>>> Legal assistance available for those arrested today in U.S., and potentially elsewhere. http://t.co/eyCgA8S #anonymous

 

 

Hi Mr. Brown;

 

My name is Jay Leiderman.  I’m a criminal defense attorney in Ventura.  I saw your tweet regarding legal help for today’s arrestees.  I floated an offer on Twitter to help any righteous hacktivists busted in CA for free a while back, and have subsequently developed an attorney – client relationship with someone (I believe he stated he knows you) who expects to be arrested and prosecuted at some point, perhaps soon, in the Northern District of California.  I have also become the pro-bono lawyer for LocalLeaks and HackerLeaks during the last few weeks.  Because of that, I cannot represent anyone arrested today, but I am aware that there may be a few very good S.F. attorneys that are well aware of these proceedings and might be willing to step up and defend these cases.  Though the arrests occurred all over the country, it appears 12 of the 16 or more will be tried in the Northern District of California, likely in the San Jose court.  I’m also aware that the NLG has a very strong CA chapter, and is more than capable of handling this.  I’m glad they have stepped up.  It’s time the legal community gave some backing to those fighting for our freedoms.  If anyone responds and needs representation beyond that which the NLG can provide, I will try to arrange it.  It will take me a few days to do so, though inroads have been made already.  I’d prefer to try to keep this off twitter, but publicize if you feel it is needed.  Last time I got a bit flooded, but that was OK.  Perhaps a better way to proceed, if you choose, is to please pass this offer along to your contacts at the NLG, and if they need help on additional defendants, or if their offer was limited to New York, I’d be happy to see who will answer the call and step up and step in to fight this prosecution.   There are many in the legal community that are interested in the cause.  I believe some will be willing to step out of the shadows as I did and take these cases on.  

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of service.  While I cannot offer specific legal advice in this case because of my obvious conflict, I can still point all in the right direction.  Keep fighting the good fight, or writing the good write, as it would be. 

 

JAY LEIDERMAN
CERTIFIED CRIMINAL LAW SPECIALIST
CALIFORNIA BAR BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION

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