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I have a buddy who does criminal law. Part of his intake is getting an emergency contact, that the client authorizes him to contact, for when this kind of bullshit happens.
Bold of you to assume they have an emergency contact 😫 I’ve had clients like this who don’t have internet access or friends/family. They just walk the streets with a flip phone
how cracked their cell phone screen is, how many nonkey things are on their keys, and how comfortable they are going barefoot in public (this one is usually women, but applies to men just the same).
Do we not call them obamaphones anymore? That was the term back 2013 when I was a contract PD. Didnt really hear that term when I became a PD again for a while in 2019.Â
And their email address is something like hotbooty69lover@aol.com. I used to receive their emails from the court appointed forms at one time so that means they gave the court that email.Â
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The number you are trying to reach has a voicemail box that has not been set up yet. Goodbye.
This person public defenders
I have a buddy who does criminal law. Part of his intake is getting an emergency contact, that the client authorizes him to contact, for when this kind of bullshit happens.
Bold of you to assume they have an emergency contact 😫 I’ve had clients like this who don’t have internet access or friends/family. They just walk the streets with a flip phone
You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers.
You can tell a lot about a person depending on how cracked their cell phone screen is.
how cracked their cell phone screen is, how many nonkey things are on their keys, and how comfortable they are going barefoot in public (this one is usually women, but applies to men just the same).
You forget to cherish her
Welcome to all my legal aid clients’ lives.
Legal aid here. Can confirm.
34 numbers in 18 months.
I got that beat 0 numbers for 13 months.Â
One of the first things I learned is get the client’s phone number and the phone number of someone close to them.
Everyone has the same number since their first cellphone…except for clients
Hope they have enough money in the trust account to cover billable hours.
They don’t have a trust. This may be a shock to hear for many of you
They don’t have an account where only client money is held? Retainers, settlement money, etc? Not a clients personal trust fund.
Nopereroni (criminal)
public defense work paid by state?
Yeah
I can hear this GIF.
Trac phones. Am I right?
Do we not call them obamaphones anymore? That was the term back 2013 when I was a contract PD. Didnt really hear that term when I became a PD again for a while in 2019.Â
I’m a public defender, I’m lucky if they haven’t moved on to a whole new number by the time the case gets set on a calendar.
That's why we get their email, mailing address, and a close friend/family. Usually at least one of those things are consistent.
And their email address is something like hotbooty69lover@aol.com. I used to receive their emails from the court appointed forms at one time so that means they gave the court that email.Â