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Jun. 23, 2009
How the Other Half Works
Jonathan Rotter, a civil litigator, recalls how volunteering as a prosecutor opened his eyes to the good, bad and ugly of the criminal system.
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By Jonathan RotterI recently returned to my civil litigation practice after serving as a volunteer prosecutor in the Inglewood and Los Angeles city attorneys' offices, where I handled misdemeanor cases as a deputy city attorney. I had the opportunity to volunteer through the regional Trial Advocacy Project, which trains civil attorneys in criminal trial practice and ethics, and places program graduates in residencies with local prose...
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