ALIPAC’s William Gheen kicked to the curb again

 Posted by on 2010/05/18  Comments Off
May 182010
 
ALIPAC's William Gheen kicked to the curb again

Looks as if ALIPAC President William Gheen’s plans for a hate filled weekend in Phoenix have been canceled according to the latest “press release” from his group. In this rambling missive, Gheen tries to take the high road to disassociate himself and his organization from the hatred and presence of avowed racists such as Tom Tancredo, Jeff Schwilk and DAN SMERIGLIO Notice one things all of these folks have in common is they are friends, former friends or heroes of Gheen’s. Like Lou Dobbs was and then he wasn’t. Like Jim Gilchrist was and now isn’t. Gheen seems to have a problem hanging on to friends. My friend and colleague, Dee Perez-Scott, has the whole scoop on her blog concerning MORE

Bill Brewer – Bickel & Brewer – A True American Hero

 Posted by on 2009/02/07  Comments Off
Feb 072009
 
Bill Brewer - Bickel & Brewer - A True American Hero

DALLAS — When Bill Brewer struts through his 48th floor downtown office, he looks like just another high-powered Dallas attorney in an impeccable pinstriped suit and brightly colored tie. He just might be working for free, however. When he’s not handling disputes for multi-million dollar companies at the firm he co-founded more than two decades ago, he and other attorneys at Bickel & Brewer take on civil rights and commercial cases for clients who might not be able to pay at all. Since opening the Bickel & Brewer Storefront, the law firm’s pro-bono satellite office in predominantly black south Dallas, he has guided lawsuits that, among others, won wheelchair athletes the right to compete in the New York City Marathon MORE