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, 2015February 6th, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 9:31 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 7:02 PM ^
You married a lawyer in addition to being one yourself? I'm not sure I could handle another lawyer in the family.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:04 PM ^
Can you honestly say you'd care about this if it were Alabama/Auburn or USC/UCLA. Recruiting is a shady business, but dont act outraged or surprised this happened. I feel for the kid and if it is that devastating to him then he should be granted a release.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:05 PM ^
if this goes to an Ohio court, the Judge will probably tell Rockind to fuck himself. . .
February 6th, 2015 at 7:41 PM ^
Could be federal court (even filed in MI) due to diversity between parties in two different states as long as the claim for damages is more than $75k.
February 6th, 2015 at 8:46 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:06 PM ^
Would have loved to get him on NSD, and he turned us down. He made his decision, good for him. I think we just move on, and let him live with it, this is why you commit to a school, coaches are temporary. 2016 recruiting is now in full swing, I say we go after Matt Falcon man he is a beast!!! Grab the in-state talent!
February 6th, 2015 at 7:14 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:26 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 7:30 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 7:23 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 7:35 PM ^
Weber is an OSU player. Higdon is blue, he will be a great back for us. Lets concentrate on those players that went true blue.
February 6th, 2015 at 8:45 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 7:23 PM ^
I'd like to get Weber, but I think what's ten times more important about this situation is that OSU has totally screwed themselves in terms of recruiting. This isn't something that Meyer and his staff can easily mend, unless they were to hire the equivalent of Wheatley (which there isn't an equivalent to him in the Detroit area asfaik) to replace Drayton. It's not like Wilcher has any affinity for OSU, he just wants his kids to play in good situations. Disrespecting him and one of his players like this is only going to get him to push kids towards Michigan more. Couple that with the fact that Wheatley already has a ton of sway in Detroit, and UM should be sending Meyer a cake for being such a foolish douche nozzle.
February 6th, 2015 at 8:05 PM ^
Meyer's been recruiting the school hard..Weber won't have to hire a lawyer. If Meyer wants to play hardball, he won't just get bad publicity. Cass Tech could bar OSU coaches from their property. He'd be a lot better off saying it was a misunderstanding and letting Weber out of his LOI.
February 6th, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
Even if Weber stays with OSU, which I suspect he will, they've shot themselves in the foot in terms of Detroit recruiting. I'm sure Michigan will be back to beating OSU for Detroit kids in the near future regardless, but this just accelerates that.
February 6th, 2015 at 7:31 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
Meyer and Wilcher can do for Weber now is develop a statement that ends this story quickly. One that tries to get him above the bullshit saying something like, that while I was disappointed my recuritment coach has moved on to another opportunity and I was looking forward to working with him. However, at the end of the day I have committed to The Ohio State . . .
Having said that, all this crap has not been lost on Harbaugh and Dantonio recruiting 2016. Perception is reality and the perception out there now that JH MD will leverage - right or wrong - is you cannot trust Meyer.
February 6th, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
The best thing for Weber isn't for us to decide. He should only go to OSU if that's what he still wants to do. Maybe it is. He doesn't need to craft some public statement about staying with OSU. The only person that needs to worry about doing damage control is Meyer.
February 6th, 2015 at 8:41 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^
...offering his firm's entire marketing budget towards services to Mike Weber, pro bono.
February 6th, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^
February 6th, 2015 at 9:06 PM ^
WEBER WAS BRIONTE DUNNED! simply put
February 6th, 2015 at 9:16 PM ^
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February 6th, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^
Does Michigan not have a barratry statute?
February 6th, 2015 at 11:29 PM ^
February 7th, 2015 at 7:16 AM ^
this is no different than tweeting at him. give the kid some freaking room, if he wants help he'll call someone.
but no, apparently this douchebag knows what the kid needs. fuck off.
February 7th, 2015 at 8:55 AM ^
is trust. Surely the trust is broken between Mike Weber and ohio now.
February 7th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
What say Sam and Lee Free and Ms. Joumana and 800- CAR HIT ME? Let alone the cats who defended big tobacco in the 70s, Monsanto in the 80s and the large investment banks more recently..... pox for the houses.
February 7th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
He made his bed now he has to sleep in it. I know this sounds harsh bit I just don't like OSU!
February 7th, 2015 at 11:54 AM ^
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