tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post8040130727296437438..comments2009-01-17T04:15:19.258-05:00WomanoftheLawnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-58556755035310699512008-02-19T18:42:00.000-05:002008-02-19T18:42:00.000-05:00Hi, <BR/><BR/>I'd just like the echo the comments made by two others here--I worked as a PD in New Hampshire for many years, and many of the prosecutors I dealt with were excellent. Extremely professional and very friendly, even when we disagreed. Sometimes I think it's that big-city prosecutors are such a dime-a-dozen bunch that their anti-social behavior goes unnoticed/unpunished. That, and they have such a high caseload, and are in such a large legal community, that a) they're burned out and harried to the point of "losing it", and b) they don't care about their reputation or good name, b/c the community is so large they don't think their bad behavior will actually destroy their career. In a small town or city, people <EM>notice</EM> the assholes.<BR/><BR/>S.Seth Abramsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059849202129580100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-83307892399257348972008-02-08T11:20:00.000-05:002008-02-08T11:20:00.000-05:00I've been fortunate - in a rural area so the firm only does PD work part-time, but our prosecutor is 99% excellent to work with. However, I have definitely run into these types of people (and not just in the criminal law). I often say that the nastiness of a lawyer is in direct proportion to their incompetence to actually practice. I love reading your blog - post again soon!cleangreenslatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323195854107694777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-55115392184074025332008-01-28T14:31:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:31:00.000-05:00I just found your blog and LOVE your tag line!! As a woman lawyer I think I've been accused of being those things and more!<BR/><BR/>Great work.<BR/>Helene<BR/>The Modern Woman's Divorce Guide<BR/>http://themodernwomansdivorceguide.com/blogHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049670054088318744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-54815730278654864432008-01-23T20:33:00.000-05:002008-01-23T20:33:00.000-05:00I just want to say your blog is an inspiration to me. I am a law student in Oklahoma, and I love your rants, your emotion, your dedication, and your gusto.<BR/><BR/>-MDMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586277408888271875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-13247021974166629792008-01-21T13:33:00.000-05:002008-01-21T13:33:00.000-05:00I have to say your posts inspire me as a law student. From reading PD blogs like yours and others, I know more and more that this is the work I'm meant to do. Thanks.legalfabuloushttp://legalfabulous.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-39936409761774735582008-01-18T01:52:00.000-05:002008-01-18T01:52:00.000-05:00Great post! I really like the part where your jaw dropped and the violence ensued <I>but</I> I was hoping a step by step of the nitty gritty details of the ensuing violence.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I don't have to work in the courtroom. The only douchebags I have to deal with are...well...the odd douchebag I run across <I>in the field every now and again</I>.Sanchovillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09686004050555359974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-48678064966576088062008-01-17T20:49:00.000-05:002008-01-17T20:49:00.000-05:00On behalf of prosecutors I apologize. I can say I, and everyone I know, don't have bad relationships with defense lawyers. Most of the time we try to work out fair deals. Of course over 95% of my cases were pleas in the first place. As one PD put it: too much alcohol and too much testosterone!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it's where you work. Small towns tend to be more friendly I've discovered. The big city tends to be more cutthroat.Wolfrham Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11827518384467441352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-88548301055119650592008-01-17T13:14:00.000-05:002008-01-17T13:14:00.000-05:00Oh, darlin', I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>This causes me a large amount of frustration. I am also absolutely driven over the edge when the prosecutor insists on calling me to tell me that the motion I've filed is completely without merit and I "know" I'm going to loose. Funny--I thought that I had asked a judge to make that determination.<BR/><BR/>All part and parcel of the same attitude, I believe.<BR/><BR/>Definately scream-worthy!Miss Conduct PDXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11661098876249342714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105917.post-8897608807419718012008-01-16T18:46:00.000-05:002008-01-16T18:46:00.000-05:00Wow. That's something. I suppose if I *ever* had a prosecutor tell me that I'd cross my eyes and make little "arf"ing noises like a dog. <BR/><BR/>Best to be courteous by conforming your comments to the dialog's level of sophistication.Scoplawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09150493204240872394noreply@blogger.com