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Someone Get Me A "Former Federal Prosecutor."

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

I often joke that there are criminal defense lawyers and "former prosecutors" (practicing criminal defense). Some laugh. The ones that don't, know I'm talking about them.I am not, a former federal prosecutor. I am not a former prosecutor. I am a criminal defense attorney. I formerly worked as a criminal defense attorney at the public defender's office, and I make sure I always let the appropriate person, reader, or audience know that I am a former public defender.I do not, though, identify my basic existence with that former position of which I am very proud.When I have appeared in print or on radio or TV, I never ask to be identified as a "former public defender." Again, I used to work at the public defender's office doing what I do now, criminal defense...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).