Criminal defense Quote by Richard Painter

I think lawyers have a fidelity to the system itself that's always got to be with them, and indeed, most of the defense lawyers…

— Scott Turow

As a former federal prosecutor with experience prosecuting both violent and white-collar criminals, I've seen what it looks like when the powerful prey on…

— Mikie Sherrill

I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.

— Matthew McConaughey

The vast majority of A.D.A.s put everything on the line to make sure justice is served. That's what I love about prosecutors and the…

— Diane Neal

I was a defense attorney before I was a prosecutor, and so knowing what the defense is going to try to do is something…

— Marcia Clark

Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

— James Alan Gardner

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.

— Kelly Ayotte

I'm a career prosecutor. I have been trained, and my experience over decades, is to make decisions after a review of the evidence and…

— Kamala Harris

Criminal justice, as it pertains to the Goldmans and Morgan Stanleys of the world, is not adversarial combat, with cops and crooks duking it…

— Matt Taibbi

“The prosecution is supposed to tell the defense every detail of their case, their evidence , witnesses, everything. But the defense doesn't have to…

— William Bernhardt

There are bombshells that happen in court. Especially when the defense doesn't share discovery of material the way the prosecution does, and so surprises…

— Marcia Clark

While the DOJ and the SEC must be vigilant in investigating and prosecuting white-collar misconduct, we must also ensure that we are acting fairly…

— William Barr