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Solo Criminal Defense Out of Law School, And Other Dumb Ass Ideas

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

Been gone for 10 days. Anyone notice? Actually got some work done. Stepping away from daily blogging gives me a great deal of respect for people who do it everyday as a matter of course.Now that the shock of Madoff remaining in jail has worn off (yawn), I report this question on twitter that struck fear in all competent criminal defense lawyers around the country, or the blawgosphere, if we're being honest."Is it normal for someone who just graduated law school and passed the bar to practice solo criminal defense and still live with his parents?"My response: "anyone who just passed the bar shouldn't be doing solo criminal defense, can't speak for living with parents."To those in criminal defense, and others practicing law, I'm right. To those outside the legal profession, I'm just stifling competition, fearing my client base dwindling, and trying to keep the criminal bar from growing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on March 21, 2009 (boomark / email).