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Jimmy Said he wanted to honor the name McGill in the hearing


but then tells the woman, "I won't be practicing under the name McGill." Doesn't that set off alarm bells to the committee that Jimmy was lying/conning them about honoring his family name?

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Decision has be rendered so he can do as he wishes now.

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Too late. He's successfully conned them.

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They literally just made their decision though. What stops them from saying "We're sorry Mr. McGill, we're revoking the offer?" The committee isn't bound by anyone....

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She was just an admin/clerk type person. She wasn't on the panel. She's going to process the papers right then. She probably has no idea about his back story so would not care about the name change form request.

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Agreed.

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They are legally bound by their decision and yes you can go in Court to control any illegalities if they try to reverse it.

But like Rogue said, she was just a clerk, she probably didn't understand/care. Still, it wasn't very clever cause if the committee learns that quick that he played them, they would probably find a way or another to reverse their decision, even if it's not legal.

However, bragging in the building in front of employees/passerbyes wasn't clever at all. Decision wasn't taken a that point and nothing was secured. If I would have been around seeing a lawyer bragging like that I can tell you I would know what's going on or at least I would have enquired.

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they wouldn't necessarily view the fictitious name (other than in maybe an anti-semitic sense) as some sort of breech of faith.

they might see it, however idiosyncratic, as a way for jimmy to avoid commingling himself, somewhat disgraced, with the record & name of his brother. it might easily be viewed as a gesture of restraint/respect, though in a perhaps odd choice of name. for all they know, goodman is a family name, too.

after all, they don't know the future. :)

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It should have. I knew he was bullshitting the whole time. He's a con man.


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