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They should have hired a black lawyer.

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Im surprised they hired such a young lawyer, he graduated law school in 2011. I would have gone with ol Rusty Hardin.

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Im surprised they hired such a young lawyer, he graduated law school in 2011. I would have gone with ol Rusty Hardin.

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The first sign someone is guilty is they hire Rusty Hardin.

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Im surprised they hired such a young lawyer, he graduated law school in 2011. I would have gone with ol Rusty Hardin.

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The first sign someone is guilty is they hire Rusty Hardin.

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"Proof" they aren't racist.

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Honestly, this may be my favorite line:

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We will tell you that you're too cheap for our nightclub if you don't want to pay a cover. Because we know that if you won't pay a cover, you're probably not going to buy any drinks.

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That is the most asinine thing I've ever heard. Who the **** goes to a bar to NOT drink? I won't pay a cover because I'd rather spend my money on drinks than the luxury of patronizing an "exclusive" club for the right to pay a premium for drinks.

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Exactly, and you know they're putting well-quality liquor in the premium bottles, anyway.

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"Proof" they aren't racist.

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so they show video of them getting rejected by VIP, but not show what happens when they presumably walk back to the GA line and get rejected again?

This is almost as bad as when people say "I'm not racist, i have black friends!!!"

Um...you and I are friends, right???

I've been denied admission for stupid reasons before. So what? Go spend your dinero somewhere else.

Lol at "VIP" rope

I absolutely support a business right to be racist, aholeish, whatever. They will not get my money, and with all these anti discriminatory regulations you force racist business owners to be fair and thereby taking away my ability to know that they are indeed racists and not deserving of my money.

After watching that ***** of a lawyer be as smug as possible, trying not to break a smile, I might have a change of opinion. Last time I was there, 3 equally as *****y individuals in bedazzled jeans were doing backflips trying to "impress" girls. Midtown has become a joke, other than watching A&M games at woodrows or pub fiction, (no sense in going to Celtic anymore since Johnny and the Crowley's are never there)

I'll be spending my money in downtown, montrose, or the heights. I'm all for business rights, but acting like you're a special bar that only lets beautiful people in, is a joke. I've seen ppl dress and look like garbage and get in no problem (white, black, brown, any color)

This place is gonna get shut down lol

I just don't understand why people go to Midtown when 3rd Ward is so handy.

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Funny little tidbit regarding the "Lawyer" from another article.

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For the record, Sutherland is a University of Houston Law grad, licensed in Texas, and marketing himself as a "Food and Hospitality Lawyer," but from what we're hearing from tipsters, it's more accurate to say he's a "lawyer who works in food and hospitality" in that he's actually been working as Gaslamp's cook while he tries to get his legal career together.

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I think that's a stretch....why would he be a cook if he has a law degree??

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Funny little tidbit regarding the "Lawyer" from another article.

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For the record, Sutherland is a University of Houston Law grad, licensed in Texas, and marketing himself as a "Food and Hospitality Lawyer," but from what we're hearing from tipsters, it's more accurate to say he's a "lawyer who works in food and hospitality" in that he's actually been working as Gaslamp's cook while he tries to get his legal career together.

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I think that's a stretch....why would he be a cook if he has a law degree??

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Gotta pay back those loans somehow if you can't get hired as a lawyer somewhere else.

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For the record, Sutherland is a University of Houston Law grad, licensed in Texas, and marketing himself as a "Food and Hospitality Lawyer," but from what we're hearing from tipsters, it's more accurate to say he's a "lawyer who works in food and hospitality" in that he's actually been working as Gaslamp's cook while he tries to get his legal career together.

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I think that's a stretch....why would he be a cook if he has a law degree??

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Gotta pay back those loans somehow if you can't get hired as a lawyer somewhere else.

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Market is flooded with attorneys. Wouldn't be surprised if he had to take a job as a cook to make ends meet. Regardless, if it got that bad he could do solo legal work

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For the record, Sutherland is a University of Houston Law grad, licensed in Texas, and marketing himself as a "Food and Hospitality Lawyer," but from what we're hearing from tipsters, it's more accurate to say he's a "lawyer who works in food and hospitality" in that he's actually been working as Gaslamp's cook while he tries to get his legal career together.

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I think that's a stretch....why would he be a cook if he has a law degree??

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Pull him up on LinkedIn. He was an attorney at his first company for 2.5 years. Took a 4 month hiatus until his second gig as an attorney for a whole 4 more months. Then started his own "firm" and has been working on his own for the last year. Sounds like a ****ty bar cook to me....

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That's awesome. Haven't there been studies lately saying that ****ty lawyers are having a hard time finding jobs?

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For the record, Sutherland is a University of Houston Law grad, licensed in Texas, and marketing himself as a "Food and Hospitality Lawyer," but from what we're hearing from tipsters, it's more accurate to say he's a "lawyer who works in food and hospitality" in that he's actually been working as Gaslamp's cook while he tries to get his legal career together.

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I think that's a stretch....why would he be a cook if he has a law degree??

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Pull him up on LinkedIn. He was an attorney at his first company for 2.5 years. Took a 4 month hiatus until his second gig as an attorney for a whole 4 more months. Then started his own "firm" and has been working on his own for the last year. Sounds like a ****ty bar cook to me....

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He's also a sip, fwiw. His LinkedIn profile reeks of someone who is unable to hold a job very long. As a solo, he's probably going to end up having some sort of compliance issue and mouth off to a State Bar investigator.

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PRACTICE INFORMATION
Firm: T.R. Sutherland Law, PLLC
Firm Size: 25 to 40
Occupation: Private Law Practice
Practice Areas: Business, Insurance, Litigation: Commercial, Other

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Really? He's got 25 to 40 people working for him?

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I serve as the Executive Chef at a gastropub in downtown Houston.

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I can't wait to hire an attorney who will give my case the attention it needs ... in between all those hours he's working for someone else ...

according to facebook...he also studied law at Oxford

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according to facebook...he also studied law at Oxford

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according to facebook...he also studied law at Oxford

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May be a study abroad program....some ppl in law school did them for credit.

Sounds like this guy need to come to the attention of the State Bar. I'll be back later......

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Um...you and I are friends, right???

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yes

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This place is gonna get shut down lol

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the light skinned girl in the green pants, holla at ya boy!!!

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I've been denied admission for stupid reasons before. So what? Go spend your dinero somewhere else.

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This is far, far, far too simple of an answer. And one that doesn't have the potential to get a paycheck in court. So take that common sense garbage out of here!

I sure hope there is a new statement from gaslamp today. Those things are quite comical.

A "stupid" reason and an "illegal" reason aren't really comparable.

It's extremely rare for someone claiming racial discrimination at a public accommodation to receive any money from the business.