After the posting regarding the "new" HPD advocate, many comments were posted, actually a record number of comments for the blog. Several had questioned the credentials of Christine Mertes as an attorney.
Just to be fair, I did check with the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and they confirmed that Christine Mertes is an attorney "in good standing" in the State of Massachusetts.
The original post can be found here
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8 comments:
WOW, one thing she didn't lie about.
Well that explains how she knows how to lie so well.
She should take advantage of her title and become a defense attorney, and get the hell outta HPD.
Defense Attorney might be the only thing she can defend herself from. Certainly she couldn't defend herself from the set of stairs at HPD.
OK, so why come to CT.
Why become our problem?
Hey gizzie i hav a good spot for u. U can be the new talent relations officer. You can go around and make sure all other officers are as cool as you ..
It does not matter what mickey mouse law degree she has. I gurantee my attorney will sink her like gizzie's crd hopes and dreams ....
The hightower telethon continues tom in role call room ..
Kevin: Having more than twenty-five years of experience dealing with HPD and its many department advocates, I would like to offer my two cents. What HPD really needs is a full time department advocate from outside the department. The practice has always been one which an advocate is assigned, usually later in his/her police career, often with little or no legal experience or training and given a bunch of old cases, pending new cases and cases which arise after the appointment. Most last a short time and usually leave the position more log jammed that when he/she arrived. I know that some will disagree, however, as an officer spend time in the department he/she naturally develops friendships and relationships (both good and bad)with other officers. To then make that officer a department advocate is unrealistic.
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