Do You Know Your Rights...

I engaged in a discussion today with a woman I met in family court in which she asked me how can I be a defense attorney representing the guilty which left me thinking about the judicial system of the United States. I can't say that I am appalled because it wasn't until I actually started practicing that I realized that the legal field is on a deeper level than simply guilty or non guilty. I often wonder if a large percentage of Americans look at defense attorneys as those who advocate for the guilty. But the funny part is that a lot of people feel this way until it is their child/sibling/parent who is the one considered to be guilty...