Will Ted Wells get disbarred for his misconduct?

[Fencer]

Ted Wells has obviously acted very badly in the Deflategate matter. He's acting as a strong advocate* for his client, yet pretending to be unbiased, in an obvious pattern of dishonesty. So is that the kind of behavior for which lawyers get disbarred?

I'm guessing it is not. He wasn't acting as a lawyer when doing or writing up the Deflategate investigation. So as long as he doesn't claim lawyer/client privilege when the subpoenas start flying in his direction, he should be fine.

But that's just a guess. I'm not a lawyer.


*Examples of advocacy include but are not limited to:

• The referee recalled that the gauge used was one which would demonstrate that the Patriots' balls had not been deflated. Wells badgered him into saying he wasn't sure his memory was correct. His opinion on that matter was then disregarded in the report, even though it was taken as dispositive on other matters.
• The referee testified that never before in his experience had a ball bag disappeared after the referee check. The Wells report offered no evidence that this had happened before (e.g. in other games with other referees). The Wells report still claims there is evidence this was a pattern of behavior.
• Wells hangs huge significance on the fact that Brady didn't know the legal name of somebody who was generally referred to only by his nickname. (Bird/McNally.) Huh? That's OK if you're trying to con a jury, but it's not appropriate for a 243-page supposedly neutral report.
• Wells hangs huge significance on the supposed fact that the Patriots refused to let him re-interview McNally. As they have stated, this is false; they just insisted that a phone interview would have to suffice for the fifth time McNally was questioned.

 

[GenJac]

Ted Wells now saying there is "direct evidence" implicating Tom Brady that wasn't in the report

 

[HammerDown]

If anything, Wells is a hero. Fencer? Not so much.

 

[Rock Strongo]

Ted Wells now saying there is "direct evidence" implicating Tom Brady that wasn't in the report

this whole report is a mess...and local radio is hearing it cost 5 million.

they got a 5 million dollar brady witch hunt.

 

[SonnyCID]

Ted Wells now saying there is "direct evidence" implicating Tom Brady that wasn't in the report

 

[GenJac]

this whole report is a mess...and local radio is hearing it cost 5 million.

they got a 5 million dollar brady witch hunt.

In most criminal cases a preponderance of evidence will send a criminal to jail. Rarely is there a smoking gun equal to what Pats fans are demanding in the evidence. Nevertheless, there are some hard pieces of evidence and even a smoking gun or two.

For example: McNally is referring to himself as 'The Deflator' even before the season starts. Now that's a piece of hard direct evidence.

Second, there is the proof of predictability. The Colts predicted before the game that the Pats were deflating their footballs, and when the refs checked, they caught the Pats red-handed with all 11 of their footballs deflated. And the control group in this proof were the Colts, who played under the same conditions yet none of their footballs were deflated.

This isn't a witch hunt, Rock. We all know the NFL isn't out to get Tom Brady. They want him on a pedestal but he just won't play by the rules.

 

[Rock Strongo]

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Lmfao

"It's Ted Wells fault"

Pat fans all need to be institutionalized

 

[NEPatsfan]

In most criminal cases a preponderance of evidence will send a criminal to jail. Rarely is there a smoking gun equal to what Pats fans are demanding in the evidence. Nevertheless, there are some hard pieces of evidence and even a smoking gun or two.

For example: McNally is referring to himself as 'The Deflator' even before the season starts. Now that's a piece of hard direct evidence.

Second, there is the proof of predictability. The Colts predicted before the game that the Pats were deflating their footballs, and when the refs checked, they caught the Pats red-handed with all 11 of their footballs deflated. And the control group in this proof were the Colts, who played under the same conditions yet none of their footballs were deflated.

This isn't a witch hunt, Rock. We all know the NFL isn't out to get Tom Brady. They want him on a pedestal but he just won't play by the rules.

Someone doesn't know what direct evidence is.


You got home and there was mail in your mailbox so you assume the mailman placed it there. Circumstantial evidence.

You got home and you daughter said to grab the mail because she saw the mailman place it into the mailbox while looing out the window. Direct evidence.

 

[GoreRush]

I'm not a lawyer.

You don't say!

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Ted Wells now saying there is "direct evidence" implicating Tom Brady that wasn't in the report

Is this new evidence? Then why wouldn't he have placed it in the report? Anything seem fishy? I mean people are what if-ing Brady for not turning over his phone.

Yet Wells has "direct evidence" and didn't use it in the report?

Nope no holes in this report. It's solid.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Someone doesn't know what direct evidence is.


You got home and there was mail in your mailbox so you assume the mailman placed it there. Circumstantial evidence.

You got home and you daughter said to grab the mail because she saw the mailman place it into the mailbox while looing out the window. Direct evidence.

Most people that don't need a straight jacket, will assume the mailman put the mail in the mailbox

You assume it was the Easter Bunny

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

"Let's attack and destroy Ted Wells credibility for saying mean things about my QB"

- nut jobs

 

[NEPatsfan]

Most people that don't need a straight jacket, will assume the mailman put the mail in the mailbox

You assume it was the Easter Bunny

And here we have an example of weapons grade stupidity by DirtDirtDirt.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

And here we have an example of weapons grade stupidity by DirtDirtDirt.

So the text messages exchanged between the ball boys wasn't enough for you to implicate your hero?

Yeah, you're a nut case

 

[NEPatsfan]

So the text messages exchanged between the ball boys wasn't enough for you to implicate your hero?

Yeah, you're a nut case

Imlicate him for what? They offered nothing.

 

[flyerhawk]

Why exactly should he be disbarred? Was he in a court of law recently?

 

[Fencer]

For example: McNally is referring to himself as 'The Deflator' even before the season starts. Now that's a piece of hard direct evidence.

It's evidence that he was told that the footballs should at some point in time be lower in pressure than they otherwise might be.

It's very weak evidence of any kind of rule-breaking activity.

Second, there is the proof of predictability. The Colts predicted before the game that the Pats were deflating their footballs, and when the refs checked, they caught the Pats red-handed with all 11 of their footballs deflated

If that happened, why wasn't it mentioned in the report?

What the report said is the Patriots' balls were at the pressures predicted by science if footballs were not tampered with, UNLESS the referee was incorrect in his memory as to how he performed the measurements.

 

[Fencer]

Why exactly should he be disbarred? Was he in a court of law recently?

Wells definitely has acted as a lawyer to the NFL on other matters recently.
He definitely acted as a paid advocate to the NFL in this matter, but not so apparently as a lawyer.

That's why I both raised the question and then answered it with a tentative "No".

 

[NEPatsfan]

Why exactly should he be disbarred? Was he in a court of law recently?

I'm not suggesting he should be disbarred; however he can be disbarred for reasons that don't involve being in a court.