walkingman

I was brilliant. I was outstanding. I went above and beyond my clients expectations in my representation of him. We put on an amazing defense and yet my client was found guilty. I did my best and yet it was not good enough. My client was not looking at either a life sentence or the death penalty, just a few years in prison. But it would take him away from his wife and family for those precious few years. He would not be around to watch his kids grow up during this time period. But of course if you do the crime you have to do the time. I had met the wife and the kids and they had looked to me to keep their husband and daddy out of jail. I had failed them but it was not my fault. The evidence and witnesses spoke for themselves. The store surveillance tape clearly showed someone who looked and sounded like the defendant commit the crime. I guaranteed that he received a fair trial. He had competent counsel. Hell he got great counsel that day. I was in excellent form but it still did not get him off. I could not change what he had done the day of the crime. All I could do was make sure that his constitutional rights were protected from the time he was taken in for questioning through the time of his trial. He was not angry at the end of the day as he knew that we were fighting an uphill fight. I think he was surprised by the vigor of my fight on his behalf. It was one of those days when the words just seemed to flow eloquently and flawlessly. It was clearly one of my most amazing days as a litigator. While I may not have won, I did not lose because I represented my client to the utmost of my abilities and that is what a lawyer is supposed to do.