“You know that question: What do you do when you think the client's guilty? The real question is: What you do when you think a client's innocent?” ThinkingRealInnocentGuilty Author:Lynne Stewart
“I loved the work. I missed it for years after I was arrested. I couldn't drive past 100 Centre New York City Criminal Court, that whole area, without crying, seeing people going to court and knowing I couldn't do that anymore. I still do miss it. I don't think I could ever go back. Maybe I could consider second-seating my son or someone else whose work I respect. But I could not take on any responsibility. I'm out of step; I haven't kept up.” PeopleThinkingPastResponsibilityMissingCrySonMy Son Author:Lynne Stewart
“Being a lawyer, first of all, think creatively. Think, "How can we deal with this particular case in a way we haven't dealt with similar ones in the past?" Second, don't be afraid of the people who are willing to defend your client. I find too many lawyers say, "Keep that defense committee away from me!" If it weren't for my defense committee, I'd be sitting in federal prison in Texas today. And the press! You've got to learn to handle the press because god knows the government does all the time.” PeopleThinkingTodayPastPrisonLawyerGod Knows Author:Lynne Stewart
“I think people are afraid. I remember when we'd have discussions in the '60s among people who were active. We'd say, "Well, people are afraid," and the answer to us was, "If you're afraid, you know you should be doing something." People are afraid today, but they're not doing anything.” PeopleThinkingTodayRememberDiscussionRemember When Author:Lynne Stewart
