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5 Inspiring Legal Professionals Making Positive Change for Lawyers in the LGBTQ Community

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overseeing well-being initiatives for more than 1,000 attorneys. His advocacy for diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) has been at the forefront of his committee involvement and contributed to his well-deserved placement on the LGBT Attorneys Under 40 list by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. Hear the full episode:

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From Law School to the Courtroom: The Path to Becoming a Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Criminal defense law is a highly specialized area of law that involves the protection of criminal defendants. Unlike other areas of law, defense attorneys are responsible for the entire range of tasks that go into defending a client. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the path to becoming a defense attorney.

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From Law School to the Courtroom: The Path to Becoming a Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Criminal defense law is a highly specialized area of law that involves the protection of criminal defendants. Unlike other areas of law, defense attorneys are responsible for the entire range of tasks that go into defending a client. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the path to becoming a defense attorney.

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Learning a New Language

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My guests were Chris Ritter, the director of the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program, or TLAP, and Terry Bentley Hill , a Dallas criminal defense attorney whose personal saga with mental health and suicide led her to champion awareness of mental health issues for lawyers.

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JusticeText Raises $2.2M Seed Round to Advance Its Mission of Building Police Accountability

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The product allows public defenders and other criminal defense lawyers to store, analyze and share video from a single platform. “Hearing stories of how attorneys have used JusticeText to save hours reviewing discovery and secure dismissals for their clients has reaffirmed all the reasons we started this company to begin with.”

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How Many Leads Does It Take to Get a Client?

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Specifically, attorneys who responded to leads faster and followed best practices retained their first client faster. In other words, the sense of urgency may be greater for a person who needs a criminal defense attorney than for someone searching for an estate planning lawyer.

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What to do if You’ve Been Charged with a Crime in Toronto

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At this stage, it’s crucial to remember you have the right to an attorney. Bail Hearing The next step is a bail hearing. The overseeing judge will take into account your connections to the community, the gravity of the alleged offense, and your criminal record. Note, that not all cases get a preliminary hearing.