I do not care to speak ill of a man behind his back, but I believe he is an attorney.
Samuel JohnsonTags: humor attorneys cheapshots
There is no client as scary as an innocent man."
J. Michael Haller, Criminal Defense Attorney, Los Angeles, 1962.
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You know what my father said about innocent clients? ... He said the scariest client a lawyer will ever have is an innocent client. Because if you fuck up and he goes to prison, it'll scar you for life ... He said there is no in-between with an innocent client. No negotiation, no plea bargain, no middle ground. There's only one verdict. You have to put an NG up on the scoreboard. There's no other verdict but not guilty."
Levin nodded thoughtfully.
"The bottom line was my old man was a damn good lawyer and he didn't like having innocent clients," I said. "I'm not sure I do, either.
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Well, did he do it?"
She always asked the irrelevant question. It didn't matter in terms of the strategy of the case whether the defendant "did it" or not. What mattered was the evidence against him -- the proof -- and if and how it could be neutralized. My job was to bury the proof, to color the proof a shade of gray. Gray was the color of reasonable doubt.
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The Business of Our Firm is Business"
-Donald W. Hudspeth from:
"The Business of America is Business"
-Calvin Coolidge
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Like all lawyers, I was delighted by gratitude. It happened so rarely.
C.J. SansomTags: gratitude lawyers attorneys thanks
I believe that there is something in all of us that is seeking expression, that wants to be heard, that wants to be accepted and respected and loved. We each express ourselves in different ways - through manipulation or domination, through receiving and giving pain, through crying, through loving, through giving hope and inspiration to others. We are all seeking the same thing - expression of who we are and what we want from this life.
Robin D. HartTags: inspirational self-help law personal-growth nonfiction lawyers attorneys legal vocational
Change cannot and will not happen overnight. But the intent to evolve will produce opportunities for growth.
Robin D. HartTags: inspirational self-help law personal-growth lawyers attorneys legal law-school vocational
Law firms can create environments for abusive relationships. This is especially true if an attorney has no self-direction, has no independent means of financial support, and has massive student loan indebtedness. You've basically made yourself an indentured servant.
Robin D. HartTags: inspiration self-help law personal-growth lawyers attorneys legal law-school vocational
He was getting to the point that he didn't understand why tax attorneys didn't just kill themselves.
Orson Scott CardPage 1 of 1.
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