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There is some thought here that a name change would be in order.

Ted Johnson, Esq.
Partner, Corporate Department
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP
107-6034
東京都 港区
赤坂1-12-32
34th Fl. Ark Mori Bldg

Dear Mr. Johnson:

This is to confirm the contents of our conversation today, which is further to our conversation of several months ago. I telephoned your office from my mobile phone, and you personally picked up the phone on the second ring. We spoke for 3 minutes, beginning at 17:29 JST on Sunday 17 April 2011. I invited you to speak with me tomorrow, and after hearing your tone, I suggested we do our best to have an amicable conversation.

I explained some ideas, and you treated me as if I were a deer caught in the headlights. I again suggested you call me back tomorrow. When you told me you were busy, I responded that you then had ten minutes to call me back. The time is now 18:08 JST. I have not received your phone call.

Regards,

S. McIntire Allen

Dear Client:

In 1999 I worked on a matter for you as a project attorney for Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP. Please have a person approach me at dinner tomorrow with a yes or no.

Regards,

S. McIntire Allen

Message received from the two gentlemen when I picked up dinner just now. Unfortunately, I require an audible response. Please have the three people meet me at dinner tomorrow.

Regards,

S. McIntire Allen

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Personal Injury Claim – Australian client
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OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly     14 April 2011 14:19
To: “minamoto@gaiben.jp” <minamoto@gaiben.jp>, “S. McIntire ALLEN” <allen@gaiben.jp>, “steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net” <steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net>
Dear Mr Allen
Throughout June and July 2010, you may recall that we had some correspondence with one another regarding an Australian client of ours who suffered a motor cycle accident whilst in Japan in 2008. Our client made inquiries through us as to whether he could make a claim in relation to that accident. We contacted you in an attempt to get a handle on the Japanese legal process of making such a claim.
You were kind enough to refer me onto Mr Ryutaro Sano, of Midosujilaw.
I confirm that on your recommendation, we contacted Mr Sano seeking his advice in regard to our client’s options for pursuing compensation for that accident under Japanese law. Mr Sano subsequently provided us with a letter, containing a general and useful overview as requested.
We then requested that Mr Sano provide us with an invoice of his fees for that advice. Mr Sano responded with an e-mail to Ms Jennifer Brook of our firm dated 3 September 2010, a copy of which I attach with this email for your reference.
In that e-mail, Mr Sano indicated that his hourly rate is JPY 33,000, which roughly equates to $AUD405.00. He has requested that we wire the sum of $AUD1,300.00 to his bank account, for his services. We concede that this is a reasonable hourly rate for an experienced solicitor to charge, and paid him that sum.
However, you will note that in his e-mail, Mr Sano also requested that our client deposit the sum of $AUD50,000.00 into his bank account as an “initial payment taking into account the processes we should go through”. Further, he noted that a formula is used to “calculate payment [to him] at the end.”
Whilst it is common in Australia for a law firm to request that a client place sums of money into its trust account in anticipation of potential fees and disbursements, the sum of $AUD50,000.00 seems grossly excessive in the circumstances, or in any circumstance for that matter. At this stage of the matter, our client is still yet to obtain full details from police regarding the accident, or from his doctors regarding
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the extent of his injuries, and therefore is still unsure as to whether there is any merit in pursuing a claim. In any event, it is unlikely that our client has a spare $AUD50,000.00 immediately available to him at this point in time.
In motor vehicle accident claims in Australia, in particular where there is no issue of liability on the insured’s part (as is the case with this client), it is common for the solicitor to charge the client on an hourly basis , but render an account only once the process has settled or been resolved. It is highly unlikely that a solicitor here would request such a large amount of money into trust, well before the matter is underway.
I write to ask your opinion on whether such a request by Mr Sano is standard procedure in Japan for this type of matter. We also request your opinion as to whether you are familiar with such procedure in Japan that is similar or the same as occurs here in Australia, as I have described above, as it would certainly be a more preferable one to our client.
Mr Sano has unfortunately recently advised that he can no longer assist us, as he is now working in a different area of law, and would require a substantial sum to be paid into his trust account (as stated above) if he was to reconsider acting for our client.
