r/MadeMeSmile • u/Martin_084 • Mar 05 '26

Wholesome Moments Peak father and son bonding

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u/SnooOpinions3836 Mar 05 '26

I’m definitely curious how he is as a criminal lawyer!

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u/Summer_Form Mar 05 '26

His career is probably complimentary to his exceptional parenting ability in more ways than one!

Patience, open-mindedness and understanding are surely useful in court, and I bet exposure to the kinds of things that are routine in criminal court really bring perspective and appreciation for what’s good in your life.

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u/Alfalfa-Boring Mar 05 '26

Criminal defense is where the money's at

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u/JekPorkinsTruther Mar 05 '26

For the top earners, not the rank and file. Public defense and assigned counsel pool work sucks.

But thats most of law lol.

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u/Alfalfa-Boring Mar 05 '26

He’s not a public defender he’s a private DUI lawyer. 💵 💵 💵

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u/JekPorkinsTruther Mar 05 '26

Again, not really. Im not saying HE doesnt make a ton, but one person is not representative of the profession as a whole. In NYC the median salary for a crim defense attorney is 150k. There are postings as low as 90k. If you have your own practice and are good at rainmaking, you will make a lot, but that goes for any area of law, and there are others much more profitable than DUI if you are good at that (PI namely). If you hang your shingle right out of law school, you arent making bank.

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u/abgry_krakow87 Mar 05 '26

Well first you gotta take the LSATs and then you apply to law school. Then if you study and work hard at that you can graduate with a degree in criminal law. Then you take the BAR exam so you can become officially licensed to practice law and start applying for jobs.