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Attorneys duke it out..Book II
SMU professor in collision once drove into students
Her lawyer says crosswalk incident is coincidence, not pattern 07:06 AM CDT on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 By MICHAEL GRABELL / The Dallas Morning News A Southern Methodist University law school professor accused of running down a lawyer with her car was involved in an accident four months ago in which she hit two SMU law students who were walking in a crosswalk, according to police reports. Jane Dolkart, an expert in labor law related to sexuality and gender, was arrested Sunday and charged with assaulting a man who was cycling at White Rock Lake in what Dallas police called a road rage incident. Tommy Thomas suffered scrapes and bruises. On Dec. 30, second-year law students Ashley Stewart and Renee Chafitz, both 24, were hit at Hillcrest and Daniel avenues as they were walking from the SMU library to a cookie store. Neither student was injured seriously. Ms. Dolkart, 56, told police the sun was in her eyes. "I don't think she did it on purpose," said Ms. Stewart, who was on an extracurricular mock trial team coached by Ms. Dolkart. "I believe she legitimately had the sun in her eyes." Ms. Dolkart's attorney, James Vasilas, said it is only a coincidence that the two incidents happened within a few months of each other. "Circumstances happen," he said. "I would say unequivocally it is not a pattern of behavior that there's something wrong with Jane Dolkart. Not at all." The accident report said Ms. Dolkart failed to check the pedestrian crosswalk and that the glare would not have blocked her vision of the crosswalk. She was charged with driving without insurance. Mr. Vasilas said she had insurance, but the proof of insurance wasn't in her car. Dallas police said that on Sunday, Mr. Thomas, a Dallas business lawyer, was cycling with a friend on West Lawther Road south of Mockingbird Lane when Ms. Dolkart came up behind them honking and screaming. She followed them around a U-turn and then rammed her car into Mr. Thomas' bike, police said. Mr. Vasilas said his client, who was also on her way for a bike ride, tapped the horn to alert them that she was behind them and then accidentally hit Mr. Thomas. Ms. Dolkart posted a bond Sunday night. The Dallas Police Department is investigating and will refer the case to a grand jury to determine whether she will be indicted on aggravated assault charges. |
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Attorneys duke it out..Book II
Obviously, this law professor thinks there are too many lawyers around and
is just doing her part to control the lawyer population. |
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Attorneys duke it out..Book II
"mrbubl" wrote in message news:Uz7mc.7983
SMU professor in collision once drove into students Her lawyer says crosswalk incident is coincidence, not pattern This gets better and better. I look forward to Book III. |
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Attorneys duke it out..Book II
In article , "Roger Zoul"
wrote: Obviously, this law professor thinks there are too many lawyers around and is just doing her part to control the lawyer population. I was going to say, let the lawyer jokes commence... Q: What's the problem with a professor running down a lawyer in her car? A: She didn't run down two lawyers. Obligatory laugh track... -- Trudi "Boy, there sure is a lot of tension around here tonight. It's like a Joan Crawford movie." |
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"Circumstances happen", Dolkart's attorney, James "Rainman" Vasilas said.
"I would say unequivocally it is not a pattern of behavior that there's something wrong with Jane Dolkart. Not at all. Definitely not. No, nothing wrong here. Definitely." Riiight, Vasilas. Just keep saying that, over and over, and pretty soon you may believe it. Maybe. |
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Attorneys duke it out..Book II
"Move along now. There's nothing new here."
"LioNiNoiL_a t_NetscapE_D 0 T_NeT" wrote in message news:JTjmc.69697$Jy3.27236@fed1read03... | "Circumstances happen", Dolkart's attorney, James "Rainman" Vasilas said. | "I would say unequivocally it is not a pattern of behavior that there's | something wrong with Jane Dolkart. Not at all. Definitely not. No, | nothing wrong here. Definitely." | | Riiight, Vasilas. Just keep saying that, over and over, and pretty soon | you may believe it. Maybe. | |
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Attorneys duke it out..Book II
All most lawyers do most of the time
Better break out the breathing equipment. This one's gonna have a lot of smoke! Austin -- I'm pedaling as fast as I durn well please! There are no X characters in my address |
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