If you could recommend another English speaking Japanese solicitor practicing in the personal injury field, and who would consider acting on a basis similar to that as I have described as that which occurs in Australia, it would be most appreciated.
I am sorry to trouble you with this matter again, however we have contacted both the Japanese Consulate in Australia, and attempted to contact the Tokyo Bar Association, without much luck.
Kind regards
Michael Connelly | Associate | O’Loughlins Lawyers Level 2, 99 Frome Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T +61 8 8111 4000 | F +61 8 8111 4099 | mconnelly@oloughlins.com.au
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ALLEN, Steven McIntire <steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net>    14 April 2011 15:03
To: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Mr. Connelly:
Thank you for letting me know. I sincerely apologize for the difficulties you have encountered. May I approach him on your behalf?
Regarding another referral, how about if I handle the matter for you? If I need local counsel, I will hire them as required.
Regards, McIntire Allen
S. McIntire ALLEN (源 眞久) Origin Law Offices, Professional Corporation California Bar License #210750 & New York Bar License #2785913 [Quoted text hidden]
OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly
To: “ALLEN, Steven McIntire” <steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net>
Dear McIntire
Many thanks for your prompt response.
14 April 2011 17:03
If you wish to approach Mr Sano, you are welcome. However, we bear no ill feelings to Mr Sano (or you for your recommendation) – we just considered his request rather excessive, and certainly beyond our client’s means.
Before we engage you, we would greatly appreciate it if we could get your assistance in terms of getting a “ball park” idea of whether it is worth engaging someone to pursue a claim (and, if in your opinion it is, we would like to engage you) to act for us.
By way of more recent background, I attach some correspondence between us and Mr Sano, in the form of annexures to our letter to him dated 1 April 2011. I also attach his e-mail in response, advising that he could no longer act for us.
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As you will see from the correspondence, and by reason of the fact that we are most unfamiliar with the Japanese legal system in respect of this area of law, we are mostly (still) trying to get an idea as to whether there is any point in our client pursuing a claim. Mr Sano’s suggestion to place such a large sum into his trust account would suggest that there is a prospect of receiving a large compensation sum – however to us, this is still very unclear.
Finally, we note from Mr Sano’s attached e-mail of 8 April 2011,that the applicable statute of limitations in personal injury claims is 3 years generally in Japan. Our client’s accident occurred on 8 May 2008, and therefore, if Mr Sano’s advice is correct, and our client does decide to file a claim, then we must act quickly.
I thank you for your assistance once again, and look forward to your response.
Kind regards
Michael Connelly | Associate | O’Loughlins Lawyers
Level 2, 99 Frome Street, Adelaide SA 5000 | T +61 8 8111 4000 | F +61 8 8111 4099 | mconnelly@oloughlins.com.au
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From: ALLEN, Steven McIntire [mailto:steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net] Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2011 3:33 PM To: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client
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———- Forwarded message ———- From: Sano Ryutaro To: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:15:33 +0930 Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client Dear Michael,
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I just received a message from you. Thank you.
When it comes to the satute of limitation for driving accidents in Japan, the default rule is 3 years, and in particular, 2 years for insurance related payments.
I wish I could be of some assistance to you, but I am afraid I cannot. Please refer to other lawyers. This seems to be an accident to be governed by Japanese laws, I have to outsource my tasks to other Japanese lawyers of my friends if I am retained by your client. I talked to some of my friends but I cannot locate my friend helping in this case assuming we cannot get paid as usual.
I fully understand what you mentioned in your letter as to the fee payments in your country but my friends are traditional Japanese lawyers who cannot handle English language case and who only work based on the retainer agreements common to them. And, it took so much time from the previous contacts to the last letter from you, and we have to review the entire case all over again, which would cost our working time.
As such, I am afraid I cannot start working on this case, and please refer to other lawyers. I am a transactional lawyers with a focus on M&A, and I cannot come up with any appropriate friends at this stage.
Finally, I just got independent. Please use the following contact information hereafter:
Hojo Bldg. 4th Floor, Minamisemba 2-10-30, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-0081, Japan Sano Law Office Tel: 06-6121-2547 Fax: 06-6121-2540
Email: ryutarosano@sanoandsano.com
Best regards, Ryutaro Sano 2010年9月23日16:52 OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly :
