Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Walter Mosley (attorney)

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The result was delete. Sandstein 09:33, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Mosley (attorney)[edit]

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Per GNG, specifically, a lack of in-depth discussion on him as an individual. Articles cited discuss him as 'so-and-so's' attorney. Then there are just sources that clearly do not establish notability like an attorney license search. Most of the article is a recitation of his resume. I just don't see Mosley as being notable just because he was on a team of lawyers representing Blac Chyna and somebody from the Bachelor. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:55, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:55, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia ^talk 13:55, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom MaskedSinger (talk) 15:00, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: the subject is a licenced attorney practicing in two US States and he is a member of the states bar. Check source number 4[[ http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/244169]][[1]]. There are sources from Havard University that discuss the subject [[2]]. And here are other sources that gives the subject significant coverage.[[3]]. He is notable for his work as an entertainment attorney. Some of the popular celebrities he has represented shows that he is notable in entertainment law practice. A lawyer is only notable based on the high profile cases he handles and that makes the subject of this article notable. As for the other issues raised, I will clean up the article. Veteran Fellow. (talk) 6:33, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Comment: How is a piece on the GP Academy website signifcant coverage? You haven't done enough to rebut the comments as per the nom. Either the notability is there or it isn't. He's either notable in his OWN right or he's sort of notable because of the notable clients he's represented. He may well be notable in the future but don't think he is now. MaskedSinger (talk) 18:09, 26 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: hello MaskedSinger, I have now done some cleanup of the article and has shown that the subject is a registered lawyer in California with a link to his profile as this was one of the reasons it was nominated for deletion. You said that the subject is only notable for the personalities he has represented but an attorney is only always notable for high profile cases or personalities represented or defended. This makes Walter Mosley notable. Considering my efforts in cleaning up the article and showed the link to his license, I plead that you kindly change your vote to keep. Veteran Fellow (talk) 3:13, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

Delete, above-average but non-remarkable lawyer. BD2412 T 00:42, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: hello BD2412, thanks for your vote but I think you should have kindly voted to Keep since you said the subject's notability is above average. Kindly change your vote to help this article survive. Veteran Fellow (talk) 3:24, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
- Above average does not equal notable. Nearly fifty percent of the human population is above average, and we're not about to have articles on three and a half billion people on that account. This article should be deleted. BD2412 T 14:38, 27 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Weak delete. He just doesn't have more than a few factors of my standards for notable attorneys; other than clerking, he hasn't done anything particularly notable for the bench and bar. He is not especially well known by the public; for example, he has 900 fewer followers on Twitter than I do. There are hundreds of thousands of lawyers in California and New York. His only claim to fame is representing famous entertainers and he's gotten some coverage for that. Searching for news articles about him is difficult because there's a member of New York State Assembly and a prominent Capitol staffer who have similar names. FWIW, it's a small (legal) world - we're two degrees of separation, and we might be members of the same NYSBA Section. Bearian (talk) 20:35, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete there are notability guidelines for attorneys, and he does not meet them.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:52, 31 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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