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before I started World War Z, I finished The Brass Verdict by Michael Connolly. It had some interesting stuff about defense lawyers.

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Oct 8 '09, 13:07

A small portion of the plot involved the finances of a law firm specializing in criminal defense. And it detailed how the protagonist, Mickey Haller, always got his money upfront from clients. He put it into a trust account and then paid it out into an operating account as he did work on their cases.

I never thought about attorneys having to get paid upfront, but in Mickey Haller's case he insisted on it. It was because, well, his clients are criminals.

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most of the time they sell you on the defense when they already know that this and that charge will be dropped, they'll offer prob and time served etc - zeitgeist Oct 8, 13:20
I see a theme. One book is about brain-eating auomatons and the other is about zombies. nm - Dignan Oct 8, 13:11
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- that must be a pain in the hindquarters -- nm - crash davis Oct 8, 13:14
- What would be the Minnesota equivalent of a Lincoln Lawyer? - Beryllium Oct 8, 13:13
I read that one on my trip. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 8, 13:08 3
- I really like Michael Connolly -- nm - crash davis Oct 8, 13:08 2
  - I do too, but ... (spoils) - Beryllium Oct 8, 13:09 1
    - I really like Bosch and I won't forget this book soon because (spoils) - crash davis Oct 8, 13:12

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before I started World War Z, I finished The Brass Verdict by Michael Connolly. It had some interesting stuff about defense lawyers.

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