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John Pierce — a lawyer representing 17 criminal defendants in Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases — has gone missing from court appearances amid excuses that include a claim he is hospitalized with Covid-19.
Pierce’s clients include members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups.
In their filing Monday, federal prosecutors wrote that they have “had no contact with Mr. Pierce — by phone, e-mail, or otherwise — since Monday, August 23, 2021,” when he appeared in D.C. court for a hearing in the case of Capitol riot defendant Jeremiah Caplinger.
Last Thursday, during a hearing for another defendant, Marshall told a judge that he had not had direct contact with Pierce, “but that one of Mr. Pierce’s friends had told him that Mr. Pierce was sick with COVID-19 and another had said he was not,” prosecutors wrote.
Pierce did not answer a phone number given for him on the court’s docket. A message on that phone number said its voice mail had not been set up. Pierce did not immediately respond to an email query.
The next morning, Marshall appeared in Pierce’s place for yet another riot defendant, “and represented to the court that Mr. Pierce was hospitalized with COVID-19, on a ventilator, and non-responsive,” the filing said.
Lawyer John Pierce, who was fighting for Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen accused of fatally shooting two Black Lives Matter protesters in Wisconsin and wounding a third, filed a motion to withdraw from the case just hours after prosecutors raised ethical concerns about him.
According to Daily Beast, Pierce founded Pierce Bainbridge as a boutique litigation firm in January 2017. As per the report, Pierce funded at least some part of the firm’s expansion with millions of dollars from Pravati Capital, a niche lender that offers startup funding for law firms. The firm also represented Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and several high profile people like Rudy Giuliani and former Trump adviser Carter Page.
As per the report, Pierce has even worked to help secure the $2 million bail for Rittenhouse. However, prosecutors have increasingly become critical of Pierce’s frequent out-of-court testimonials and fundraising efforts.
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John Pierce in an experienced former Federal prosecutor and trial attorney whose practice focuses on sophisticated criminal defense and civil litigation. His background is rather unique. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Pierce served as an Assistant U.S.
Rated “AV Preeminent” Highest Possible Peer Review Rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards (20013 — 2021).
In 2019, Pierce allegedly messaged his ex-wife, "I will hunt u down and f*** u up," according to the records. "Don't f*** with me right now. I will bury u if I have to," he allegedly messaged her at another point. "U have no idea what's coming ur way. Time is ticking. Count it down," reads another message cited in the records.
In April, while Pierce was amassing more clients from the Capitol riot, he launched a nonprofit legal organization called the National Constitutional Law Union, or NCLU. He's described the group as a more conservative-minded answer to the American Civil Liberties Union, which he argued has taken on a "leftist agenda."
But he did tell NPR he is "taking a look" at a theory that the defendants were "entrapped" by government agents who may have instigated the riot to discredit Trump supporters.
Pierce said that, at the moment, "we're still getting the corporate governance straight."
Pierce has long mixed politics and the law , and he's never been afraid to use a stunt — including a man dressed in a chicken suit — to gain attention for his causes.
Attorney John Pierce had been representing so many defendants charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot that he'd lost exact count.
But in some cases, Pierce has actually encouraged his clients to speak to the press.
Pursuit of defendant/appellee's post-trial discovery and sanctions for plaintiff/appellant's non-compliance led to dismissal of plaintiff's appeal in 2018
Co-author and Speaker, "Voir Dire: The Challenge of Advocacy, Balance and Bias," DRI Trial Tactics Seminar, Las Vegas, 2018