--- title: "11 Defense Lawyer Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Defense Lawyer quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Defense Lawyer sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/asha-rangappa-10145_counsel_president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-wo_1208415.jpg" --- > [President Trump is a defense lawyer's worst nightmare - and a dream defendant for special counsel Robert Mueller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asha-rangappa/president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-worst-nightmare-and-a-dream/) [Asha Rangappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asha-rangappa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/asha-rangappa-10145_counsel_president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-wo_1208415.jpg) > [I got interested in the justice system. If I was, I'd probably be a defense lawyer. I was headed that way, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-got-interested-in-the-justice-system-if-i-was-i-d-probably-be-a/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_changed_i-got-interested-in-the-justice-system-i_498193.jpg) > [I don't judge the character at all. It's a bit like being someone's defense lawyer - you have to believe in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-weisz/i-don-t-judge-the-character-at-all-it-s-a-bit-like-being-someone-s/) [Rachel Weisz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-weisz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/rachel-weisz-3433_believe_i-don-t-judge-the-character-at-all-it-s_239119.png) > [“You're a sleazy defense lawyer with two ex-wifes and an eight-year-old daughter and we all love you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/you-re-a-sleazy-defense-lawyer-with-two-ex-wifes-and-an-eight-year/) [Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/michael-connelly-1004_children_you-re-a-sleazy-defense-lawyer-with-two_659604.jpg) > [“As a prosecutor, you've got the burden of proof. As a defense lawyer, all you have to do is introduce a tiny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/as-a-prosecutor-you-ve-got-the-burden-of-proof-as-a-defense-lawyer/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/jodi-picoult-45_jury_as-a-prosecutor-you-ve-got-the-burden-of_3029268.jpg) > [As a defense lawyer, he refused to condemn his clients. Everyone else in the system-the cops, the prosecutors, the juries and judges-would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-turow/as-a-defense-lawyer-he-refused-to-condemn-his-clients-everyone-else/) [Scott Turow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-turow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/scott-turow-3838_care_as-a-defense-lawyer-he-refused-to-condem_2620468.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8da/alan-dershowitz-2194_ambiguity_i-tell-my-students-if-you-ever-become-co_3177943.png) > [Practically, every defense lawyer knows that the jury desperately wants to hear from the defendant and that the only reason not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-o-donnell/practically-every-defense-lawyer-knows-that-the-jury-desperately/) [Lawrence O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-o-donnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/lawrence-o-donnell-1701_doubt_practically-every-defense-lawyer-knows-t_1044172.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/richard-painter-14038_criminal-defense_i-have-to-say-that-every-white-collar-cr_626914.jpg) > [“For William, the Ranger, the law would save us by protecting us—by prosecuting crimes against us as zealously as it prosecutes crimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/attica-locke/for-william-the-ranger-the-law-would-save-us-by-protecting-us-by/) [Attica Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/attica-locke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/attica-locke-44742_laws_for-william-the-ranger-the-law-would-sav_3010168.jpg) > [My job is to do what's best for my client. I'm always going to take the same risk that they take. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-paul/my-job-is-to-do-what-s-best-for-my-client-i-m-always-going-to-take/) [Rich Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/rich-paul-12009_beauty_my-job-is-to-do-what-s-best-for-my-clien_1277838.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defense-lawyer/#itemlist", "name": "Defense Lawyer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "President Trump is a defense lawyer's worst nightmare - and a dream defendant for special counsel Robert Mueller.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Asha Rangappa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asha-rangappa/president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-worst-nightmare-and-a-dream/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/asha-rangappa-10145_counsel_president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-wo_1208415.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/asha-rangappa-10145_counsel_president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-wo_1208415.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/asha-rangappa-10145_counsel_president-trump-is-a-defense-lawyer-s-wo_1208415.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“President Trump is a defense lawyer's worst nightmare - and a dream defendant for special counsel Robert…” — Asha Rangappa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got interested in the justice system. 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