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How Famous People Handle Problems, Like Car Accidents

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

When an athlete is arrested in my town I am always asked by some panting person -"So, you representing so and so?" I always say, "no," and "don't want it."There is a notion that representing a celebrity will make the criminal defense lawyer, well, famous. That can be true. It can be exciting, and it can put a relatively unknown criminal defense lawyer on the map, but for the most part it's just a pain in the ass.First, unless you know the athlete/celebrity, you're not getting a call from the suspect. You're getting a call from the agent. The agent has three goals - to convince you that the celebrity is doing you a favor by contacting you, to negotiate a low fee based on the favor they are doing you, and to tell you that you have to work with the civil lawyers and 4 other idiots who know nothing about criminal law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on November 30, 2009 (boomark / email).