If Public Defenders are lousy why do they make so much?

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Most public defenders don’t make much. They also do a lot of pro bono work.

Most people who finish law school don’t even go to prestigious firms.

 

[hatealot]

Public defenders can’t “easily” get anything. Part of the money you’re spending on a lawyer is their reputation and network. A decent lawyer has relationships with the DAs, prosecutors and judges. Whereas a prosecutor knows you’re using a public different will try to railroad you just because.

My point is private attorneys are raping folks who think they getting a deal just by paying crazy fees for simple crimes. I'm not mad at it, they gotta get their just pay.

Pay 8k and all the attorney got you was a 1.5k fine, community service, and some other classes. The DA was gonna offer that shyt regardless for those simple crimes.

More serious offenses, I'm not disputing the value of a private attorney.

 

[Take It In Blood]

Plenty of rappers are terrible and make alot of money

 

[NatiboyB]

the fact they can potentially make median salary or above is crazy if they supposed to be the unwanted/last choice.

Well I believe they are underpaid compared to their peers in private practice kind of the same with doctors I believe same as teachers etc. damn it seems pretty much any public/county type jobs don’t pay as much as private practice/institutions but I thought a lot of them started out in public and worked their way private?

 

[J.E.T.S]

Public defenders are under paid if you ask me. Just off the volume of cases and constant shyt they have to do. There are alot of good public defenders. Because they are over burden with high volume cases it can become an issue of not being able to be 100% available to your clients.

What kills me is all the dumb muthafukkas who catch light felonies or class A misdemeanors and get raped by private attorneys.

Catch a misdemeanor and hire lawyers that ran upna check for 10k or more and all they did was agree on a plea agreement offer that a public defender could of easily gotten as well

i wouldn’t dare pay for a paid lawyer for a misdemeanor or like a shoplifting felony. Maybe a DUI or aggravated assault, but not no felony with a max penalty of a year in jail lol. A public defender will just get you to plea to a lesser charge. You’ll get probation or time served I'm sure.

 

[cyndaquil]

I have a soft ass biology degree and I make more than 60k

nikka yo daddy is Bruce Wayne
Ol silver spoon ass

 

[Phantum]

I'm actually shocked they make so little

 

[hatealot]

i wouldn’t dare pay for a paid lawyer for a misdemeanor or like a shoplifting felony. Maybe a DUI or aggravated assault, but not no felony with a max penalty of a year in jail lol. A public defender will just get you to plea to a lesser charge. You’ll get probation or time served I'm sure.

I've seen it mad times. My peoples or some other folks from my hood getting fleeced by an attorney and then you ask them what their charges for and it be some class A/B misdemeanor,. Man if you don't get your scary ass away from me. Scared to do a few months in the county but even with that they just gonna fine your ass and prob probation and release you on those terms.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

60k isn't a lot
Especially when you consider student loans and what other lawyers are making

 

[The_Sheff]

Public defenders are severely UNDERPAID.

 

[Koba St]

Stringer bell could be doing this instead of whining s about being unemployed

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

OP with your concept of money you either really rich or you a broke boy
Not even trying to fully clown cuz I just started making 45k

 

[Rozay Oro]

Educational thread

 

[filial_piety]

They do not make a lot of money compared to other legal fields…and they are way overworked…any public service legal gig is a grind and not worth the money imo

 

[Jayou Ayen]

Realistically speaking not everyone can be on the high end. Beating median salary is the American dream at this point if you not an influencer nor STEM

What in the fukk are you talking about?




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