What Problems Do Defense Attorney's Face?

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What problems do defense attorney’s face? Defense attorney play a major role in a case. A have to sometimes defense attorney job is to defend individuals and companies charged with criminal activity. Defense attorneys deal with uncooperative client as they try to provide representation. Defense attorneys rely on their client being honest and how accurate the information is that their giving. If a client lies or decides to tell part of the truth which is withholding evidence this will make the attorney look foolish when they go to court. These attorneys have to deal with shady people and defend criminals. People that have done terrible things, people that have affected someone’s life for the worse, people that have did things to hurt others,

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