SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY NOTICE: Demand for Credential Review and Removal – Anthony R. Friedman (Mo. Bar #65531)
The following advisory and complaint has been filed electronically using the Thomson Reuters – Super Lawyers Portal with a hard copy and evidentiary package to follow.
The issue is a matter of public interest and consumer safety concerning the professional and business conduct of a Sworn Office of the Court offering legal services for consideration.
TO: Thomson Reuters / Super Lawyers Research & Selection Department
FROM: Albert B. Pepper Jr., d/b/a Phoenix Rising Productions LLC
RE: Official Challenge to Selection and Credibility of Listing for Anthony R. Friedman / The Friedman Law Firm LLC
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that this electronic transmission constitutes a preliminary notification regarding the rating, endorsement, and registry inclusion of attorney Anthony R. Friedman (Missouri Bar #65531), operating as The Friedman Law Firm LLC in St. Charles / St. Louis, Missouri.
A formal, hard-copy demand accompanied by a comprehensive evidentiary package is being dispatched via certified mail to your corporate selection headquarters:
Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters)
Selection & Research Department
909 N. Pacific Coast Highway, 11th Floor
El Segundo, CA 90245
BASIS OF PRELIMINARY NOTICE
Substantial Public Scrutiny & Operational Conduct: Since departing The Simon Law Firm P.C. and entering into solo practice under The Friedman Law Firm LLC, Mr. Friedman has come under severe public and professional scrutiny regarding his professional conduct, litigation track record, and commercial representations.
Pending Ethics & Legal Matters: Documentation being delivered to your research staff includes details regarding active disciplinary complaints before the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (OCDC File #25-2531-X), formal spoliation demands in anticipation of legal malpractice claims, and public court records detailing failed judicial petitions (Case #2611-PN00554 St. Charles County, Missouri.)
Institutional Credibility within the Missouri Bar: The continued inclusion and promotion of Mr. Friedman within Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers directory under these circumstances has generated significant public controversy, directly challenging the integrity of the evaluation process and the perceived credibility of Thomson Reuters’ ratings among members of the Missouri Bar and the general legal consumer public.
ACTION REQUESTED
You are requested to route this preliminary notice to the Senior Director of Research and Selection for immediate entry into Mr. Friedman’s annual review file, pending receipt of the physical evidentiary dossier.
Respectfully submitted,
Albert B. Pepper Jr.
d/b/a Phoenix Rising Productions LLC
Consumer Advocacy & Public Interest Reporting
Submitted by: Albert B. Pepper Jr. d/b/a Phoenix Rising Productions LLC a member in good standing with the Society of Professional Journalists (Member #100088792)