Would a high-profile criminal defense attorney like Jones get involved without receiving his full rate from someone? If so, who is paying the very substantial sums that may be involved? I doubt that too many 21 years olds can pay for the services of someone like Jones or would even know how to get hooked up with him in the first place.........
Somebody's footing the bill, and I doubt it's the kid. Criminal defense lawyers rates are very high, because there's more than just money at stake; there's often liberty as well. Often plaintiffs' lawyers will take tort cases "on contingency," that is, for a percentage of the damages awarded to the plaintiff, but nothing like that appears to be at issue here, so someone's fronting the money.