[nvskibum]

I don't know if that is the case given the politics in Baltimore. Can well-known firms afford to take on the Democrat machine and still be assured of keeping their other work with the government, or representing clients who deal with the government?

[freespirited]

A criminal defense attorney would be used to being on the other side of the govt. I would be surprised if that were a problem. Also doubt the blue chip firms do much, if any, work for the City of Baltimore. Not likely the city can afford them.

Let’s say you have a huge law firm with a criminal practice as well as lots of other areas such as business. Hard to believe that city lawyers would hold a grudge against all the lawyers at the firm because the criminal people did pro bono work on a case.