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title: "7 Lawyer Knows Quotes by 7 authors"
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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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> [Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows the most law, but the one who best prepares his case, who wins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/remember-that-it-is-not-the-lawyer-who-knows-the-most-law-but-the-one/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [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/)

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> [Every good lawyer knows that if there is something in his client's cause that so personally offends you, morally, religiously, or if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-smith/every-good-lawyer-knows-that-if-there-is-something-in-his-client-s/)

[Walter Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-smith/)

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> [A good lawyer knows the law; a clever one takes the judge to lunch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/a-good-lawyer-knows-the-law-a-clever-one-takes-the-judge-to-lunch/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [“A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magdalen-braden/a-good-lawyer-knows-the-law-a-great-lawyer-knows-the-judge/)

[Magdalen Braden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magdalen-braden/)

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> [A good lawyer knows how to shut up when he's won his case.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dershowitz/a-good-lawyer-knows-how-to-shut-up-when-he-s-won-his-case/)

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

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