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What the ...?

posted by Stephen Lubben

Just received this month's ABI Journal. I surely can't be the only one who finds the ad for the BMC Group – inside the front cover – obnoxious, even offensive (I'm not going to dignify it by reproducing it). I get that sex sells ... but in a bankruptcy journal, advertising a claims agent?

December 10, 2014 at 10:39 AM in Bankruptcy Generally

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Agreed ... thanks for pointing out, Stephen. Let's hope next month they use kittens ! (they are worth noticing)

Posted by: John Rogers | December 10, 2014 at 01:27 PM

I don't know...when I was a first year associate, I, and every other male associate at Weil, was given a holiday present of an Hermes tie from one claims agent. (I don't think the gals got scarves, though.) Another gave me a bag of beach toys. I suspect that if I actually had any ability to throw business their way, I could have extracted all sorts of personal benefits: sports tickets, meals, etc.

Posted by: [email protected] | December 10, 2014 at 09:10 PM

I spend more time reading articles, data studies and opinions in the ABI Journal and to be honest photos of those professionals I have known a very long time since becoming a member in 1987. However, your distress prompted me to look at all of the advertisements so let me register my complaints:
-I don't like to see tattoos on human bodies(page 25).
-I don't like seeing energy sapping light bulbs(pages 35 and 41).
-I don't like seeing just a male floating in air rather than including a female as well since each could use a survival guide for a new lawyer(page 56).
-I don't like to see horses beaten(page 94).

Mr.Lubben I will pay more attention to pictures in the future.

Posted by: Raymond Bell | December 11, 2014 at 08:53 AM

I think it's worth noticing that she's wearing white after Labor Day. An autumnal orange tie doesn't save that fashion faux pas.

Posted by: David Fuller | December 11, 2014 at 10:38 AM

Seems rather disrespectful of the women who work at BMC. Did anyone think about that?

Posted by: FJP | December 12, 2014 at 10:19 AM

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