This can't be good, a long time Gator attorney (and alum) who threatening to flip because they got stingy paying the bill.
" LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
A Warning, a Crusade, and a Public Reckoning at the U. of Florida
By Michael Vasquez JULY 21, 2017 PREMIUM
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Huntley Johnson, the go-to criminal-defense lawyer for U. of Florida athletes in a town obsessed with college sports, has represented almost 30 Gator football players since 1984.
The warning came in December.
Huntley Johnson, a local attorney known for representing University of Florida athletes who get into trouble, wasn’t happy. His client, a star wide receiver, had been accused of sexual assault, and even though the athlete had been cleared by the university, Mr. Johnson criticized the process.
So he sent the university some demands. In a letter, he requested changes in how sexual-assault cases are handled, including how accused students are treated during an investigation. He also wanted the university to pay nearly $400,000 of the legal fees of the football player, Antonio Callaway.
If those conditions weren’t met, Mr. Johnson wrote, there would be consequences.
"It saddens us to think of the publicity that will be generated," he told the university, "and the incredible amount of money that will be lost in the pursuit of remedies that should be reached quietly, quickly between the parties."
A month later, when the university hadn’t complied, Mr. Johnson showed he was a man of his word. He essentially declared war against his own alma mater and launched a barrage of public-records requests. He has filed more than 75 such requests since January."
... read the rest here
http://www.chronicle.com/article/A-...TFlOW94VEc4c2NCTHQ0clBMX2R4OEo0d1FGYkU4NXNmSQ
" LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
A Warning, a Crusade, and a Public Reckoning at the U. of Florida
By Michael Vasquez JULY 21, 2017 PREMIUM
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Huntley Johnson, the go-to criminal-defense lawyer for U. of Florida athletes in a town obsessed with college sports, has represented almost 30 Gator football players since 1984.
The warning came in December.
Huntley Johnson, a local attorney known for representing University of Florida athletes who get into trouble, wasn’t happy. His client, a star wide receiver, had been accused of sexual assault, and even though the athlete had been cleared by the university, Mr. Johnson criticized the process.
So he sent the university some demands. In a letter, he requested changes in how sexual-assault cases are handled, including how accused students are treated during an investigation. He also wanted the university to pay nearly $400,000 of the legal fees of the football player, Antonio Callaway.
If those conditions weren’t met, Mr. Johnson wrote, there would be consequences.
"It saddens us to think of the publicity that will be generated," he told the university, "and the incredible amount of money that will be lost in the pursuit of remedies that should be reached quietly, quickly between the parties."
A month later, when the university hadn’t complied, Mr. Johnson showed he was a man of his word. He essentially declared war against his own alma mater and launched a barrage of public-records requests. He has filed more than 75 such requests since January."
... read the rest here
http://www.chronicle.com/article/A-...TFlOW94VEc4c2NCTHQ0clBMX2R4OEo0d1FGYkU4NXNmSQ