Dear Ryutaro I must apologise for our delay in responding, and in payment of your fees.
I will arrange for our accounts department to deposit the sum of $AUD1,300.00 into your account tomorrow, Friday 24 September 2010.
Please note that we are currently drafting a letter in response to your letter and e-mail to Ms Jennifer Brook of our firm, which we hope to have to you in the coming days.
My apologies for the unintentional delay once again. Kind regards
Michael Connelly Associate ___________________
O’Loughlins Lawyers Level 2, 99 Frome St Adelaide SA 5000 T: +618 8111 4000 F: +618 8111 4099 E: mconnelly@oloughlins.com.au W: www.oloughlins.com.au
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—–Original Message—– From: 佐野隆太郎 [mailto:rsano@midosujilaw.gr.jp] Sent: Wednesday, 22 September 2010 3:23 PM To: OLOUGHLINS – Jennifer Brook Cc: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client
Dear Jennifier, I hope this email finds you well.
This is a reminder for the “reasonable fee” of AUD 1,300. If you need to discuss anything, please let me know.
Best regards,
Ryutaro Sano Attorney-at-Law Tel: 81-6-6251-7282 Fax: 81-6-6245-5520 Osaka Toyoda Bldg 2nd Floor, 4-3-11 Minamisemba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0081
On Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:36 +0900 佐野隆太郎 <rsano@midosujilaw.gr.jp> wrote:
> Dear Jennifer, > > Thank you for your message. > > And thank you for my fee to date. > > My hourly rate is JPY 33,000 and I spent approximately four hours. > For your convenience, if you could wire AUD 1,300 to the bank account as > designated in the attached, that would be great. > I would be more than happy to send to you a little more formal invoice > or receipt on this. > > For your information, please let me explain about my fee in the event of > the retention. > Frankly speaking, I am employing almost the same rate, which was > established and already abolished by Japanese bar association, as used > for accidents where I represent a Japanese person. > As in the attached chart, we, Japanese attorneys, tend to wish to get > paid one third at the beginning, and the two thirds at the end. > The one at the beginning is just based on the expectation as to economic > benefit the client is likely to be entitled, or on the volume of work we > expect. > I would like ASD 50,000 for this initial payment taking into account the
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> processes we should go through. > We use certain formula to calculate the payment at the end. > The attached spreadsheet can tell the last payment, contingent on how > much economic benefit (in Japanese yen) the client is entitled. > Say, if it is 10 million yen, I would get paid 1.18 million yen at the > end. > Or, if it is 3 million yen, I would get paid 480,000 yen at the end. > This type of payment at the end of the case is to be made in addition to > the initial payment. > I am not sure the amount of damage in this case, and I just think I > would like to assist if the client needs assistance. > Needless to say, we can do this on time-charge basis, if the client so > requests. > Either way, actual costs regarding inquiries or registrations will be > borne by the client in addition to my fee, but I presume such costs are > minimal in this case. > > Best regards, > Ryutaro Sano > > On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:32:36 +0930 > OLOUGHLINS – Jennifer Brook wrote: > > > Dear Ryutaro, >> > > Thank you for your below email and attachments, which were extremely helpful. >> > > We would be grateful if you could email us your invoice/account for your preliminary advice to date. >> > > We will now take our client’s instructions regarding whether he wishes to pursue one of the three avenues of compensation discussed. We will keep you informed. >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > expressly provided by law to the contrary) our entire liability will be limited to resupplying the material.
Kind regards,
Jennifer Brook Associate _________________
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> > —–Original Message—– > > From: 佐野隆太郎 [mailto:rsano@midosujilaw.gr.jp] > > Sent: Friday, 27 August 2010 11:32 PM > > To: OLOUGHLINS – Jennifer Brook
O’Loughlins Lawyers Level 2, 99 Frome St Adelaide SA 5000 T: +61 8 8111 4000 F: +61 8 8111 4099 E: jbrook@oloughlins.com.au W: www.oloughlins.com.au
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Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client Dear Jennifer, Attached please find my preliminary comment on this case.
I really appreciate your thoughtfulness as to “reasonable” fee for this comment of mine. Please send such fee by wire transfer to my bank account whose information illustrated in another attachment.
In the event Mr. Brice will retain me, I will send a draft retainer agreement to be signed by him.
I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards,
Ryutaro Sano Attorney-at-Law Tel: 81-6-6251-7282 Fax: 81-6-6245-5520 Osaka Toyoda Bldg 2nd Floor, 4-3-11 Minamisemba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0081
> > Ryutaro Sano > Attorney-at-Law > Tel: 81-6-6251-7282 > Fax: 81-6-6245-5520 > Osaka Toyoda Bldg 2nd Floor, 4-3-11 Minamisemba, > Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0081
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ALLEN, Steven McIntire <steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net>
