So to clairfy...
Lee learned about the suspension from an internet message board? Imagine if you found out you were getting fired on the local news. Monster professionalism.
And, the appeal date is 2 weeks after the Olympia? So, even if Lee wins, it's a moot point.
Keep one thing in mind, Chicky. A trapped animal is the most dangerous kind. There were diplomatic ways to resolve this - and a last minute message board suspension with zero appealibility leaves Lee with one, and only one, option: legal remedy.
it's sad to see how many great organizations take unnecessary hits because of ego. Diplomacy is a lost art, it seems.