SENATOR DANIEL GELBER'S LAW FIRM REPRESENTS BIG OIL, BIG TOBACCO AND BIG SUGAR

Those cartels are poison in Tallahassee and poison with the voters.

Can Gelber answer questions? Or will he invoke his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent? Here are the questions posed to him a week ago, after his Campaign Manager called about my reporting on his law firm's work for BP:

In the immortal words of William F. Buckley, Jr., "why does baloney reject the grinder?" See below.


Dear Mr. Gelber:
Please respond to my questions. Also, could you please provide copies of some of the internal investigations that you have done for U.S. Sugar, other Fortune 500 companies and other organizations, and a list of companies for whom you have done such investigations?
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
Box 3084
St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084


-----Original Message-----
From: easlavin@aol.com
To: daniel.gelber@akerman.com
Cc: EASlavin@aol.com
Sent: Fri, Jun 25, 2010 5:10 pm
Subject: Representation of BP and City of St. Augustine in Cases Involving Reckless or Intentional Pollution of Florida's Waters

Dear Mr. Gelber:
1. I met you last year at the St. Johns County DEC fundraiser at the St. Augustine Rod & Gun Club.
2. It has come to my attention that Akerman Senterfitt, a law firm in which you are a shareholder, now represents BP in pollution cases arising from the Gulf oil spill. Please comment.
3. Your law firm (William Pence) also defended our City of St. Augustine and billed hundreds of thousands of dollars after our City dumped 40,000 cubic yards of solid waste in our Old CIty Reservoir, a case in which Akerman Senterfitt proposed contaminated solid waste be brought back to the African-American community of Lincolnville for use as a park. Please comment.
4. Would you please comment on Akerman Senterfitt's representing polluters and recidivists?
5. Would your work for Akerman Senterfitt present disqualificaiton/recusal/conflicts issues if youweare elected?
[6.] Also, could you please send me a list of all of the clients of Akerman Senterfitt?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
Clean Up City of St. Augustine, Florida
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
Box 3084
St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084