Steve Quest (p/k/a Montagraph) vs. Nicholas Robert Rekieta & Rekieta Law, LLC (2023)

[Owlbear]

The thi

If Montagraph is reading this, please look into Counter Party Risk. Especially if Nick is going to double down on this

Nick, weirdly, doesn't carry much of this. Even if he has to pay $500,000 of fines to the government first, debt from legal judgments is not dischargeable in bankruptcy, and short of his enabling parents writing him out of their wills and finding a way to get him off of his grandfather's trusts, Nick eventually will have to pay Monty back with a pretty high interest rate.

Until then, Monty/Schneider will get to depose Nick on where his money is. Every year (or possibly more frequently) he will be subject to Schneider asking probing questions about his financial situation. That's content, too, and Monty can gift off of it.

 

[LaxerBRO]

Professional Liability Insurance

Lawyer does represent private clients MINNESOTA LAWYERS MUTUAL Will maintain policy for one year​

Even if Nick takes a plea, what would a drug conviction do to his malpractice insurance rates?

 

[mindlessobserver]

I have heard both sides of the argument, and I remain undecided.

Chatgpt was very useful as a reference tool. Your could ask it to list important cases related to a certain issue and it would do so. It was very good at searching the rules and various state laws. Some of its output would be bullshit, but others would be on point and it was very useful as a quick search engine to point you in the right direction.

I say was and could though. They neutered the damn thing and it immediately clams up when you ask it anything legal related.

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

I’m betting on Randazza dropping Nick as a client when Nick reoffends.

 

[Napoleon III]

I’m betting on Randazza dropping Nick as a client when Nick reoffends.

Why do you say that? Randazza gets much more out of Nick than Nick gets out of Randazza. Even though this case is extremely controversial especially because of Rekieta's actions towards his family, a bad reputation for a client doesn't really negatively effect lawyers that much.

Even if Randazza ultimately loses he can very easily blame Nick for speaking in public about this case. Randazza lost an appeal in this case but if you dive deeply he didn't lose it by much and I don't think losing a single appeal for something like application of Colorado or Minnesota law makes or breaks a lawyer.

Randazza is also getting absolutely paid for this case. I could see Randazza wanting to leave if Nick runs out of money but I think Nick still has plenty of money at least for now.

I say was and could though. They neutered the damn thing and it immediately clams up when you ask it anything legal related.

This is a bit off-topic but I can actually see AI being incredibly useful for a lot of legal stuff. It would be great for a lot of the boring drudgery that lawyers have to do and would allows lawyers to be much more efficient with their time. Just don't use it to write your filings for you and verify what it says and you'd be golden.

Lawyers are also extremely expensive despite a lot of what they do being fairly basic and simple work. It's that 20% that is extremely complex that allows them to charge so much.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

I’m betting on Randazza dropping Nick as a client when Nick reoffends.

Somehow I don't think Randazza actually gives a fuck.

 

[Mandatory User Name]

Somehow I don't think Randazza actually gives a fuck.

Yeah, Randazza got to try out his novel legal theory while getting paid a shit ton for the privilege, he's fine with whatever Nick wants from here on out, as long as he keeps getting paid. But with everything else going on we may be reaching a point where Nick is no longer able to pay the exorbitant numbers that Randazza demands and he might end up being replaced by someone cheaper.

 

[waffle]

Somehow I don't think Randazza actually gives a fuck.

Randaza will keep appearing for Nick as long as Nick keeps paying. Randaza is an absolute mercenary in the most derogatory meaning of the word.

I think Nick is going to settle this so he can pay Robert Barnes to fuck his life up even worse.

 

[AnOminous]

I have heard both sides of the argument, and I remain undecided.

It's okay at really minimal shit like "what are the elements of fraud" or things like that. Once it has to interpret anything it's terrible, outright makes up cases, misstates principles of law, etc.

But the first kind of thing wa fine just to use a search engine for anyway, and now the search engine results are polluted with crappy AI answers too.

Nick, weirdly, doesn't carry much of this. Even if he has to pay $500,000 of fines to the government first, debt from legal judgments is not dischargeable in bankruptcy, and short of his enabling parents writing him out of their wills and finding a way to get him off of his grandfather's trusts, Nick eventually will have to pay Monty back with a pretty high interest rate.

