Happy birthday, Tom Brady. I have a present for you, on the day you turn 38.
I picked it out myself, during a search that spanned 18 years of practicing law. Based on those 18 years of practicing law, I can tell you one thing, in no uncertain terms.
Do not attempt to participate in the August 12 or August 19 settlement conferences with Judge Richard M. Berman by phone. Don’t do it. Don’t even ask for it. Get your ass to Manhattan, and make it clear to Judge Berman’s clerk that you’re happy to get your ass to Manhattan, whenever the judge wants your ass (and the rest of you) there.