You know what my father said about innocent clients?. . He said the scariest client a lawyer will ever have is an innocent client. Because if you fuck up and he goes to prison, it'll scar you for life. . He said there is no in-between with an innocent client. No negotiation, no plea bargain, no middle ground. There's only one verdict. You have to put an NG up on the scoreboard. There's no other verdict but not guilty." Levin nodded thoughtfully." The bottom line was my old man was a damn good lawyer and he didn't like having innocent clients, " I said. "I'm not sure I do, either. Michael Connelly
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"You know what my father said about innocent clients? ... He said the scariest client a lawyer will ever have is an innocent client. Because if you fuck up and he goes to prison, it'll scar you for life ... He said there is no in-between with an innocent client.

No negotiation, no plea bargain, no middle ground. There's only one verdict. You have to put an NG up on the scoreboard.

There's no other verdict but not guilty."Levin nodded thoughtfully."The bottom line was my old man was a damn good lawyer and he didn't like having innocent clients," I said. "I'm not sure I do, either." - Christopher Buckley

Source: The Lincoln Lawyer

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