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The Neutering Of The Private Criminal Defense Bar

By Brian Tannebaum

What happened to us? What are we all so afraid of, and when did we become so afraid of, everything? This includes me, although I'm growing tired of being "careful" about everything. What I say, what I say here on my blog, who I represent, how I represent them, speaking the unpopular truth.When I first started this blog I wrote a post about judicial elections. I wrote about how some judges suddenly become "nice" during campaigns. It was full of sarcasm and the "truth" about the politics of electing judges.I received calls from judges - "very disappointed Brian." "Were you talking about me?" The buzz became loud. Lawyers began calling me. "Judges are upset, Brian...." At this time there was no local blog like there is now (run by an anonymous blogger who several judges still think is me)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on May 04, 2008 (boomark / email).