RE: Legal Help in CA

Barrett;

Please go ahead and forward this to the NLG. That will give them the option of accessing my help if and when they wish it. I’ll begin working on my end anyway.

If we are needed, having folks go through you is likely the best way to go, and please do so with my approval and thanks. You can mention my name to anyone, if you wish, as the lawyer for LocalLeaks and HackerLeaks, because that has already been made public through a press release by those sites. What we need to avoid is going public with the fact that I already represent a purported Anonymous hacker in a pre-criminal filing capacity. However, using my name might get a few more California attorneys to contact me with offers of representation. I’m pretty active in the local defense bar, the California Public Defender’s Association, and the NORML Legal Committee and a few other things, so that might help. What we can’t do is have me out there as someone who can take on an attorney-client relationship with anyone else currently charged.

So, in your sound discretion, proceed as you deem necessary, and let me know if I can assist in any way. I haven’t yet seen the indictment, but when I do I’ll get a better handle on it and I’ll be able to give a breakdown of what everyone is really looking at.

I’ll look forward to working with you, and please stay in touch.

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

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From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:21 PM
To: Jay Leiderman
Subject: Re: Legal Help in CA

Jay-

Thank you very much for your offer. I'm not yet sure what the NLG will be able to do in California on this, so under the circumstances this will definitely come in handy to have you available to refer anyone needing assistance to those you have in mind. With your permission, I'll make it known that those who expect to be tried in California should get in touch with me, and then I'll send them your way; I won't mention your name to reporters, but instead simply let them know that assistance has been offered in that state so that the individuals in question are more likely to become aware of it via the press, which is how I did it last time; let me know if that works for you. Also, can I go ahead and forward this to the NLG so you can begin coordinating, or did you want to contact them yourself?

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Jay Leiderman <jay@leidermandevine.com> wrote:

>>> 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

LEIDERMAN DEVINE LLP
5740 RALSTON STREET SUITE #300
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA 93003

TEL: (805) 654 0200 ext.24
FAX: (805) 654 0280

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Regards,

Barrett Brown
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