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5 Inspiring Legal Professionals Making Positive Change for Lawyers in the LGBTQ Community

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Hear more about Koenig’s exciting goals for this year and how he prepared to throw out the first pitch at the Cubs game on May 21 in honor of the Chicago Bar Association’s 150th anniversary. Hear the full episode: No, no, no, that’s not it. The pie is big enough for all of us.” Photo courtesy of CBA) 4. I pursued both writing and law.

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From Law School to the Courtroom: The Path to Becoming a Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Criminal defense law is a highly specialized area of law that involves the protection of criminal defendants. Unlike other areas of law, defense attorneys are responsible for the entire range of tasks that go into defending a client. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the path to becoming a defense attorney.

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From Law School to the Courtroom: The Path to Becoming a Criminal Defense Lawyer

CaseFox

Criminal defense law is a highly specialized area of law that involves the protection of criminal defendants. Unlike other areas of law, defense attorneys are responsible for the entire range of tasks that go into defending a client. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the path to becoming a defense attorney.

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Learning a New Language

Legal Talk Network

My guests were Chris Ritter, the director of the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program, or TLAP, and Terry Bentley Hill , a Dallas criminal defense attorney whose personal saga with mental health and suicide led her to champion awareness of mental health issues for lawyers. Luckily, there are resources out there to help us get assistance.

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JusticeText Raises $2.2M Seed Round to Advance Its Mission of Building Police Accountability

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The product allows public defenders and other criminal defense lawyers to store, analyze and share video from a single platform. “Hearing stories of how attorneys have used JusticeText to save hours reviewing discovery and secure dismissals for their clients has reaffirmed all the reasons we started this company to begin with.”

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Legal Talk Network Launches Season Two of ‘For the Innocent’ Podcast Sharing New Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted, Focusing on Pervasive Use of Junk Science in Convictions 

Legal Talk Network

Season 2 legal experts include Justin Brooks , board member of The Innocence Center; Matthew Cooke , an Oscar nominated filmmaker; Scott Budnik, a Hollywood producer, Wayne Little , former LA Prosecutor; and David Rudolf , famed criminal defense attorney from Netflix’s documentary, ‘ The Staircase.’

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Legal Talk Network Launches Season Two of ‘For the Innocent’ Podcast Sharing New Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted, Focusing on Pervasive Use of Junk Science in Convictions 

Legal Talk Network

Season 2 legal experts include Justin Brooks , board member of The Innocence Center; Matthew Cooke , an Oscar nominated filmmaker; Scott Budnik, a Hollywood producer, Wayne Little , former LA Prosecutor; and David Rudolf , famed criminal defense attorney from Netflix’s documentary, ‘ The Staircase.’