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Show Me The Money!!!

By Shawn Matlock

It's really not about the money.  Never has been.  But, damn.  Really? I'm quite certain there will be many that will read this and conclude it's just another attorney complaining about money.  But that's not what this is about.  It's about respect.  Respect for the system above all else. I maintain a firm belief that if you are a criminal defense attorney (at least one that can hold their own) you owe it to the public at large to accept court-appointed clients.  I have always thought this.  I always will.  I think it's just a responsibility we owe to the public. I learned from one of the best in Texas, the great Tom Morgan of Midland.  He had this set of rules that he gave me when I first began working for him.  Rule Number 3?  "Treat all clients the same, whether retained or court-appointed...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on May 20, 2012 (boomark / email).