Todd Spodek

And if you feel strongly about something, you can easily be held in contempt. And this just happened with Young Thug in Atlanta, right?

And if you feel strongly about something, you can easily be held in contempt. And this just happened with Young Thug in Atlanta, right?

And now in reality, that lawyer did a phenomenal job protecting his clients, right? And it worked out in his favor. He got him off, right? He got him a plea. Thug's free. He got him a plea that he wouldn't have gone. But that's to your point. That happens. And the lawyer, that's a very difficult position for a lawyer to be, but that's a salt-of-the-earth lawyer who stood his ground.

And now in reality, that lawyer did a phenomenal job protecting his clients, right? And it worked out in his favor. He got him off, right? He got him a plea. Thug's free. He got him a plea that he wouldn't have gone. But that's to your point. That happens. And the lawyer, that's a very difficult position for a lawyer to be, but that's a salt-of-the-earth lawyer who stood his ground.

And now in reality, that lawyer did a phenomenal job protecting his clients, right? And it worked out in his favor. He got him off, right? He got him a plea. Thug's free. He got him a plea that he wouldn't have gone. But that's to your point. That happens. And the lawyer, that's a very difficult position for a lawyer to be, but that's a salt-of-the-earth lawyer who stood his ground.

Yeah, that's great. And that's why young Doug is living la vida loca now.

Yeah, that's great. And that's why young Doug is living la vida loca now.

Yeah, that's great. And that's why young Doug is living la vida loca now.

Tread lightly, Mr. Foley. Yeah, no admissions on the record.

Tread lightly, Mr. Foley. Yeah, no admissions on the record.

Tread lightly, Mr. Foley. Yeah, no admissions on the record.

Okay, so I'll be honest and address that really in a comprehensive way. So one, there are lots of lawyers out there that are snakes and charge lots of money and don't do good work. If you talk to my dad, it's all of them. And there are lots of good lawyers that charge a lot of money and do tremendous work and they really provide comprehensive representation.

Okay, so I'll be honest and address that really in a comprehensive way. So one, there are lots of lawyers out there that are snakes and charge lots of money and don't do good work. If you talk to my dad, it's all of them. And there are lots of good lawyers that charge a lot of money and do tremendous work and they really provide comprehensive representation.

Okay, so I'll be honest and address that really in a comprehensive way. So one, there are lots of lawyers out there that are snakes and charge lots of money and don't do good work. If you talk to my dad, it's all of them. And there are lots of good lawyers that charge a lot of money and do tremendous work and they really provide comprehensive representation.

So it's not a perfect answer, but 100% you need the resources to do the job, right? Lawyers have to make money just like anyone else. So how much time is your lawyer realistically going to dedicate to your case for X amount of money? That's kind of how you have to look at it, right? So a lot of times clients come in and try to bargain and this and that, and I say that exact thing to them.

So it's not a perfect answer, but 100% you need the resources to do the job, right? Lawyers have to make money just like anyone else. So how much time is your lawyer realistically going to dedicate to your case for X amount of money? That's kind of how you have to look at it, right? So a lot of times clients come in and try to bargain and this and that, and I say that exact thing to them.

So it's not a perfect answer, but 100% you need the resources to do the job, right? Lawyers have to make money just like anyone else. So how much time is your lawyer realistically going to dedicate to your case for X amount of money? That's kind of how you have to look at it, right? So a lot of times clients come in and try to bargain and this and that, and I say that exact thing to them.

You don't want those cases because those folks will take every minute of your life. They'll never be happy. They get worked up. And if they're paying you every dollar, they're going to extract every drop of blood from you. So I try to have very realistic conversations of what expectations there are, what's a realistic goal for your case. But 100%, it's expensive. It's time consuming.

You don't want those cases because those folks will take every minute of your life. They'll never be happy. They get worked up. And if they're paying you every dollar, they're going to extract every drop of blood from you. So I try to have very realistic conversations of what expectations there are, what's a realistic goal for your case. But 100%, it's expensive. It's time consuming.

You don't want those cases because those folks will take every minute of your life. They'll never be happy. They get worked up. And if they're paying you every dollar, they're going to extract every drop of blood from you. So I try to have very realistic conversations of what expectations there are, what's a realistic goal for your case. But 100%, it's expensive. It's time consuming.