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What's it like being a defense attorney, and what kind are you?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 3/16/26 at 3:18 pm
Are you a yeller and screamer in court, soft spoken, funny? Do you have to do a lot of public defender work for people who can't afford one? Do you ever know your client is guilty but still have to defend them? What happens if a client tells you they are guilty, still defend them, or have to turn them in? Ever been involved in defending someone accused of murder? Do you ever get into a yelling match with the judges? I only know a couple of attorneys, but they were both tax guys.
I've wondered what kind of attorney I would have been, but I'm not good at public speaking and I don't take things very seriously, so probably a bad one.
I've wondered what kind of attorney I would have been, but I'm not good at public speaking and I don't take things very seriously, so probably a bad one.
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Posted on 3/16/26 at 3:28 pm to Mushroom1968
Lots of ego driven pricks out there. Lots of lazy old men too.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 3:58 pm to Mushroom1968
Even as vile and disgusting as they may be, they're still far less pieces of shite than personal injury attorneys. And that's a hill I'll die on.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:01 pm to Giantkiller
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Even as vile and disgusting as they may be, they're still far less pieces of shite than personal injury attorneys. And that's a hill I'll die on.
dumbass
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:01 pm to Mushroom1968
Criminal defense attorneys are a real funny mix of sleaze and saints.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:03 pm to Giantkiller
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Even as vile and disgusting as they may be, they're still far less pieces of shite than personal injury attorneys. And that's a hill I'll die on.
HERE
WE
GO
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:03 pm to Mushroom1968
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Do you have to do a lot of public defender work f
don't even have to specialize as a defense attorney to get tagged for this, I know a few attorneys at work that don't really practice but (used to)keep their credentials current and let them lapse because they kept being tagged for public defender work
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:04 pm to Mushroom1968
Only the really in-demand criminal defense attorneys make good money.
Which is why I chose soul crushing insurance defense years ago.
Anybody got a hot tub time machine?
Which is why I chose soul crushing insurance defense years ago.
Anybody got a hot tub time machine?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:04 pm to Proximo
quote:people are entitled a defense. They shouldn’t be entitled an injury settlement for a dent in their bumper
Even as vile and disgusting as they may be, they're still far less pieces of shite than personal injury attorneys. And that's a hill I'll die on. dumbass
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:05 pm to Mushroom1968
They are either the biggest liars or the most gullible people who have existed. Every interview their client didn't do it.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:06 pm to Slippy
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Anybody got a hot tub time machine?
that rings a bell, do you practice in Palm Beach County?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:07 pm to Mushroom1968
I've always wondered how they could do their best defense work if they, deep down inside, know the client is guilty.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:08 pm to Mushroom1968
You asked six questions in one paragraph. Nobody is going to answer all of those.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:08 pm to F1y0n7h3W4LL
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if they, deep down inside, know the client is guilty.
I don't believe that is even a consideration
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:08 pm to Proximo
Found one?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:12 pm to Beessnax
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You asked six questions in one paragraph. Nobody is going to answer all of those.
Felt it was too many questions but genuinely am curious
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:12 pm to Mushroom1968
"Just because you did it doesn't mean you're guilty."
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:14 pm to 777Tiger
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I don't believe that is even a consideration
You're not supposed to ask.
I don't get into trial paths that often but one thing I always have to explain to people is that trials aren't about the truth. They are about evidence. Many times these can overlap, but that's not always the case. Trials are reconstructing events in the past based on the rules of evidence.
The state has the burden to prove the elements of the crime with their evidence. What actually happened isn't relevant outside of that.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:14 pm to chryso
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"Just because you did it doesn't mean you're guilty."
A summary of what I just said
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:16 pm to SlowFlowPro
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You're not supposed to ask.
Makes sense, I didn’t know that.
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