Ex-Atty. Gen. Ashcroft Loading Up Law Firm With Ex-U.S. Attorneys
John Ashcroft is doing the smart thing, loading up his law firm with brand name attorneys. It can’t hurt.
By Amir Efrati Wall Street Journal Law Blog John Ashcroft, the U.S. attorney general during President Bush’s first term – and noted singer of “Let the Eagle Soar” (YouTube clip below) – is spreading his wings. Today Ashcroft announced that his law and consulting firm, The Ashcroft Group, is opening four new offices across the country, each to be led by Bush-appointed U.S. attorneys leaving office to make way for appointees by President Obama. They are:Michael Sullivan *Michael Sullivan, U.S. attorney in Boston and former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in Washington. Click here for a recent LB post on Sullivan.
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Posted: 4/23/09 at 8:21 AM under FBI, News Story.
Tags: John Ashcroft, Johnny Sutton, Michael Sullivan
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