Major law firms funneling money from state, local governments to Dem candidates, watchdog says

Several of the country's most prestigious law firms are siphoning taxpayer money from state and local governments through public contracts, according to a watchdog group.

At the heart of this "pipeline" are eight law firms, referred to in the report as the "Shady Eight," that each have been ranked by the National Law Journal or Legal500 as a leader among plaintiff-side trial firms. The firms are Morgan & Morgan, Lieff Cabraser, Motley Rice, Baron & Budd, Grant & Eisenhofer, Berger Montague, Cohen Milstein, and Simmons Hanly. Aaron Kliegman is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital. 

"What resonates the most, what's so staggering are the percentages — 99% or 100% of all political donations going to Democrats and allied political groups," AFC Executive Director O.H. Skinner told Fox News Digital. "These are law firms that collectively have thousands of people, and often zero dollars are going to a Republican candidate or committee. This is stark and ongoing. The level of partisanship and political commitment to only one side of the aisle stands out here even in what is otherwise described as polarized political times. There's simply no nuance with these firms and trial lawyers."