To: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Michael:
I hope you will permit me to write frankly. If not, too late, because here goes.
15 April 2011 01:18
I suspect, although am uncertain, that Mr. Sano does not want the stigma of withdrawing from your matter at this time. Consequently, he has used this work around. I would like to approach Sano regarding this. Do I have your consent to do so?
For future reference, rather than exchange documentation via email, may we do so via Origin’s virtual law office platform? If so, please create an account via the <login> item on the menu on the right side of www.originlaw.net. Please disregard any information about payment at this time.
I could contact an attorney I know, a Mr. Toshifumi Nose, JP Bar Reg. #18818, to find a ball park figure for you. His rates are reasonable, and I wish I had known of him at the time I referred you to Sano. Mr. Nose is my personal counsel.
I suspect pursuing this claim would not be cost effective for your client if the client uses your firm, or a Japanese attorney. I have a proposal. I will find a law student, perhaps graduate level, perhaps undergraduate level. I will employ the student for say, JPY1,000 per hour, and pursue this claim. I will do this work for you for 1/3 of the recovery, minus what the law student charges my firm for an hourly rate. Please let me know if that seems fair or not.
McIntire
S. McIntire ALLEN (源 眞久) Origin Law Offices, Professional Corporation California Bar License #210750 & New York Bar License #2785913
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———- Forwarded message ———- From: Sano Ryutaro To: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:15:33 +0930 Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client Dear Michael,
I just received a message from you. Thank you.
When it comes to the satute of limitation for driving accidents in Japan, the default rule is 3 years, and in particular, 2 years for insurance related payments.
I wish I could be of some assistance to you, but I am afraid I cannot. Please refer to other lawyers. This seems to be an accident to be governed by Japanese laws, I have to outsource my tasks to other Japanese lawyers of my friends if I am retained by your client. I talked to some of my friends but I cannot locate my friend helping in this case assuming we cannot get
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paid as usual. I fully understand what you mentioned in your letter as to the fee payments in your country but my friends are traditional Japanese lawyers who cannot handle English language case and who only work based on the retainer agreements common to them. And, it took so much time from the previous contacts to the last letter from you, and we have to review the entire case all over again, which would cost our working time.
As such, I am afraid I cannot start working on this case, and please refer to other lawyers. I am a transactional lawyers with a focus on M&A, and I cannot come up with any appropriate friends at this stage.
Finally, I just got independent. Please use the following contact information hereafter:
Hojo Bldg. 4th Floor, Minamisemba 2-10-30, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-0081, Japan Sano Law Office Tel: 06-6121-2547 Fax: 06-6121-2540
Email: ryutarosano@sanoandsano.com
Best regards, Ryutaro Sano 2010年9月23日16:52 OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly :
Dear Ryutaro I must apologise for our delay in responding, and in payment of your fees.
I will arrange for our accounts department to deposit the sum of $AUD1,300.00 into your account tomorrow, Friday 24 September 2010.
Please note that we are currently drafting a letter in response to your letter and e-mail to Ms Jennifer Brook of our firm, which we hope to have to you in the coming days.
My apologies for the unintentional delay once again.
Kind regards
Michael Connelly
Associate ___________________
O’Loughlins Lawyers Level 2, 99 Frome St Adelaide SA 5000 T: +618 8111 4000 F: +618 8111 4099 E: mconnelly@oloughlins.com.au W: www.oloughlins.com.au
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To: OLOUGHLINS – Jennifer Brook Cc: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client
Dear Jennifier, I hope this email finds you well.
This is a reminder for the “reasonable fee” of AUD 1,300. If you need to discuss anything, please let me know.
Best regards,
Ryutaro Sano Attorney-at-Law Tel: 81-6-6251-7282 Fax: 81-6-6245-5520 Osaka Toyoda Bldg 2nd Floor, 4-3-11 Minamisemba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0081
On Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:36 +0900 佐野隆太郎 <rsano@midosujilaw.gr.jp> wrote:
