Steve Wynn and Lawyer Lin Wood, United Over Trump, Break Ties in Messy Spat

[Zorro]

Attorney demands millions of dollars from the casino magnate, alleging the billionaire harmed his reputation with the president

For years, lawyer L. Lin Wood worked closely with Steve Wynn, representing the casino magnate in legal matters and united in their support of President Trump.

Mr. Wood crafted sensitive settlement pacts when Mr. Wynn faced accusations of sexual harassment, allegations Mr. Wynn has denied. Mr. Wynn arranged for the Atlanta-based lawyer to visit Mr. Trump’s Florida club as his guest. And the businessman volunteered to help Mr. Wood in his campaign to secure a Presidential Medal of Freedom for another high-profile client, the late Richard Jewell.

Now, their relationship is broken. They communicate only through lawyers after Mr. Wynn fired Mr. Wood and kicked him out of his house last year.

Mr. Wood has accused his former client of disparaging him to Mr. Trump and spoiling the medal for Mr. Jewell. He said he has demanded millions of dollars from Mr. Wynn for reputational damage with the president and suggested that the secret settlements he negotiated for Mr. Wynn could become public knowledge if the parties can’t come to terms.

In an interview, Mr. Wood said he warned Mr. Wynn’s lawyers that the legal work he did for Mr. Wynn would be fair game in a defamation lawsuit.

“I would tell everything I could to defend myself,” Mr. Wood said about his message to Mr. Wynn, adding that it wouldn’t “be pretty.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-wynn-and-lawyer-united-over-trump-break-ties-in-messy-spat-11610462352

Lin Wood is obviously crazy as a shithouse mouse. I think threatening Steve Winn is proof of that.

[lindysalsagal]

1. I seriously can't decide which one is the bigger fool.

The rich guy, or the moron the rich guy trusted....

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Ha ha ... I agree w/ you. How about both? How in the world does a guy w/ literally

$billions of dollars end up w/ an idiot like this screwed up attorney (who claims to be an attorney)?

[grumpyduck]

3. "You do not come to Las Vegas and talk to a man like Moe Greene like that!"

Love that movie.