Attorney Find Blog

An editorial in the Wall Street Journal points out the importance of criminal defense attorneys, and it’s stirred up a lot of discussion.  The editorial, written by a former prosecuting attorney, spurred comments from this Austin Criminal Defense attorney and this blog that isn’t really about penguins, among others.  The issue is as old as the legal profession, and it’s been discussed at length in various forums in the past.  The Ethics Scoreboard asked the old “how can you defend people you know are guilty” question long ago, and came up with this defense of criminal lawyers almost two years ago.

But in the current climate of negative consequences for attorneys who do their jobs and nagging criticism of the personal injury plaintiff’s bar, it’s good to see people who understand the system–or have taken the time to analyze it–setting the record straight, whether those people are ethicists, attorneys, major newspapers, or just bloggers with something to say about lawyers.