> Dear Jennifer, > > Thank you for your message. > > And thank you for my fee to date. > > My hourly rate is JPY 33,000 and I spent approximately four hours. > For your convenience, if you could wire AUD 1,300 to the bank account as > designated in the attached, that would be great. > I would be more than happy to send to you a little more formal invoice > or receipt on this. > > For your information, please let me explain about my fee in the event of > the retention. > Frankly speaking, I am employing almost the same rate, which was > established and already abolished by Japanese bar association, as used > for accidents where I represent a Japanese person. > As in the attached chart, we, Japanese attorneys, tend to wish to get > paid one third at the beginning, and the two thirds at the end. > The one at the beginning is just based on the expectation as to economic > benefit the client is likely to be entitled, or on the volume of work we > expect. > I would like ASD 50,000 for this initial payment taking into account the > processes we should go through. > We use certain formula to calculate the payment at the end. > The attached spreadsheet can tell the last payment, contingent on how > much economic benefit (in Japanese yen) the client is entitled. > Say, if it is 10 million yen, I would get paid 1.18 million yen at the > end. > Or, if it is 3 million yen, I would get paid 480,000 yen at the end. > This type of payment at the end of the case is to be made in addition to > the initial payment.
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> I am not sure the amount of damage in this case, and I just think I > would like to assist if the client needs assistance. > Needless to say, we can do this on time-charge basis, if the client so > requests. > Either way, actual costs regarding inquiries or registrations will be > borne by the client in addition to my fee, but I presume such costs are > minimal in this case. > > Best regards, > Ryutaro Sano > > On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:32:36 +0930 > OLOUGHLINS – Jennifer Brook wrote: > > > Dear Ryutaro, >> > > Thank you for your below email and attachments, which were extremely helpful. >> > > We would be grateful if you could email us your invoice/account for your preliminary advice to date. >> > > We will now take our client’s instructions regarding whether he wishes to pursue one of the three avenues of compensation discussed. We will keep you informed. >> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > expressly provided by law to the contrary) our entire liability will be limited to resupplying the material. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential to the intended recipient and may be privileged. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects. >> >> > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >
Kind regards,
Jennifer Brook
Associate _________________
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Dear Jennifer,
Attached please find my preliminary comment on this case.
O’Loughlins Lawyers Level 2, 99 Frome St Adelaide SA 5000 T: +61 8 8111 4000 F: +61 8 8111 4099 E: jbrook@oloughlins.com.au W: www.oloughlins.com.au
—–Original Message—– From: 佐野隆太郎 [mailto:rsano@midosujilaw.gr.jp] Sent: Friday, 27 August 2010 11:32 PM To: OLOUGHLINS – Jennifer Brook Subject: Re: Personal Injury Claim – Australian client
I really appreciate your thoughtfulness as to “reasonable” fee for this comment of mine. Please send such fee by wire transfer to my bank
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account whose information illustrated in another attachment.
In the event Mr. Brice will retain me, I will send a draft retainer agreement to be signed by him.
I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards,
Ryutaro Sano Attorney-at-Law Tel: 81-6-6251-7282 Fax: 81-6-6245-5520 Osaka Toyoda Bldg 2nd Floor, 4-3-11 Minamisemba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0081
> > Ryutaro Sano > Attorney-at-Law > Tel: 81-6-6251-7282 > Fax: 81-6-6245-5520 > Osaka Toyoda Bldg 2nd Floor, 4-3-11 Minamisemba, > Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0081
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OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly     15 April 2011 11:59
To: “ALLEN, Steven McIntire” <steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net>
McIntire
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Many thanks for your response, once again.
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From: ALLEN, Steven McIntire [mailto:steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net] Sent: Friday, 15 April 2011 1:48 AM
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ALLEN, Steven McIntire <steven.mcintire.allen@originlaw.net>
19 April 2011 08:05
To: OLOUGHLINS – Michael Connelly , tedjohnson@paulhastings.com Michael:
I have copied Mr. Theodore John Son here. He appears to have a burning interest in pro bono work. Perhaps he could serve?
Teddy Bear:
Are you too busy too retain counsel? If not, have the three people present their business cards to me at tonight’s dinner, and have each of the three people audibly introduce themselves as your representative. Do you agree with the expression: ‘I don’t care what you write about me, just spell my name right’? You have until noon to reply to this email. Stay well.
Regards, Mak your Daddy
S. McIntire ALLEN (源 眞久) Origin Law Offices, Professional Corporation California Bar License #210750 & New York Bar License #2785913
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20 April 2011 08:24 JST

Dear Ted Air:

Did you miss the post Rutan Redux? Time’s up! What’s it gonna be my nigga, yes or no?

Mak yo daddy no mo

Dear Edward Stokes Johnson Jr – #169665:

I understand you have discovered I have taken your balls. Thanks very much for having a real men leave me a voice mail message because you do not have the cahones. I hope that works for you.

Hugs & kisses,
Mak

JFBA
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