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Criminal Practice: The Treadmill

I charge big­ger fees … so I can take fewer cases … so I can give each case more atten­tion … so I can get bet­ter results … so I can charge big­ger fees … so I can take fewer cases …

I charge smaller fees … so I have to take more cases … so I have to give each case less atten­tion … so I get worse results … so I have to charge smaller fees …

Crim­i­nal defense lawyers: which ger­bil wheel would you rather be on?

(Inspired by this PSA from our col­lec­tive memory:)

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Mark Bennett got his letter of marque from the Supreme Court of Texas in May 1995. He is famous for having no sense of humor when it comes to totalitarianism.

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4 Responses to “Criminal Practice: The Treadmill”

  1. Um, thanks. That was, uh, heartwarming.

  2. Hunter says:

    So true… I explain this to many poten­tial clients who ask, but XXX says he’ll take $50 down to han­dle the case! Yes, and that attor­ney will spend time chas­ing you for money instead of work­ing on your case. I’ll leave the part about the video alone.…

  3. Mickey Fox says:

    And so I chose the neu­ro­sur­geon with the low­est esti­mate. He says he can take care of my brain tumor and have me up and run­ning like new in a week! His office is right next to Earl Scheib’s body shop too — I even get a dis­count if I bring in referrals.….

    Although you cer­tainly don’t always get what you pay for, you can rest assured that you will rarely ever get what you do not pay for.

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