ONEIDA NATION: How Much in Legal Fees?

Caitlin Traynor of the ONEIDA DISPATCH does a good job following Oneida Indian Nation (OIN) affairs. This week, the Nation is requesting information from Madison County in order to determine how much the County Attorney John Campanie is being paid; including any fees, expense reimbursements or other payments paid to Companie by any law firm. In that regard, the Nation has asked Madison County to produce copies of all contracts and agreements that resulted in Campanie receiving fees, expense reimbursements or payments from any law firm or the state for work relating to litigation with the Oneida Nations. The suggestion is that the lawyers have no financial insentive to resolve the issues. The Madison county reps said the requested information would be released in whole or in part by April 30. Link to Traynor article: http://www.oneidadispatch.com/articles/2010/04/20/news/doc4bce63274d63f214997756.txt