Christopher Darden
Christopher Darden
Christopher Allen "Chris" Dardenis an American lawyer, author, actor, lecturer and practicing attorney. He was a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he was assigned to the prosecution of O. J. Simpson, in which role he gained a great deal of national attention...
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I am back in the courtroom as a defense attorney. In fact, my first court appearance in a felony case as a defense lawyer was in front of guess who?
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My wife says she won't give me a divorce, so I can't quit her. So I will probably cut back on my law practice. As for relaxation, what's that?
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The pressure on the trial lawyers is tremendous, and some people don't handle the pressure well. They really shouldn't handle difficult cases.
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It's too late for that - trying to second guess it. It's over. I'm worried about how to get the kids through school and still write and practice law and take power of attorney.
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In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason.
sleep night law
I no longer teach law. But when I did I advised my students that they should never accept a case if it meant that by doing so you couldn't sleep at night.
school law differences
I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference.
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That's the thing about us lawyers - if at all possible, we will consume each other.
compassion law justice
The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion.
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Whenever I travel around the country, somebody always walks up to me and says, 'Mr. Darden, I've always wanted to meet you to tell you that you were wrong about O.J. Simpson. It was the Mafia ... It was anybody but O.J. Simpson,'
above
No one is above the law, not the police, not the rich,
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My creative juices really don't stall. I like to write in a very straightforward, conversational way, but of course it has to be colorful as well.
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My grandparents and parents urged me to go to school and do well in school so that at the end of the day I'd have options, choices.
celebrity june means rules
There are no rules for celebrities. Being a celebrity means getting what you want. But on June 12, he doesn't get what he wants.