That's not entirely true. Willful torts are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. However, if Monty has to and successfully does prove his case to an actual malice standard, it's almost willful by definition.

Even if Nick takes a plea, what would a drug conviction do to his malpractice insurance rates?

Considering his license is likely to be suspended at least temporarily with a requirement of rehab if he's convicted of a drug offense, the question is more whether he'd even be able to get his license back at all. Drugs aren't really a crime of moral turpitude (unless you're dealing them or accepting them in payment for legal services which is something you sometimes see). Neither are guns really although Minnesota may take that more seriously. If he somehow gets anything involving children, though, he's absolutely fucked.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I’m betting on Randazza dropping Nick as a client when Nick reoffends.

Only if Nick tries to pay him in Cocaine.

 

[Evilronald]

I’m betting on Randazza dropping Nick as a client when Nick reoffends.

Lawyers only care about money. If I was a lawyer, I’d love a client like Nick who keeps fucking up like this. Randazza is a civil lawyer, so this is different than having like a serial drunk driver as a client that you’re preventing from getting imprisoned and potentially could be a danger to the public. Whether Nick wins or loses his defamation case does not directly impact others. Any additional defamation Nick does is just more money for his lawyer because he’ll have to defend against those.

 

[Business Goose]

I’m betting on Randazza dropping Nick as a client when Nick reoffends.

Why would you bet on that?

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

Why would you bet on that?

Because I’m betting he will shit talk Randazza at some point and probably in a way that Randazza can’t just humor him on. The reoffending part will probably be when someone super chats him how Randazza failed him between fat anime dragons.

 

[Spaded Dave]

Because I’m betting he will shit talk Randazza at some point and probably in a way that Randazza can’t just humor him on. The reoffending part will probably be when someone super chats him how Randazza failed him between fat anime dragons.

Would the best revenge not be taking more of his money?

 

[Business Goose]

Because I’m betting he will shit talk Randazza at some point and probably in a way that Randazza can’t just humor him on. The reoffending part will probably be when someone super chats him how Randazza failed him between fat anime dragons.

Lawyers will represent pedos. (Proper lawyers, mind, ones with clients). If they pay, you stay. REAL lawyers are thick skinned.

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

Would the best revenge not be taking more of his money?

I think Nick is getting to the point where he’s lashing out at anyone critical of him. I could see Randazza telling him to take the L and Nick publicly denouncing him.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

and Nick publicly denouncing him.

Hasn't he done this exact thing in the appeal stream? He spent quite a bit of the montagraph segment shittalking the judge and his own lawyer

 

[Catgirl Tyranid]

I think Nick is getting to the point where he’s lashing out at anyone critical of him. I could see Randazza telling him to take the L and Nick publicly denouncing him.

Nick is more likely to have a moment of clarity and fire Randazza because he can't afford his services than Randazza is of firing Nick. Money, money, money~

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

Hasn't he done this exact thing in the appeal stream? He spent quite a bit of the montagraph segment shittalking the judge and his own lawyer

I think he might do something professionally to fuck with Randazza or disparage him in a way that waives attorney client privilege and forces Randazza to testify. The cope stream was just saying Randazza is bad at lawyering.

Nick is retarded enough to do this in his criminal case. I’m betting his not going ti handle the added pressure well.

Lawyers will represent pedos. (Proper lawyers, mind, ones with clients). If they pay, you stay. REAL lawyers are thick skinned.

Rekieta is flooding the boat as Randazza tries to bail him out. I can imagine nothing more infuriating and then toss in a retard who think he’s your colleague.

 

[AnOminous]

Why would you bet on that?

Because he's probably near broke and won't be able to afford him. So long as Nick keeps paying, though, Randazza is going nowhere.

Rekieta is flooding the boat as Randazza tries to bail him out. I can imagine nothing more infuriating and then toss in a retard who think he’s your colleague.

That is to say, Nick is generating a bunch of top dollar billable hours whenever he fucks up. I suppose Nick may tard rage and fire him, but I think it's more likely Randazza sticks around so long as the money spigot stays on. The second that stops, he's gone.