Attorney Lester Pines has a message for members of the state Legislature.”Until you know what you’re talking about, keep your mouth shut,” said Pines.
He was referring Friday to pressure from lawmakers last summer for Chancellor John Wiley to fire Pines’ client, former vice chancellor Paul Barrows.
Wiley didn’t fire Barrows, but he did cut Barrows’ pay by about $120,000. After an investigation, Provost Peter Spear reprimanded Barrows for allegedly sexually harassing two women. On Friday, the Academic Staff Appeals Committee voted 5-0 to say Spear lacked just cause for disciplining Barrows.