THE LONE RANGER OR DICK TURPIN?

It seems St. John, The Lone Ranger  may not be as saintly as his adoring fans ( for adoring fans read John Gill himself and his companion, Elva Gallagher) tell people via their two sites (victims of the legal profession exposed/crooked lawyers and rate your solicitor ~ which are one and the same.  From the Irish Independent of the 10th November 2005:

"A group calling itself Victims of the Legal Profession Society (VLPS) has purchased the domain name rate your solicitor .com"

But because of recent information received, I am seriously considering changing his name from The Lone Ranger to Dick Turpin.

Why?

This registered bankrupt is charging a hefty fee for his "wisdom".  In cash. 

The fee John Gill is charging is €250 per hour!

Yes, you read that correctly.  TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY CASH AN HOUR.

Not bad for a man who has not an iota on matters legal.  (Remember how many people he has advised, which advice when taken has earned them visits to our jails?).

Back to the fee Dick Turpin, St. John, The Lone Ranger is charging. 

If he "worked" a standard 39 hour week this would yield him a massive €9,750 a week. 

NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOR 39 HOURS WORK.  

In cash.  Tax free. 

Which for a month of our 5 day weeks would be €39,000.

Which would yield an annual income of €468,000 ~ nearly HALF A MILLION EURO!

But for the sake of fairness, let's say he only works half a week ~ nineteen and a half hours.

In a half week he would earn €4,875.

In a month that would be €19,500.

And the annual income, working only half a week for each week of the year, would earn him €234,000.  CASH.  TAX FREE.

If John Gill "worked" for one year (earning at €250 an hour for a 39 hour week, €468,000) he would be earning €268,000 more than the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.  And, unlike John Gill/Dick Turpin, Enda Kenny will be heavily taxed on his earnings.

Nice work if you can get it.

Caveat emptor.