New Popehat Signal courtesy of Nigel Lew. Thanks, Nigel!
It's time for the Popehat Signal, where I seek pro-bono help for people targeted by bogus and potentially financially ruinous defamation suits.
I'm looking for pro bono counsel for a woman in state court in Northern California. For now, I will offer only a summary description. The woman's ex-boyfriend is about to name her in a defamation suit because she described how he treated her in a contemptible manner. It's a quintessential SLAPP suit, and — based on materials I can provide to you if you are a qualified attorney interested in the case — there's the potential for an extremely strong anti-SLAPP motion that will be devastating to the plaintiff (and his attorney, who has filed a SLAPP suit before).
The woman is employed at a nonprofit and — like most Americans — can't afford counsel to defend her. She can afford to cover costs, and in my opinion there is an unusually good chance of recovering fees through an anti-SLAPP motion. (In California, an attorney representing a client pro bono can get his or her reasonable fees paid upon winning an anti-SLAPP.) This is a fantastic one I would do myself if I could right now, but my dance card is full.
Please reach out to me at Ken at popehat dot com if you are interested.
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