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Tag Archives: Public
POLL: Do you think you’d make a good Defense Lawyer for alleged criminals that the public hates?
For instance, take the Tuscon, Arizona massacre that happened yesterday. They’ve arrested and charged the 22 year-old guy who killed all those people and shot the Congresswoman. If you were a Defense Lawyer, do you think you could do a good job defending him?
As an LEO, were there ever certain defense lawyers or public defenders that you respected?
Or did you pretty much dislike them all? I’m kind of curious about this, since my dad was an LEO, and I was a public defender for a while, and then I was an LEO union lawyer. I’ve seen the system from a few different angles.
public defender…why do people become a publice defender when the could go out and work for a law firm?
I have been told that most public defenders are lawyers that did not do so good on the bar exam so that is why they are public defenders and not working for themselves or a law firm exspecially a good law firm. Does anyone know if there is any truth in that about why they [...]
Private Lawyers and the Public Interest: The Evolving Role of Pro Bono in the Legal Profession
Product DescriptionThis collection of original essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field examines the history, conditions, organization, and strategies of pro bono lawyering. Private Lawyers and the Public Interest: The Evolving Role of Pro Bono in the Legal Profession traces the rise and impact of the American Bar Association’s campaign to hold lawyers [...]
The Politics of Rights: Lawyers, Public Policy, and Political Change
Product Description Stuart A. Scheingold’s landmark work introduced a new understanding of the contribution of rights to progressive social movements, and it continues to stand out as a seminal and provocative book bridging political science and sociolegal studies. Since its original publication, a flourishing body of scholarship has been built on the foundations laid in [...]
How much does a public defender/criminal defense attorney make?