Coach's corner

A couple of posts from a blog titled Coach Approach:

"A Day in the Life of a Public Defender"

I stop him cold in the middle of his rant and say this: " When this is over, however it turns out, I want you to promise me something. I want you to promise that you will get away from here, because if you stay here you will be dead..."

"It Is In Giving That We Receive"

My clients are generally grateful just to have a lawyer who will take the time to listen... I deal with them each individually, and do the best I can for them. I try not to think too often about the big picture: the permanent underclass that produced these souls, the poverty and hopelessness that pervades their lives...