Lawyers???

Question

Who do criminal defense lawyers report to? Who is their boss? What about prosecution? Do they have secrataries? How often does a successful lawyer have to go to court and defend criminals? Also, anything alse about criminal defense lawyers or prosecution lawyers would be appreciated. I need the info for a book I am writing.

Answer 1

Here's one for the books, Grace F. I think this will speak volumes regarding our legal system. I would like you to poll all the attorneys, judges and anyone involved in our court system whether that be local, state or federal, ask them this; What does "BAR" mean, as in the BAR exam?
You will find that 99% of the people involved in our legal system have not been taught at their respective law schools what BAR means.
Here is the definition of the initials BAR; British Accredidated Regency or Registry. The word BAR has its origins from the attorneys who had associations with Templar Bar in England. Then ask them where are all 4 volumes of our legal code kept? Answer; Canada! Then ask them who owns our legal volumes? Answer; The Queen of England! Now ask them are we under "Common Law" or are we under "Corporate Law?" Answer; "Corporate Law!" Ask them, are we [u]nited States citizens of America or are we [U]nited State citizens of America? Answer; We are [U]nited States citizens of America under "Corporate Law" and not American citizens under "Common Law!"
Please, do your homework and you'll see how we lost our common law freedoms.

Answer 2

Criminal Defense lawyers report to their clients. Most are solo practitioners or partners with a few other attorneys in small firms. Some have secretaries; some don't. They pretty much all have some sort of office staff to handle calls & clients when they are in court. Criminal lawyers spend more time than anybody else in court. Prosecutors all work for government agencies. Suggest you go down to your local criminal court & watch what they do. They are open to the public & there's some court or another always in session. You can talk to the lawyers while they are waiting for their cases to be called. If you tell them you are researching for a book, some will be only too happy to talk to you.

Answer 3

I would suggest you get the information you want first hand.

The first place you should start is with a Legal Clinic, or if that's not available, call a criminal court and ask for a few names of the attorneys that accept court appointments for indigent defendants. They will give you a good basic overview of the whole process, without any frills, which will enable you to better understand what you will learn from others you talk to.

Next I would go to the opposite side and talk to a local prosecutor.

Finally, talk to the private practice defense attorneys.

Bear in mind that attorneys, like everyone else on the planet, love to talk about themselves. You will not have any problem getting time with enough of them for what you need.

However, there's no way you're going to get what you need here.

Answer 4

All lawyers are different. Some are self employed and run their own business. Some have a boss at large firms. Deputy district attorneys have to report to the District Attorney. District Attorneys have to answer to the "people" or sometimes the governor of their state. All lawyers have to maintain ethical standards and be licensed through their state's Bar program. It is all very different depending on what type of lawyer you are.

Court-Appointed lawyers usually go to court every day and so do deputy D.A.'s for hearings and trials. And yes, most have secretaries. It is so hard to be a lawyer without one because they are usually very busy.

Answer 5

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