“People used to ask me: 'Well, was it the power that attracted you to Bill Clinton?' And I said, well, how much power do you think the attorney general of Arkansas has? Of course not. It wasn't that for me. I just a thought he was wonderful in general.” PeopleThinkingWellsSaidUsedCoursesAsksWonderfulBillsClintonAsk MeAttorneyArkansasJust A Thought Author:Gennifer Flowers
“I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.” RightsVictimCivil RightsAttorney Author:Gloria Allred
“Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.” PoliticalHonestStandardsDeserveIndependenceBeing HonestAccountabilityAttorneyPolitical Independence Author:John Cornyn
“I think most defense attorneys honestly believe the principle that says, 'Better 10 guilty go free than even one possibly innocent person be convicted.” ThinkingBelievePersonsPrinciplesDefenseHonestlyInnocentGuiltyAttorneyInnocent PersonDefense Attorneys Author:Alan Dershowitz
“Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted.” SeriesExpectedBackgroundsChecksTelling The TruthPenaltiesAttorneyAssistantsPerjuryBackground Checks Author:Trey Gowdy
“I have always had an attorney on retainer, and now I believe I will have to put him to work.” BelieveI BelieveAttorneyRetainers Author:Jeff Gannon
“If I am going to pick and choose the laws I defend, I wouldn't be doing my duty as attorney general.” IfsLawDutyPicksAttorney Author:Kelly Ayotte
“As you may know, previously as Attorney General and now as Governor, I have supported legislation to close the gun show loophole in North Carolina.” KnowsMayShowsGunGovernorsLegislationAttorneyCarolinaNorth CarolinaLoopholes Author:Michael Emerson
“There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps.” LittlesEndsShareLimitsVictimLawyerLionsClientsAttorneyScrapSettlement Author:Dennis Hastert
“Every state in America has an end of life directive or durable power of attorney provision. For the peace of mind of your children and your spouse as well as the comfort of knowing the government won't make these decisions, it's a very popular thing. Just not everybody's aware of it.” MindWellsChildrenEndsStatesGovernmentAmericaDecisionKnowingComfortOur ChildrenYour ChildrenPeace Of MindSpouseProvisionAttorneyEnd Of LifeVery Popular Author:Johnny Isakson
“You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous decision that's unpopular.” MadeDecisionParticularJudgingProtectDefenseBarsCourageousAttorneyUnifiedDefense AttorneysCourageous Decisions Author:Anthony Kennedy
“Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading.” StillsShowsSportsOfficeTownsAttorneyScoreboard Author:Bill Kurtis
“One of the people that wrote a forward to my book is Gerry Spence, whom I admire. Gerry is a friend of mine, and Gerry's perhaps the leading criminal defense attorney in the country.” PeopleBookCountryMinesDefenseCriminalsAdmireAttorneyDefense AttorneysCriminal Defense Author:Vincent Bugliosi
“One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday for a person that you may not know is guilty but you have a pretty good idea that he's not so innocent?' It's a question that defense attorneys answer for themselves by not addressing.” PeopleKnowsMayPersonsIdeasAnswersFundamentalsEverydayDefenseInnocentGuiltyGood IdeasBatsAttorneyDefense Attorneys Author:David E. Kelley