Tag: Genson
Odds against you, situation grim, call this guy.
by admin on Dec.20, 2008, under Criminal defense news
This is my type of lawyer: Ed Genson. Win or die, he goes down fighting.
Rod Blagojevich just hired Genson to defend him in his likely criminal case in federal court.
He is the go-to guy in Chicago for people caught up in dire legal circumstances. Genson is famed for taking on the toughest cases, where the situation is grim and the odds of victory are slim. Genson does it for the love and could care less whether he actually gets his fee.
When I was in law school, a prominent lawyer once told me: Soon you will have to make a decision; you either do this for love or for money.
Since the day I heard this advice, I knew I was in it for the love. I love all of it: The cases, the prosecutors, the judges, the chess match, the trials, the characters, the unexplained, the unpredictable, the creativity, and the process.
I found this very interetsting about this guy Genson: He rarely negotiates plea agreements. He often will earn a sentence less than what the government was offering.
He also loses. Just as there are many victories, there are also many more defeats. It’s unrealistic that a criminal defense lawyer can win ALL his cases, but a good criminal lawyer, at least, is not afraid of the fight. This is my kind of lawyer: When the situation is grim and the odds are against you.
