"Homelessween" Law Firm to go homeless

[Dragon Zachski]

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/homeless_halloween_firm_goes_under.php?ref=fpa_beta

The 89 employees of a New York law firm specializing in foreclosures who dressed as homeless people during an office Halloween party last year have been thrown out on the street.

Steven J. Baum P.C., a firm that specialized in foreclosures, is closing its doors a month after photos showing employees celebrating Halloween by dressing like the homeless surfaced in a New York Times column by Joe Nocera. Nocera wrote a follow up column this weekend, in which he quoted an angry email he received from Mr. Baum himself. The firm announced the shuttering via press release and was reported by the NYT:

“Disrupting the livelihoods of so many dedicated and hardworking people is extremely painful, but the loss of so much business left us no choice but to file these notices,” said Mr. Baum in a press release issued on Monday. A firm spokesman said it would have no further comment beyond the release…

I only have one response to this. Just a single one.

[anti-nonsense]

Oh the delicious irony......

[N. De Plume]

Wow. A whole company actually got what was coming to them for their jackassery? Is there actually some sort of karma to be found in this universe after all?

[Dragon Zachski]

Nov 21, 2011 21:46:38 GMT -5 N. De Plume said:

Wow. A whole company actually got what was coming to them for their jackassery? Is there actually some sort of karma to be found in this universe after all?

There is. It's called "customers have a conscience sometimes" ;D

[sadhuman]

Wow that is some sweet irony right there. I love the line about how it is painful for these people to lose their jobs and office, cause it wasn't so painful when you foreclosed on other people.

[Thejebusfire]

For a second there I thought someone else actually forclosed their homes.

[stormwarden]

Mmmmmm...sweet and delicious irony, let me put that between two pieces of bread, get some dijon mustard on that baby, and...*NOM*

[ltfred]

Awesome.

[N. De Plume]

Nov 21, 2011 21:52:12 GMT -5 Dragon Zachski said:

Nov 21, 2011 21:46:38 GMT -5 N. De Plume said:

Wow. A whole company actually got what was coming to them for their jackassery? Is there actually some sort of karma to be found in this universe after all?

There is. It's called "customers have a conscience sometimes" ;D

I’m used to the winner being “Low Prices. Always,” regardless of the true cost of those “low” prices. So color me cynical when it comes to businesses getting punished by the customers.

[nickiknack]

Karma's a bitch, eh??

[foolishwisdom]

Nov 21, 2011 23:43:23 GMT -5 nickiknack said:

Karma's a bitch, eh??

[ironbite]

Nov 21, 2011 23:43:23 GMT -5 nickiknack said:

Karma's a bitch, eh??

Well yeah but she's off our tv until she has our baby. Then she can come back and go back to killing bitches dead.

Ironbite-and maybe give us some decent Diva action.

[Doctor Fishcake]

[chad sexington]

Nov 22, 2011 4:03:29 GMT -5 Doctor Fishcake said:

Oh man, I am so saving that for future use

[largeham]

How likely is it that the senior partners of the firm, who bear ultimate responsibility, will already have enough to retire*? (Don't answer that).

*Of course, this depends on what debts the business has. If it is almost bankrupt, then I will laugh as their homes and cars are taken.