I saw firsthand that "Cleary Giacobbe" provides inferior legal services at the highest costs. It's public contracts are secured through influence peddling and pay-to-play.
Taxpayers throughout New Jersey should OPRA the legal bills approved by their BOEs and city councils that use "Cleary Giacobbe". The public will see that the bills are redacted beyond recognition. They are redacted worse than bills from any other attorney or firm. That should tell you what you need to know about how Giacobbe attorneys conduct business. Giacobbe attorneys fight against your right to public records as they get rich on your tax dollars.
Residents living in the towns represented by Joseph Lagana in the State Senate should investigate if their town council or board of education is awarding public contracts to "Cleary Giacobbe". Then they should demand that these questions be answered:
1) Was the contract awarded before or after Joseph Lagana became partner?
2) How much did Joseph Lagana contribute to the political campaigns of those holding office in your town?
3) How much more are you paying in legal costs since hiring Lagana's firm?
4) How does Lagana’s firm deal with public records request (legal bills, etc) campared to prior firms.
Below are the towns Joseph Lagana represents in the State Senate. Elected officials in some of the towns have already reached out to me to say that they are dealing with the same issues I wrote about on this blog. The problems are going to be similar in nature and widespread.
