Trial lawyers democrat contributions

Bruce Mr. Leshner P. Leshner; P. Levy, P. Levy P. LEVY, P. Tucson, AZ Douglas B. Money Search. Top 25 Candidates. Election News. Political Campaign Contribution Totals. Trial Lawyer Contribution List Contributor. Kazan, Steven Piedmont, CA Kehoe, D. Bruce Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Kelley, J. Porter Bellevue, WA Kelly, Andrew Bloomington, IL Kimmel, Adele Washington, DC Kimmel, Adele Ms.

Washington, DC Kinzer, Sanford Ellensburg, WA Kinzer, Sanford Everett, WA Kirkley, Dorothy Atlanta, GA Kirsch, Mark Manhattan, NY Kirschner, Barry Tucson, AZ Klein, Daniel Chicago, IL Kopelman, Richard Atlanta, GA Kopelman, Richard Decatur, GA Kopelman, Richard Mr. Atlanta, GA Decatur, GA Kosieradzki, Mark Orono, MN Kristal, Jerry Wallingford, PA Lampert, Bruce Lafayette, CO Lane, Richard Portland, OR Bush, and they have been spending huge amounts of money from the tobacco settlement to keep him and other Republicans from being elected.

To trial lawyers, especially those involved in the tobacco litigation, Mr. Bush has become their worst nightmare. He has made attacks on lawyers a campaign centerpiece, pointing with pride to his record in Texas of curbing civil litigation, capping legal fees and limiting jury awards.

It has all been under the banner of tort reform, or what Mr. Bush said were efforts to rid the legal system of junk lawsuits.

The lawyers who have specialized in bringing civil lawsuits, however, saw Mr. Bush's statements not only as a threat to their livelihood, but also to their ability to hold corporate America legally accountable for its actions. To that end, while trial lawyers have long been heavy Democratic Party donors, the prospect of a Bush candidacy, along with the possibility that like-minded Republicans would retain control of Congress, has ratcheted up the stakes, and the donations.

There is some serious tobacco money being spread around. Moreover, with the lawyers' fees in the tobacco settlement running into the hundreds of millions, even billions, many of those trial lawyers have had a lot more to donate this election cycle.

Senate to Republicans. Trial lawyers love Democrats because Democrats advance policies that help trial lawyers make money. More regulation and more legislation often means more litigation. Democrats oppose tort reform, while Republicans — encouraged by the business lobby — support tort reform. Democrats push laws such as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that create all sorts of legal ambiguities and liabilities, which yields profits for lawyers.

Trial lawyers point out that they are necessary and, for many people, helpful. This is true. We need trial lawyers. But we also need oil companies, airplane manufacturers, and drug makers.

These industries are clearly special interests. We study their influence in elections closely, and we are suspicious of them. Trial lawyers deserve the same scrutiny. The focus of lawyer money this year is control of the U. Charlotte, NC Bailey, Jack Shreveport, LA Bailey, Jane Lansing, MI Bailey, Jane Brighton, MI Baizer, Robert S. Highland Park, IL Baker, James Houston, TX Ballance, Bernadine S.

Warrenton, NC Ballantine, Thomas Alexandria, VA Bargeron, Robin N Mr. Macon, GA Barlow, John Longview, WA Barnowe, Colin Portland, OR Barr, Dugan Redding, CA Barr, John Redding, CA Barwick, Tom Clayton, NC Bayless, Kathryn Princeton, WV Beal, Robert L.

Tucson, AZ Beal, Scott Chicago, IL Beckman, Bradley Philadelphia, PA Bees, Margaret M. Washington, DC Bell, David B. Augusta, GA Bell, Jason Indianapolis, IN Benelli, Patricia G Ms. Chester, VT Bennett, Holly Denver, CO Bennett, Holly Ms. Denver, CO Bennett, K.

Holly Denver, CO Berger, Barry Mr. Palm Harbor, FL Bernard, Beth Portland, OR Bernard, Elizabeth Portland, OR Berry, Phillip Lafayette, CA Berry, Phillip S. Lafayette, CA