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We, The "Recession Proof" Criminal Defense Lawyers

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

I've lost track of how many times someone has said lately: "your practice is recession proof? Right?"The logic is this: no matter how broke people are, when they get arrested or are under investigation, they will pay for a good criminal lawyer.Nope.To understand the logic, one must think logically.Criminal defense lawyers are not a necessity in a bad, wait, terrible economy.We are a luxury.Normally, when someone is arrested, they either cough up whatever they have, put it on a credit card, use a home equity loan, other type of loan, borrow money from family or friends or their boss, or find another way to make it happen.Now, loans are not forthcoming, credit cards are maxed, home equity lines are frozen, parents are holding on to their cash, and in sum, everyone's broke, or is acting like they are broke...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).