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When Lawyers Attack

By Lawrence Koplow, Esq.

Last night I am reading Gideon's blog and I see a post with the title: 'This Seattle DUI lawyer is a Douchebag.' As someone who loves a good fight, I started reading. Here is the beginning of the post: So normally I don't write posts like this, because I don't give flyin' rat's ass. But lately, I've seen a string of hits in my Google Alert for 'public defender' (yes, that is one way I keep up with relevant news) from some 'let me help you on the internet by giving out free advice' sites. The most recent one popped into my RSS reader this evening and it followed the same tenor of the others: Don't opt for a public defender because they're overworked, don't have resources, etc. In other words, the same BS that smarmy 'defense lawyers' use to scare clients into giving them money… Towards the end of the post, Gideon concludes: The problem is that sites like these come up on the first page of a Google search for something like 'should I hire a private lawyer or keep my public defender' (and trust me, I get a lot of hits with similar search terms)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arizona DUI Defense Blog on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).