Lance Armstrong is guilty of being a cheater. Not to long ago he was a sports champion, an inspiration to cancer survivors, their families, and a fundraiser who had done so much good.
Last year I wondered to what purpose his name was beign dragged throught the mud. Six of the seven cyclists who came in second to Armstrong in the Tour d’France have also been accused of, or admitted to, using performance enhancing drugs. That was Lance’s defense – everyone was doing it so he needed to level the playing field.
Taking performance enhancing drugs or doing something as weird as blood doping (giving yourself a compelte transfusion after a race) is not the message we want to send to our kids or athletes. Lance isn’t a hero but I don’t know that pursuing him so many years after the fact was in the public interest or hurting Armstrong’s ability to continue to do good work, fund raise, and help other cancer survivors.
About Tim Leahy
Timothy P. Leahy, a partner at the firm, practices law in Maryland and the District of Columbia and is a member of the American, Maryland, D.C, and Prince George’s County Bar associations. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Baltimore Law School in May 2000, earned his M.B.A. in 1993 at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, and his B.S. in Transportation & Logistics at Maryland in 1990.
Timothy brings over 10 years experience in business to his practice of the law and focuses on litigation and general practice matters. A former home improvement contractor and army reservist, he volunteers with Christmas in April and has coached for the Bowie Boys & Girls Club. He is a Board member of his homeowners association, pro bono counsel for Bowie CLAW, and a volunteer Mediator for the District Court of Maryland. Timothy moved to Bowie in 1982 and lives there with his wife of 24 years and two sons.
