Jamie Jensen

Jamie Jensen was the junior lawyer to Jon Wurst at McGrumm Shaft, the law firm I engaged to represent me. Although I had been advised to resit having a junior lawyer do the work, Jon stated that because Nelly Wince, who represented Spring, was a woman, that it would be better if Jamie did the court work. This seemed odd to me but Jon assured me that it was for the best and that he would still direct the case. In hindsight I think this was done just to garner more billable hours.

In many ways I liked Jamie. She seemed like a decent person in a bad environment. The culture of McGrumm Shaft was to simply up-sell to the limit the client could pay. This up-selling ranged from have unnecessarily long conversations and not directly answering question to advising that I could not be adequately defended if I did not get a testimony coach. One they recommended of course. They recommended a mediator and parental consultant similarly.

As I began to realize what was happening, I optimistically assumed that Jamie worked they way she did because that was norm of the firm and she did not reflect on those norms too much. This happens a lot and unfortunately is one of the ways corruption perpetuates in society. Junior people assume the senior people are operating they way they should. It takes a very strong person to see the injustice of their actions when they are making a large income. And divorce lawyers have very good incomes. Rationalization is just too easy.

As I write this in the Middle East three Israeli teenagers were recently murdered by radical Palestinians who thought their actions justified because of the occupation of Palestine and a few days later a Palestinian youth was burned alive by Israeli radicals in retaliation. I have not doubt that the murderers on both sides felt fully justified in their actions and were assured it was by those they associated with.

With Jamie I really wanted to believe that she was a moral person at heart and thought quite naively and possibly egotistically that my case would cause her to self-reflect and became a better person. I really wanted to believe that she was at heart a moral person. I even advised her to leave the firm as it just was not an environment that was good for her. Sadly she ignored my advise and as far as I know learned nothing from my case. Last I looked she was still employed by McGrumm Shaft. This is sad not only for the legal system but for her.  

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