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Law Practice

Jun. 17, 2014

It takes a village: saving an 'ornery' defense attorney

Randolph A. Rogers and John-Patrick Reardon recall the effort to save Deputy Public Defender Francis Stewart.


By Randolph A. Rogers and John-Patrick Reardon


On Feb. 10, Deputy Public Defender Francis Stewart went to the copy room of his employer's offices on the second floor of the Michael Antonovich Courthouse to make a few copies for a case he was defending. When he arrived, he found his head deputy, Casey Lilienfeld, using the copier. While finishing, Lilienfeld complimented Stewart on how much better he looked since he had shaved off the rather straggly beard he ...

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