Death penalty expert Andrea Lyon leaves Casey Anthony defense team

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-andrea-lyon-20100630,0,2682343.story
Chicago attorney Andrea Lyon, who joined the Casey Anthony defense team to fight prosecutors' desire to seek the death penalty for the 24-year-old Orlando woman, is no longer on the team.

Lead Anthony attorney Jose Baez confirmed today that Lyon has left the defense because of financial issues. He filed paperwork with the Orange County Clerk of Court's office late today reflecting Lyon's departure.

"We're sad to see her leave, but we completely understand that it's a fiscal reason," Baez said.

He said Lyon will remain "fully accessible to us if we need her at any time."

One of Casey’s lawyers quits case

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news...ers-quits-case

snipped:

Andrea Lyon is the second lawyer to depart from the case in less than six months.

She's actually losing money being a part of the case.

In the 13 months she spent on this case, Lyon was paid $22,500, which is almost 10 percent of the $250,000 Anthony's defense team spent before she was declared indigent.

http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/03/18/cayleecasey-anthony-case-indulgent-definately-indigent-hardly/

Caylee/Casey Anthony Case: Indulgent Definately, Indigent Hardly
Posted by Blink
Thursday 18 March 2010 8:36 pm
Orlando, FL-

HOT MESS SPOILER ALERT

Who thought this was a good idea on behalf of THE BAEZ LAW FIRM?

Who raised their hand at the weekly status update and said:

“I’m sick of this crapp-ass coffee, I make $300 bucks an hour.

I make big bucks so I should be drinking STARbucks.

Gimme a Venti. I can’t drink this swill another 3/4 hour minimum or I will surely die before the trial.

I KNOW.. how about we figure out a way to make OTHERS pay for it??

Sound ridiculous?

That is nothing compared to the caught-on-camera cluster that took place during yesterdays hearing [Indigency Hearing] to
declare accused murderer Casey Anthony indigent for costs.

Andrea Lyon, lead counsel and chronic look-of-woehaver, feels approximately $70Geeze of her “charity’s” money has
been spent on this case. (Edited to add, methinks she is subtracting $22Geeze, read on)

The Center For Justice In Capital Cases

SHUT THE DOOR. This is no charity, except perhaps to Lyon as she is a paid staff member, serving as it’s director.

It is a certification study class at DePaul, run by Lyon and paid by the defense PI Morty.

Furthermore, as the work product developed in this case supports the
curriculum and subsequent GPA of it’s tuitionable students, why the
hell would the expenses be allocated to the defense of the case against
Casey Anthony instead of DePaul?

There is no charity attributable to Andrea Lyon although she testifies to fund raising efforts
through various charities and corporations, and that those charities are now,
“in the hole.” $70Geeze, to be exact.

Is this the part where we here her use of the
word charity was a charitable way to say she imposed on her budget as
a professor?

I will say, given her penchant for hardass
reporting from her students, how is it possible she has no clue what her
books and billable hour are?

There are 14 students working on a death penalty
case that are not attorneys, and client attorney privilege would not
extend to them as their is no established agency. If I were the National
Enquirer I would be finding out which of those undergrads have fat
student loans and what kind of access to information they have. Catch My drift?