Law Practice,
Criminal
Jun. 5, 2020
Change is coming
Twenty-eight years ago, I was a new attorney practicing criminal defense law. I took court appointed cases. In the wake of the acquittal of four LAPD officers who beat up Rodney King, Los Angeles erupted in a firestorm of flame and smoke. And the city began arresting ‘looters.’
Twenty-eight years ago, I was not a white-collar criminal defense attorney. I was a new attorney practicing criminal defense law. I took court appointed cases. In the wake of the acquittal of four LAPD officers who beat up Rodney King, Los Angeles erupted in a firestorm of flame and smoke. I recall watching from my rooftop in West Hollywood as Pico and La Cienega burned. But that was the outskirt of the real destruction, which took place in black and brown neighborhoo...
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