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The May issue of The Champion<\/em>, magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), contains an essay on being a criminal defense lawyer by my friend and colleague, Alan Yatvin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Informal Opinion: Representing \u2018Those People\u2019 Achieves Justice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By Alan L. Yatvin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHow can you represent those people?\u201d In three decades as a criminal defense attorney, I had heard that question many times \u2014 at cocktail parties and from prosecutors, police, victims, law students, and once even from a judge. It comes with the territory. I understand that people accused of crimes are often automatically condemned, while their lawyers are regarded with contempt. However, as I walked along that steamy January afternoon, I was shocked by the source of the question. This time it was my wife, Laura, prompted by a just completed hour-long audio tour of a former fruit orchard on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.<\/p>\n

Read the rest on Alan’s blog.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2017, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers\u2122 (NACDL\u00ae), All Rights Reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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