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THIS IS THE WAY AN EXPERIENCED LAWYER DOES IT by Bill Tranham Every new young lawyer starts out with the same question. Now what Usually that question is answered by cozying up to an older more “experienced” lawyer, “an old salt,” if you will, to learn the ropes. What follows is the transformation from “baby lawyer” to a seasoned veteran after a couple years practice. Most of us like to recall the high points of that transition, but, lest we forget, there can be some low points along the way. Around 1973, Hal Jackson, the Dean of the Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers, took a young lawyer under his wing to teach him a little law. This particular young lawyer was smart and aggressive, but inexperienced. Hal and the young lawyer had a client who was indicted for molesting a 10 year old boy. The details of the case were terrible and both Jackson and the young lawyer pondered long and hard about how they might extricate their client from this mess. Hal Jackson was almost unflappable as a lawyer. Cool cunning coupled with a great sense of humor made him a formidable opponent. All the young lawyers envied this young man and his good fortune of being able to try cases with Jackson. Jackson was showing the young lawyer all the tricks of the trade in a series of felony trials, and, in due course, the molestation case came up on the docket. What could they do The young lawyer was always the great fretter about these things, while Jackson remained cool and calm until the appointed day. What could they do At this late date, still no good ideas surfaced. The jury was picked and the trial began. The State called the victim to the stand. When the young boy came into the courtroom, the defendant looked at the child and promptly blew him a kiss in front of the jury. Finally, Jackson knew just what to do. He turned to the young lawyer and said, “I know what to do now. Move as far to the left as you can.” Jackson had finally hit upon the only viable option for the team — move as far away from the defendant as possible — in case the jury came over the rail after him. 18 VOICE FOR THE DEFENSE July/August 2006
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Page 4 and 5: DIRECTORS Susan E. Anderson, Dallas
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