I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
Usually when attorneys are assembling a jury, they're just looking for sheep that are easily impressed.
There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps.
Actually, attorneys say, copying a purchased CD for even one friend violates the federal copyright code most of the time.
The American people are screaming out saying it's unfair that the wealthiest, the largest corporations who can afford the best attorneys, the best accountants, take advantage of these special tax treatments that the lobbyists have, along with lawmakers, have cooked in the books here.
I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it.
I think most defense attorneys honestly believe the principle that says, 'Better 10 guilty go free than even one possibly innocent person be convicted.'
Yes, the rich will find ways to avoid paying more taxes, courtesy of clever accountants and tax attorneys. But this has always been the case, regardless of where the tax rate is set.
In 2005, attorneys general of 35 states urged the Federal Reserve to end the unsigned check system.
My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. They're both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going.