Southfield lawyer offering services to Mike Weber, pro bono
Apparently Detroit-area lawyer, Neil Rockind, has offered his service to Mike Weber pro bono if OSU does not grant him a release.
He has been tweeting all about the story.
https://twitter.com/neilrockindlaw
His website is rockindlaw.com
Someone close to the Weber family needs to let them know that I will volunteer my services to help him get out of LOI
— Neil Rockind (@neilrockindlaw) February 6, 2015
February 6th, 2015 at 8:44 PM ^
In the sporting world, everyone including coaches are looking to network. The kids get dumped on. It's sad.
It happens more often in baseball at the collegiate level. These kids give verbal commitments - (baseball has much less scholarships- 11.7 ) these college coaches offer 5x the allowance, let the season play out and then award the select few the partial scholarship. In the meantime, the athlete is loyal to the school and let's other schools know he's Committed. Losing out on other opportunities.
You certainly are valid with your points and opinion. Go Blue.
February 6th, 2015 at 11:37 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 7:03 PM ^
I doubt he comes to Michigan. Especially after Michigan fans shit all over him in social media.
February 6th, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:20 PM ^
Let's get this Neil Rockind guy on Du'Vonta Lampkin, too.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:23 PM ^
Rockind could chase ambulances all over the country. Sounds like a new career direction.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:16 PM ^
i think his father signed off on it. that makes it legal
February 6th, 2015 at 7:16 PM ^
i think his father signed off on it. that makes it legal
February 6th, 2015 at 7:16 PM ^
i think his father signed off on it. that makes it legal
February 6th, 2015 at 6:21 PM ^
This is so dumb. Lawyer obviously wants publicity.
The entire situation is shitty, but it's not like the world is collapsing around Weber. He is still going to play football for defending national champions and will have a great opportunity to expand his craft. Honestly, this is getting way too overblown and some Michigan fans are acting like scorned exes in denial.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:21 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:22 PM ^
Read those tweets!
February 6th, 2015 at 6:25 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 6:34 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
but i wouldnt be surprised if he has told weber the samething -- i told you so, privately.
February 6th, 2015 at 11:47 PM ^
Catching up on some WTKA podcasts today, and Sam wasn't on the show, taking a delayed vacation day. So Ira was the one weighing in on this latest Weber info.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 6:51 PM ^
He played special teams.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:57 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 8:07 PM ^
Dame Webb has a very realistic chance to start this year, either at corner or nickel. It's basically him and Gaeron Conley as the two favorites for those two positions, especially now that Reeves is gone.
As for Weber, he'll get his carries if he's good. Samuel got carries as a true frosh. Zeke got carries as a true frosh. Hell, even Dunn got carries as a true frosh.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
This will end well.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:36 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:40 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 6:40 PM ^
This kid could have picked a hundred other places to play football after he decided it wasn't going to be at Michigan, and he picked Ohio State. Do we really need to know any more than that?
February 6th, 2015 at 6:42 PM ^
If anyone is interested, here is Rockind's background from his own firm's site - LINK
Highlights include:
As a special prosecutor, he handled the most complex and high profile cases in the office, including but not limited to People v Kevorkian (the prosecution of famed assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian)
...as well as...
In 1997, Rockind made a change: he pursued a career as a criminal defense lawyer. In private practice, Rockind has handled countless high profile cases. He was the legal commentator for WDIV (NBC) and had a recurring role on a legal news series for WJBK (Fox 2).
...and even...
He has represented clients in matters ranging from drunk driving to complex federal cases. He has represented lead defendants in cases involving no notoriety whatsoever and others, such as the infamous Basketbrawl (Piston v Pacer) assault case
February 6th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^
He'd likely have redshirted behind Green, Smith & Isaac. True, he may have played, but the idea of him redshirting isn't far-fetched.
So try to sell him on transferring to UM, sitting out a year as he would have likely done anyways, and move on as if nothing happened.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:00 PM ^
But this lawyer is also rad.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^
It is in our best interest as UM fans to see this go to trial. When John Fox and other Bears staff gets subpoenaed and testifies that Urban knew Drayton was leaving in advance of signing day, it will make him and his dirty program look even worse.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:11 PM ^
gag me with a spoon, if it weren't Michigan losing a recruit you wouldn't care
February 6th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
Anything that outs Urban Meyer as the lying schmuck that he is would be good for Michigan,whether the recruit in question was originally interested in Michigan or not.
February 6th, 2015 at 9:13 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
Anything that outs Urban Meyer as the lying schmuck that he is would be good for Michigan,whether the recruit in question was originally interested in Michigan or not.
February 6th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^
I can't stand lawyers... well, except for me and my wife.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:30 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:31 PM ^
My wife and I.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:45 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 8:02 PM ^
There is nothing actually wrong with "me and my wife". It is considered informal to list first-person pronouns before second and third-person pronouns, but it is not technically incorrect.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/48397/me-and-my-wife-or-my-w…
February 6th, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:03 PM ^
"Conceal, don't feel"?
February 6th, 2015 at 7:08 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
"Reindeers are better than people"?