re: #211 marjoriemoon

Mmm, not really. See the state has lawyers on staff. All states do. They get a salary whether they are used or not. It’s not like they bill as in private practice.

Not so. She owes(d) the money to a private firm (The debt is owed to Clapp, Peterson, Van Flein, Tiemessen & Thorsness, according to her financial disclosure. Palin said she didn’t have an exact figure yet but “the debt is over a half a million dollars.”)
Whatever the “state lawyers” worked on were on behalf of the state, not her personally
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