CA 92139

> Tel:

> Fax:

>

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