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Criminal

Apr. 13, 2012

These attorneys know how to hold their own with tough clients

The Firemen are on an informal short list of Criminal Justice Act panel lawyers who, like fixers, get called in when the federal public defender's office can't get particularly troublesome defendants to stick with their assigned attorneys.


By Jill Redhage


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Google their names. You see them in the press, but they don't have websites. They practice solo. Just four criminal defense lawyers with 160 combined years of experience.


They're The Firemen: an informal short list of Criminal Justice Act panel lawyers who, like fixers, get called in when the federal public defender's office can't get particularly troublesome defendant...

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