Disgraced governor meets Conrad Black lawyer

ILLINOIS Governor Rod Blagojevich met with a renowned Chicago criminal lawyer over the weekend as he weighed his legal options on how to fight a scandal that has left his career in tatters and disrupted president-elect Barack Obama’s White House transition.

The Democratic governor had a four-hour meeting with Ed Genson in the lawyer’s downtown office. Genson has defended newspaper baron Conrad Black, R&B singer R Kelly and numerous public figures on corruption charges, earning a reputation as the lawyer big shots call when they get in a bind in Chicago.

Genson confirmed the two met, but would not discuss details. When asked if he would take the case, Genson said: “We’ll make our mutual decision on Monday.”