Do you know if their new lawyer is representing the brothers pro bono since they don’t have the money? Or how are they affording it? Especially since he’s a celebrity lawyer, I imagine he’s incredibly expensive. I didn’t know about the celebrity lawyer part, and honestly, I’m a little nervous for the brothers now. With Leslie or Jill and their lawyers from the ’90s, they seemed more genuine and invested in the brothers’ well-being. This new guy seems more like someone who thrives on infamous cases rather than genuinely caring about the people he’s representing.
It's a great question. I don't know how they are being charged but I'd imagine that unless some of their extended family has deep pockets, Geragos is charging them on contingency; i.e. they only pay if he wins. Even so, it would take them a while to make up the fees. There is of course the possibility that he is working pro bono, and/or for the publicity, but I think that is less likely. He doesn't need it. He has also previously abandoned (less famous) clients who stopped being able to afford him and let them get convicted! I'm a little nervous as well, but I have a lot of faith in Hochman actually. I also think that the details of this case are so well known by all parties involved because of the celebrity status that it would be pretty hard for Geragos to not win. As I said, he's not a *bad* trial lawyer; he's just normal. Abrahmson was the exception, Geragos is the rule.
Do you know if their new lawyer is representing the brothers pro bono since they don’t have the money? Or how are they affording it? Especially since he’s a celebrity lawyer, I imagine he’s incredibly expensive.
I didn’t know about the celebrity lawyer part, and honestly, I’m a little nervous for the brothers now. With Leslie or Jill and their lawyers from the ’90s, they seemed more genuine and invested in the brothers’ well-being. This new guy seems more like someone who thrives on infamous cases rather than genuinely caring about the people he’s representing.
It's a great question. I don't know how they are being charged but I'd imagine that unless some of their extended family has deep pockets, Geragos is charging them on contingency; i.e. they only pay if he wins. Even so, it would take them a while to make up the fees. There is of course the possibility that he is working pro bono, and/or for the publicity, but I think that is less likely. He doesn't need it. He has also previously abandoned (less famous) clients who stopped being able to afford him and let them get convicted!
I'm a little nervous as well, but I have a lot of faith in Hochman actually. I also think that the details of this case are so well known by all parties involved because of the celebrity status that it would be pretty hard for Geragos to not win. As I said, he's not a *bad* trial lawyer; he's just normal. Abrahmson was the exception, Geragos is the rule.