Reply #20: kEEP THIS IN MIND....

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First of all, everyone who faces trial must have a competend attotney at his side. Thats the law, like it or not. Just because someone has committed a horrendous crime, it does not mean he should not have representation. The same is true for the defendant accused ot a complicated white collar crime, like the Enron scumbags. The law says they must have representation.
Now in big cities, you have the Public Defender who speaks on behalf of the poor. But not every city has a public defender. In that case, local attorneys are appointed pro bono (for free) to handle the case.
It is outright stupid to attack trial lawyers because most people, at one time or another, will need a lawyer to speak for them in court, even the super rich or the super connected.
And like you all said......a trial lawyer is the bad guy, until you need one.