There is one major and obvious difference between life as a public defender and life in private practice: how (and when) you are are paid. As a PD, I never had to worry about whether a client had enough money, or if I would get enough clients, or whether I was going to get paid. Of course, I also did not have the ability in my job to turn away cases, for whatever reason. So, I now sit up and pay attention when I see something that could increase the bottom line.
Realizing that, I think that this afternoon, I am going to go hit the bars increase my earning potential.
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