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The life of a defense attorney can be quite entertaining- sometimes.
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...and the lives of victims of the thugs kept on the streets by some defense attorneys can be hell (that’s if they’re still alive).

Bravo for being proud of getting a guy free from charges of threatening a woman and children. Bet you would’ve felt different if he threatened your wife and kids.

Well the prosecutor made the offer because after my client sobered up he called the officer and apologize.
Unfortunately I can make a living only representing the innocent.
I have represented a number of genuinely innocent people who were arrested and charged based on bad information or even malicious allegations,
It is most gratifying when I can take an innocent person who stands to lose everything by the overpowering force of the government and help him go free without a conviction.
There’s nothing like it, and it makes everything else worth it.
But innocent clients cause me to lose lots of sleep as the burden I carry can be at times unbearable.
After my last big case in February where my client’s future was saved my wife said “ I can’t believe I’m saying this but I wished you would just go back to representing dirtbags so you don’t have to think about work when you are at home.”
She was half kidding, but certainly funny as we have had to deal with some nasty cases.
And the capitalist nature of the defense bar is that you have to win tough cases and get street cred so you can eventually get the wealthy clients and high profile cases.
I am looking forward to a day (if I make enough on a case or two) when I can settle down on a ranch in rural area of motive state (TX) or maybe Wyoming.
I used to consider Colorado, but the recent gun laws are a deal breaker.
I would loved to have represented Zimmerman. I love self defense cases, and jury nullification cases. His lawyer did a very good job, and I would have been very satisfied with his performance if I was on trial.
Also, I’ve been a prosecutor. My only problem was the beuracracy of the large office, and all the CYA policies.
I regularly dismissed or refused to file cases because of illegal searches (I tried to teach he cops how to follow the Constitution) or unlawful carry charges based on the 2nd Amendment incorporated through the 14th.
My bosses didn’t like it and thought I was too radical.
After a while I realized that the biggest criminals in society are the ones who victimize society at large through their corruption and continue on in power with little to no accountability.
So many hands are in the pot that very few if any will ever expose anything.
Plus any potential whistleblower usually has his own skeletons which are all to known by those protecting themselves.
I’ve seen this at a medium size local county level.
I absolutely shutter at how bad it must be in Washington.
When Eric Holder is the top LEO I consider nearly every aspect of the justice system to be suspect.
It’s truly frightening.