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Legal Advice

Author: Charles
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-20 00:15:06

Emma and Jake sat in the downtown Seattle office of Catherine Walsh, the attorney David had recommended who specialized in defamation and harassment cases. The conference room overlooked Elliott Bay, but neither Emma nor Jake was paying attention to the view as they laid out the timeline of Marcus's escalating harassment campaign.

"Let me make sure I understand the chronology," Catherine said, reviewing the documents they'd brought. "Marcus Fleming initially contacted Emma requesting collaboration. When she refused, he escalated to phone harassment, then workplace confrontation, then a systematic campaign to contact industry professionals with false allegations about your professional relationship."

Emma nodded, feeling both vindicated and anxious as Catherine summarized the pattern. "That's correct. And now he's threatening to sue us for defamation because we told the truth about his behavior at a professional meeting."

Catherine looked up from her notes with the sharp focus of a
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