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title: "4 Criminal Defense Lawyer Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Now I am practicing as well as a criminal defense lawyer in handling appeals. The court of appeals appointed me to handle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcia-clark/now-i-am-practicing-as-well-as-a-criminal-defense-lawyer-in-handling/)

[Marcia Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcia-clark/)

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> [I have to say that every white-collar criminal defense lawyer knows when the chief financial officer turns state's evidence, everyone in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-painter/i-have-to-say-that-every-white-collar-criminal-defense-lawyer-knows/)

[Richard Painter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-painter/)

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> [Lawyers claim that their clients have been grossly mistreated, which is what criminal defense lawyers are paid to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/lawyers-claim-that-their-clients-have-been-grossly-mistreated-which/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it's time to quit. It should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dershowitz/i-tell-my-students-if-you-ever-become-comfortable-with-your-role-as/)

[Alan Dershowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-dershowitz/)

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